44% of Australian SMEs Use AI. Only 30% See It in Profit.
Adoption is broad but shallow. Australian businesses report time saved and almost no profit gain — because the time is being reabsorbed, not converted. Here is how to close the gap.
Adoption is broad but shallow. Australian businesses report time saved and almost no profit gain — because the time is being reabsorbed, not converted. Here is how to close the gap.
Business counts, cost movements, insolvency, tax debt, payment times, AI adoption and productivity — every figure with its source, period and a link. Updated as new data lands.
When it gets tight, 44% of Australian small businesses say letting someone go is their first move — ahead of trimming products, cutting software, or touching price. Here is what that costs, and what the national data says it has already done to the sector.