SME owners have been spooked by the prospect of a Labor win in tomorrow’s federal election, driving business confidence to six year lows, …
SME owners have been spooked by the prospect of a Labor win in tomorrow’s federal election, driving business confidence to six year lows, …
Labor leader Kevin Rudd has said in his last major speech before Saturday’s election that he will have an open door to business.Rudd yeste…
A cool-headed analysis by the SmartCompany team of the policies put forth during this election campaign, keeping a strong focus on the best …
Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile says unions have trumped the business campaign on WorkChoices during the election campaign.Although a busin…
The big issue that has underpinned much of the campaign politics of the past two weeks, industrial relations, has come roaring back on to th…
The Coalition has successfully managed to wrestle votes from Labor as business owners swing back to the Coalition, a SmartCompany poll revea…
Will a change of government on Saturday make workplace relations simple or sinuous for employers? Either way, you need to have a strategy in…
Labor leader Kevin Rudd dared to voice an unpleasant, but undeniable, truth over the weekend: one day the resources boom will end.Campaignin…
A political bomb was thrown into the election campaign yesterday when the normally staid national auditor’s office released a report conde…
Labor leader Kevin Rudd has sought to trump John Howard in the skills shortage debate with a promise to spend close to $500 million funding …
It’s time for some medium term predictions. Here are the trends you need to be aware of post-election. This week we will see a dramatic shi…
A key element of Prime Minister John Howard’s claim to good economic management has been his commitment to deliver budget surpluses equiva…
