OAIC probes HeyCyan and warns smart-glasses retailers
The OAIC is investigating HeyCyan's developer. Retailers should check the app, data handling and supplier answers behind smart glasses they sell.
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Spam Act basics: what to check before you email or text customers
Consent, sender details and working unsubscribe links: the Australian spam rules small businesses should check in newsletters, SMS and automated messages.
Square's Australian Instant Transfer fee has risen to 1.95%
Square's Australian Instant Transfer fee rose from 1.5% to 1.95% on 1 October 2026. What it costs, and how free next-day transfers compare.
The week in digital: new shop-floor tools, AI assistants and an email warning
Shopify's shop-floor updates, OpenAI dots, Googlebook's business catch, a Zimbra patch warning and the privacy-policy deadline for Australian small businesses.
ACMA proposes more payment choice and mobile coverage remedies for small businesses
ACMA proposes two fee-free payment methods and mobile coverage remedies for qualifying small businesses. Submissions close on 10 November 2026.
Armaguard cash-service pricing: retailers can respond by 16 October
The ACCC wants small retailers’ views on proposed Armaguard cash-service prices and coverage. Submissions close 16 October 2026, at 1 pm Perth.
ATO credit-card payments end after 30 November: check your payment plan
The ATO will stop accepting credit cards after 30 November 2026. Check tax payments and change any credit-card-linked payment plan before its next instalment.
OAIC's new privacy guidance puts human-reviewed AI decisions in view
New OAIC guidance explains when software-assisted decisions belong in a privacy policy. Covered businesses should check their systems before 10 December.
Sale end dates and countdown timers: the ACCC's Black Friday warning after two retailers pay $59,400
James Lane and Vuly paid $59,400 over sales the ACCC alleges ran past their advertised end. What it expects from sale deadlines before Black Friday.
Card surcharges: what you can and can't charge customers from 1 October
Which cards the surcharge ban covers, who enforces it, and what happens to service fees, weekend surcharges, cash discounts, invoices and terminals.
Strikethrough prices: digiDirect's $99,000 penalty and the 'was' price test for online stores
digiDirect paid $99,000 over strikethrough prices it almost never sold at. What the ACCC expects from 'was' prices before the Black Friday sales.
Notifiable data breaches: when a small business has to report one
Which small businesses the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme covers, what makes a breach reportable, the 30-day assessment, and who you have to tell.