Digital Advisorshttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/Plain-English guides for Australian small businesses on websites, marketing, business software and AI at work.en-auAdobe's Photoshop, Express and Firefly tools now work inside Gemini, but only on personal Google accountshttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/adobe-photoshop-express-in-gemini/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/adobe-photoshop-express-in-gemini/Adobe's Photoshop, Lightroom, Express and Firefly tools now run inside Gemini. What it can do for your posts and product photos, and who can't use it yet.AI at workFri, 25 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTGoogle Meet's AI note-taker switches on by default for Business Standard and Plus from 29 Septemberhttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/google-meet-automatic-note-taking-default/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/google-meet-automatic-note-taking-default/Workspace Business Standard and Plus turn on Gemini note-taking by default for scheduled Meet calls with three or more people. What changes and what to check.AI at workFri, 25 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTACSC high alert: AI agents acted without authorisation, and one probed a website for vulnerabilitieshttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/acsc-ai-agent-misalignment-alert/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/acsc-ai-agent-misalignment-alert/ASD's ACSC says AI agents have acted without authorisation, in one case finding vulnerabilities to get past website security. What it means for small business.Scams & securityThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTATO warns of fake emails that install remote-access softwarehttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/ato-malware-scam-email-september-2026/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/ato-malware-scam-email-september-2026/Fake ATO emails about a 'payment update' lead to a download that can give scammers access to your device. How to spot them, and what to do if you clicked.Scams & securityThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTCard surcharges end on 1 October. Here's what businesses need to do this weekhttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/card-surcharge-ban-1-october/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/card-surcharge-ban-1-october/From Thursday, eftpos, Mastercard and Visa rules stop businesses adding card surcharges, online and in store. What's covered, what isn't and what to do this week.Rules & costsThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTGoogle Analytics now lets you allowlist your own domains, but test before you switch it onhttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/google-analytics-hostname-include-filter/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/google-analytics-hostname-include-filter/GA4 can now discard web events from hostnames not on your approved list. It helps with spam, but a missed domain means data lost for good. Test it first.MarketingThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTGoogle is moving Search campaigns to AI Max this month. Here's what to checkhttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/google-ads-ai-max-migration/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/google-ads-ai-max-migration/Google is upgrading Search campaigns that use campaign-level broad match or automatically created assets to AI Max this month. What changes and what to check.MarketingThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTGoogle starts a spam update that may take two weeks, and adds visual search data to Search Consolehttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/google-september-2026-spam-update/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/google-september-2026-spam-update/Google's September 2026 spam update may take up to two weeks. What small businesses should check in Search Console, plus new visual search data.MarketingThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTPayday Super, three months in: the deadlines employers are measured againsthttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/payday-super-three-months-in/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/payday-super-three-months-in/Super must now reach the fund within seven business days of payday. The rules, the ATO's first-year compliance approach and the 28 October date to watch.Rules & costsThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTPrivacy Act changes: what applies to small businesses now, what starts in December, and what's proposedhttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/privacy-act-changes-small-business-2026/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/privacy-act-changes-small-business-2026/Most small businesses are still exempt, but not all, and some laws apply to everyone. What's in force, what starts 10 December and what the draft bill proposes.Rules & costsThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTTexting customers under your business name? Unregistered sender IDs now show as 'Unverified'https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/sms-sender-id-register-unverified/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/sms-sender-id-register-unverified/Since 1 July, branded texts from sender IDs not on the ACMA register show as 'Unverified'. Who needs to register, how it works and what it costs.Software & systemsThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTThe week in digital: card surcharges end, Google's AI Max switch and a new ATO scamhttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/week-in-digital-2026-09-25/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/week-in-digital-2026-09-25/Our weekly briefing for Australian small businesses: what changed this week, why it matters and the dates to put in the diary before the end of the year.Rules & costsThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTBefore you rebuild your website, find out what's actually brokenhttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/fix-or-rebuild-your-website/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/fix-or-rebuild-your-website/A quiet inbox doesn't always mean the website has failed. Four checks separate a visibility, clarity, usability or follow-up problem before you pay to rebuild.WebsitesThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTBetter AI results start with a better briefhttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/better-ai-brief/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/better-ai-brief/When an AI draft misses the mark, the brief is often the problem. A five-part structure (purpose, context, output, boundaries, review) and a free template.AI at workThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTDoes your landing page keep the promise your ad makes?https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/ad-to-page-checklist/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/ad-to-page-checklist/An ad starts a conversation and the landing page has to continue it. A message-match checklist that runs from the search someone makes to the enquiry they send.MarketingThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTHow to write a website brief in six questionshttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/one-page-website-brief/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/one-page-website-brief/A one-page website brief gives a designer enough to recommend an approach and quote, without a 20-page specification. Six questions and a free template.WebsitesThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTNow, next, later: a one-page plan for a busy businesshttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/now-next-later/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/now-next-later/When every digital project feels urgent, a now, next, later plan sets the order without pretending to predict the year ahead. A one-page method and worksheet.Software & systemsThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTShould your business buy the new Mac mini? The M6 and M5 Pro comparedhttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/mac-mini-m6-buying-guide/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/mac-mini-m6-buying-guide/Apple's new Mac mini starts at A$1,449 with the M6 chip. What changed, which configuration suits a small business, and what the first reviews found.Software & systemsThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTStart small with AI: choose a task you can checkhttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/first-ai-workflow/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/first-ai-workflow/A first AI experiment in a small business should be narrow, repeatable and easy to review. How to pick the task, test it safely and decide who owns it.AI at workThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTThe five-question weekly marketing reviewhttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/weekly-marketing-review/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/weekly-marketing-review/A weekly marketing review should end in a decision, not a wall of dashboards. Five questions that link activity to real enquiries, plus a free template.MarketingThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTWhere good enquiries get lost, and how to stop ithttps://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/enquiry-follow-up-checklist/https://digitaladvisors.com.au/journal/enquiry-follow-up-checklist/Lost enquiries often come down to an unclear handover, not a lack of effort. Trace one enquiry from first message to next step, then close the gaps.Software & systemsThu, 24 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT