Small Business Association of Australia

07/05/2026

Payday super: now is the time to act.

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19/04/2026

The Small Business Association of Australia thanks Edward Lin, CEO, Australia Taiwan Culture Foundation for inviting our Founder & CEO Anne Nalder to the Australia-Taiwan Relations forum 2026 titled Shared Responsibility: Security Resilience, and Regional Stability held at Queensland Parliament House.

Guests were impressed with the presentation by Major-General (Ret’d) Michael Barry Ryan AM followed by a panel discussion. This session was moderated by Professor Caitlan Byrne AM, FAIIA, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business) Griffith University. The Hon Shayne Neumann MP, Chair, Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Warwick Penrose CEO, EPE Group and Major General (Ret’d) Michael Barry made up the exception panel.

The conversation covered the Middle East War, Ukraine and Trade and why relationships with other countries are vital. In addition, the conversation touched on what Australia should be undertaking.

Anne Nalder concluded that Major General (Ret’d) Micheal Ryan AM and Warwick Penrose have exceptional CVs including military background and experience and whose advice we would be wise to take note of.

04/04/2026

Wishing you a Happy Easter and whatever your religion, pray for Peace in the Middle East

28/03/2026

Our Founder and CEO Anne Nalder was recently interviewed on Sunrise regarding the fuel crisis in Australia.

Her message was that small businesses need clear direction from federal and state governments to make informed decisions during these uncertain times. They're already dealing with the high cost of doing business, high inflation and rising interest rates. Now the Middle East conflict is set to add further pressure, affecting fuel supply, fertilisers essential for our food production, plastics, packaging and more.

We're writing to the federal government and opposition with recommendations that must be acted on now, not next week, to help prevent rising unemployment and small business closures. Even if the conflict ended today, significant damage to global refining capacity will take time to repair and restore.

It is time to work together, and it starts with clear leadership from government.

05/03/2026

We're sorry to see the Hon Bruce Billson's appointment as the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman come to an end.

Bruce has done an outstanding job over the past five years championing the cause of small business.

We wish him all the success for his future.

04/03/2026

Honoured to attend the Chinese New Year reception at The Westin Brisbane to celebrate the Year of the Horse. The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office hosted a vibrant event with lion dancers and martial artists.

03/03/2026

Congratulations to our Founder and CEO Anne Nalder on being reappointed to the Queensland Small Business Commissioner's Business Industry Roundtable.

Each meeting, attended by the Hon Steve Minnikin MP, Queensland Small Business Minister, provides a platform for each committee representative to raise issues affecting small business.

Anne looks forward to the first meeting for 2026 and working with the Queensland Small Business Commissioner and the Queensland Small Business Minister.

15/02/2026

Together with the tens of thousands I was fortunate to attend the Edinburgh Military Tattoo's last show. The weather had been beautiful however, during the four days of the show, Brisbane put on wet weather. The strange thing was that the rain kept away during the nightly performances. Words fail me to describe the event other than it will leave a lifetime of memories of pageantry, various genres of music and entertainment from 13 countries with 1,000 performers. The Tattoo began in 1950 on the Edinburgh Castle Esplande as an annual post-WW11 celebration of military music, Highland dancing and internatinal culture, with this years theme "The Heroes Who Made Us".
Next stop is New Zealand.
Congratulations on the show continuing for 75 years.
How many can claim such a record?

15/02/2026

Although the day was wet, it was good to catch up with my colleagues over lunch at The Coffee Commune. Special guest speaker was the Brisbane Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner who spoke about opportunties for small business owners for the upcoming 2032 Games. Thank you to my beautiful group Mariam Elliott, Janet Mhindurwa, Noel Currie, April Liu, Peter Barker and Dr Cathryn Lloyd for joining me and allowing us all to catch up. Thank you Philip Di Bella and Shari Wilding for organising an enjoyable business lunch with great food and drinks and the opportunity to network.

12/02/2026

Stay ahead of 2026 workplace changes. Join our sponsor Peninsula Australia for a free 60‑min webinar on Thursday 19th March, who will break down exactly what small businesses need to know.

In just 60 minutes:

- A clear rundown of the biggest Fair Work and employment law changes from 2025

- Understand what these updates mean for your business and how to put them into practice without the stress

- See where small businesses went wrong in 2025, including overlooked payroll mistakes

- See what’s ahead, including the introduction of Payday Super and strengthened employee protections

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06/02/2026

Thank you to Constant Contact for inviting me to a fireside chat with Renee Chaplin, VP Constant Constant APAC about small business and macro view of the challenges facing small businesses. It was good to catch up with Frank Vella, CEO/President, Constant Contact USA and the Constant Contact Brisbane team.