Advocacy

Having a voice for your small business matters. As a professional industry association, ALNA actively represents your interests with government, regulators and supplier’s advocacy that delivers real outcomes for your business.

Legislative Wins
ALNA has secured meaningful legislative change for members. We championed the extension of Unfair Contract Terms protections to small businesses and successfully pushed for those terms to be made illegal in standard form contracts.

 

We also led the fight against 'synthetic' lottery products sold by online bookmakers a threat to one of our members' most important foot traffic drivers. By securing cross-party federal support, we closed the legislative loophole and protected your business.

Essential Services Recognition
During COVID-19 store closures, we advocated directly to state Premiers and the Deputy Prime Minister to ensure newsagencies were classified as essential services. In almost every situation, our members remained open while other retailers were forced to close.

Reducing Payment Costs
With the cost of accepting payments continuing to rise, we've made multiple submissions to reduce these costs. The result: lower fees for members and the ability to choose least-cost routing when customers tap their cards.

Protecting Lottery Sales
We've submitted to several inquiries into credit card use for gambling, making the clear case that lottery purchases are fundamentally different from other forms of gambling. Like the UK, where lotteries have been exempted from similar reforms, we've successfully advocated for the same treatment here protecting a key revenue stream for members.

Supplier Negotiations
We negotiate with suppliers to secure win-win outcomes and improve member remuneration. Under our ACCC bargaining authorisation, we collectively negotiate on behalf of member businesses.