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Eloise Keating is the news editor of SmartCompany and Inc Australia. Prior to joining SmartCompany, Eloise was news editor at Books+Publishing, the trade press for the Australian book industry. Eloise has degrees in media and communications, marketing and business management, and political science. You can follow her on Twitter at @ellykeating.

Budget 2015: Small business package cuts red tape involved in starting and growing businesses

The federal government’s $5.5 billion Growing Jobs and Small Business package includes a number of measures designed to make it easier and…

Budget 2015: Government cracks down on multinational tax avoidance with penalties for tax dodgers and Netflix tax

The integrity of the tax system is among the key themes of tonight’s budget, with Treasurer Joe Hockey set to announce a series of measure…

Budget 2015: Subsidies for employers that hire those under 30 years and those over 50

SMEs that hire job seekers under the age of 30 or workers aged 50 or older will share in a redesigned national wage subsidy pool, worth appr…

Budget 2015: $265 million to the ATO to crack down on GST fraud

The federal government will give the Australian Tax Office an additional $265.5 million over three years to continue its work to stamp out f…

Budget 2015: SMEs to write-off every asset purchase under $20,000

As of 7.30pm this evening, Australian small businesses with turnover below $2 million will be able to immediately deduct every asset they pu…

Budget 2015: Government splashes $25m on free-trade portal for SMEs, plus $150,000 for each electorate to spend on infrastructure

SMEs will be encouraged to make better use of the free trade agreements the government has signed with China, Japan and South Korea by using…

Budget 2015: Three entrepreneurs reveal their budget wishlist

Australian entrepreneurs are enthusiastic about budget measures that will make it easier to start new businesses or change the structure of …

Budget 2015: Government does parental leave backflip and makes more childcare changes

Paid parental leave will be a key budget talking point again this year, with Treasurer Joe Hockey announcing over the weekend the government…

Shark Tank recap: How Three65 Underwear founder Will Strange convinced Naomi Simson and Janine Allis to invest in jocks and socks

Will Strange makes his pitch on Shark Tank

Shark Tank judges Naomi Simson and Janine Allis now own 25% each in a company that delivers …

Budget 2015: Pension winners and losers revealed as government invests in childcare

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