The auction and valuation sector has lodged a significant submission to the Australian Parliament’s Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services as part of its inquiry into small business insurance. Drawing on detailed survey data from practitioners [...]
Auctioneers handling vehicles, plant and equipment in Queensland are asked to join the fight against fire ants, with heightened biosecurity obligations where assets originate from properties within designated fire ant biosecurity zones. This risk is most acute for [...]
The Fair Work Amendment (Right to Work from Home) Bill 2025 (Cth) is currently being considered by the Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment Legislation, and the Auctioneers and Valuers Association of Australia (AVAA) has lodged [...]
An Australian parliamentary committee reviewing the value of skilled migration has been advised that the current arrangements support the auction and valuation sectors in addition to the wider business ecosystem that sector relies upon. The advice was [...]
The way Australian businesses and organisations send branded text messages is about to change significantly. From 1 July 2026, any SMS that displays an organisation’s name at the top of the message, known as a branded sender [...]
The Australian Government’s proposed scams prevention framework, a national reform intended to reduce scam activity across the economy by introducing new obligations for selected high-risk sectors. It has been reviewed by the Auctioneer and Valuation Association of [...]
In early August 2025, Commonwealth, state, and territory Small Business Ministers gathered at Parliament House in Canberra to discuss the next wave of reforms to strengthen Australia’s 2.6 million small businesses. The meeting was hosted by the Hon [...]
