NSW budget: What small businesses and startups should expect in Labor’s cost-cutting plan
Major cuts to startup, screen industry, and small business innovation programs are expected in the NSW 2023-2024 budget, as the new Labor government contends with deficits and spending cuts inherited from the Coalition.
Opinion: Why this small business is voting No to the Voice
Everything I see, hear and read about The Voice is based on feelings, and facts appear to play a very small role, opines Ray Blanch.
Opinion: A call for small businesses to come together and vote Yes to the Voice
As small business owners we’ve all prospered, to varying degrees on unceded land, says Nicole Sergi on the Voice.
70% of shareholders believe companies should not be funding the Yes campaign
While some big names are saying Yes, many of Australia's top 300 companies have been overly cautious about stepping into the Voice to Parliament fray.
Brendan O’Connor: Fee-free TAFE can change lives and our economy
Federal Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O'Connor shares his insights on the success and the future of fee-free TAFE courses.
“Will never forget my roots”: Australia’s newest MP pledges small business support
Gold Coast councillor turned parliamentarian Cameron Caldwell has pledged to protect local and small businesses and maintain his community roots.
The Voice to Parliament: Resources for your business to consider
Here's is a list of resources businesses can consider when bringing those conversations into the workplace, and when they contemplate their own public messaging.
The Voice referendum date set for October 14
The referendum on whether to change the Constitution to recognise First Nations people through an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament will take place on October 14.
“It is time”: More than 460 company directors back Voice to Parliament in new campaign
Hundreds of company directors and local business luminaries have shared their support for an Indigenous Australian Voice to Parliament, highlighting private sector enthusiasm for the constitutional amendment.
Scrapped: Business registry modernisation scheme halted after projected $2.3 billion blowout
It was meant to slash costs and complexity for Australian businesses. Instead, the federal government has scrapped the Modernising Business Registers program, owing to billion-dollar blowouts, crushing delays, and a significant underestimation of the task at hand.
Albanese cools Matildas public holiday debate after small business and political opposition
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to have stepped back from his push for a snap public holiday should the Matildas lift the FIFA Women's World Cup, after high-profile debate over the potential cost of a bonus day off.
Exclusive: Small businesses will remain exempt from casual conversion reforms, confirms Tony Burke
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke has confirmed small business exemptions to the casual conversion system will remain in place, amid concerns over a lack of clarity about the federal government's industrial relations reforms.