Posts tagged "politics"

There's been plenty of movement in the federal parliament since politicians came back to school in February, but on the issue of company tax cuts, Malcolm Turnbull's government has been insistent: it is determined to get the whole package through.

Opposition leader Bill Shorten will unveil plans to limit cash credits where taxpayers have excess imputation credits. Will it hurt small businesses?

Former small business minister Michael McCormack has been elected leader of the Nationals Party this morning, making him the nation’s incomi…

The recent revelation of a sexual relationship between Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and a young woman working in his office has created considerable embarrassment for the government and those involved. But banning workplace romances may not fix the problem of sexual misconduct at work.

Small businesses will soon have access to a new financial complaints authority, with the federal Parliament this week successfully passing l…

One in three Aussie small businesses believe the economy is growing, but they don’t believe the federal government is to thank for the succe…

By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will hold out the prospect of 2018 as a year of “rewards”…

The nation’s small business ombudsman has hit out at Opposition Leader Bill Shorten’s proposal for Australia to consider increasing the mini…

Switching from one year to the next often brings waves of general optimism for a ‘clean slate’, usually quickly followed by despair as bad t…

In the world of Australian small business 2017 was a year of consolidation of past gains and preparation for the changes that confront us in…

A jam-packed year of federal politics has been capped off with a cabinet reshuffle, and the small business community is now set to welcome a…

Fears have been raised that some small businesses could have months added to their wait times for national broadband network connections, af…