All business owners have an instinctive feel for their own business’ productivity. How much they spend on capital, labour and maintenan…
All business owners have an instinctive feel for their own business’ productivity. How much they spend on capital, labour and maintenan…
The woes of the manufacturing industry are well known, but new findings indicate the industry is receiving more government assistance than a…
Australia has seen a fall in the number of micro businesses as workers in the mining states trade entrepreneurship for paid employment, acco…
Australia has seen a fall in the number of micro businesses as workers in the mining states trade entrepreneurship for paid employment, acco…
The level of casual employment has remained steady over the past decade and more people are abandoning working for themselves in order to se…
Under an Abbott government, the Productivity Commission could be charged with overhauling workplace laws, but penalty rates will remain unch…
It’s only been a few weeks since Mark Brennan stepped into his role as the inaugural Australian small business commissioner, following the…
Changes should be made to the patents system to improve access to technologies while protecting patent holders’ rights, according to the P…
A preliminary report released by the productivity commissions of both Australia and New Zealand has been welcomed by business on both sides …
Business has spoken out against a new Productivity Commission consultation paper which suggests assistance for industries affected by the ca…
I suggested in a recent post that many highly paid government employees should perhaps spend more time in the real world to better understan…
Streamlining business regulations and cutting red tape could add $6 billion every year to the country’s gross national product by 2020, ac…
