Posts tagged "Michaelia Cash"

The federal government has paid $500 million to businesses under its apprenticeship and training subsidies program, Michaelia Cash says.

Apprentice wages will be supported through to March next year in a $1.5 billion extension to subsidies that will also see medium sized businesses benefit.

Small businesses across the country are being invited to get involved with Go Local First, a new national campaign designed to encourage Australians to purchase from, and support, local businesses. 

A Senate Inquiry is being held into the federal government's new legislation for payment times for small businesses. But there are significant flaws in the Bill, says Labor's Brendan O'Connor.

Payment times in excess of 30 days should be outlawed, Kate Carnell says, noting a deluge of big businesses using COVID-19 as an excuse.

Small Business Minister Michaelia Cash has warned big businesses the COVID-19 pandemic is no excuse for delaying payments to small suppliers, but that is not stopping some companies.

TV tradie Scott Cam has defended the amount he is being paid as Australia’s careers ambassador.

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell has called for the BCA's supplier payment code to be scrapped, saying big firms are manipulating and shirking promises.

The value of federal government contracts going to small and medium enterprises has increased by almost 30%.

Michaelia Cash has dodged questions about whether the government will enable ASBFEO to use the full extent of its powers to examine reverse factoring.

Starting this week Commonwealth agencies are expected to pay invoices worth less than $1 million within 20 days rather than 30 as the previo…

Late payment times has been revealed to be a $7 billion problem and one which is significantly slowing the growth of local SMEs.