Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readAustralia's small business churn rate hit 30.3% in 2024-25, according to the ABS, as 437,150 new businesses entered the market and 370,500 exited. Here is what the ABS, ASIC and CommBank data actually show about why businesses fail and where the risk sits by industry.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readIn late 2023 Smartraveller's website told Australians that over 15,000 people travel for medical tourism a year. After ABC News asked how many go overseas specifically for dental work, the line disappeared. No federal agency, including the ABS, holds that number.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readA root canal in Australia costs $900 to $3,700 in 2026 before any crown, depending on the tooth and whether a general dentist or a specialist endodontist treats it. Full breakdown by tooth type and provider, what Medicare and private health cover, and why no single public average exists.
Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readComposite veneers cost between $250 and $1,500 per tooth at the Australian practices we checked directly in 2026, a 6-fold gap for the same procedure. We fetched pricing from five real practice and pricing-guide sites and found no single published national average.
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Vikas Thakur / / 12 min readInvisalign costs $8,000 to $10,000 in Australia, $1,000 more than metal braces at $7,000 to $9,000, according to Orthodontics Australia's national price guide. We compare cost, treatment time and case suitability across all four options.
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Vikas Thakur / / 9 min readA single dental implant costs $3,000 to $7,000 in Australia in 2026, covering the implant post, abutment and crown. Full breakdown by treatment stage, material, and what Medicare and private health actually pay.