No international travel until mid-2022? Here’s what the budget tells us about border closures and tourism
The federal budget is built on some far-reaching assumptions about when international travel will resume and the vaccine rollout will be completed.
In a bumper budget for small business and startups, here are eight policies that were missing
Between the digital economy plan, tax relief for SMEs and measures to boost employment, there were a few things missing from budget 2021.
‘A 7.5 star budget’: Small business advocates welcome tax relief but say more is needed to help SMEs digitise
Small business advocates have cast their verdict on whether the federal budget goes far enough to support small and medium businesses.
Budget 2021: What works for startups, and what doesn’t? Labor’s Ed Husic and tech leaders react
Labor's Ed Husic has joined startup leaders in welcoming some aspects of last night's budget, but saying it could have gone harder on tech.
Asset write-off explained: How your business can take advantage of the 12-month extension
SMEs will now have another 12 months to take advantage of the massive asset write-off scheme. So how does it work exactly?
Budget 2021: The government listened to women… but is it enough?
Many of the budget's changes for women pale in comparison to other spending measures. But they will go some way to meeting advocates’ demands.
The winners and losers of last night’s federal budget
Here's a look at who got a cash injection last night... and who missed out.
Spend big, go low: Frydenberg’s big budget aims to drive unemployment down
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has come good on his historic promise to keep spending way beyond the crisis, to drive the unemployment rate down below where it was when the pandemic started.
Budget 2021: $8 million for campaign to promote small and family-owned businesses
Australians will again be urged to continue supporting local businesses, with the government setting aside another $8 million to fund a nationwide ‘shop local’ campaign.
Federal budget unpacks details of the government’s $124 million AI spend
A national AI centre run by CSIRO, and four AI and Digital Capability Centres will encourage SMEs to adopt artificial intelligence technology.
Budget 2021: $206.4 million ‘patent box’ scheme to encourage medtech and biotech investment
The federal government has pledged $206.4 million for a so-called ‘patent box’ tax incentive scheme, designed to encourage investment in medical and biotech innovation.
Budget 2021: No change to the RDTI, but some bright spots for startups
This budget isn’t jam-packed with measures specifically giving startups a leg-up, but investment in the periphery is a positive step forward.
