Federal Budget 2021

The federal budget announced millions of dollars to assist women into leadership roles and into STEM. But this is a deeply flawed approach, writes Laura Conti.

Almost half of Australians believe this month’s federal budget provided adequate support for the nation’s small and medium businesses.

The small business ombudsman is backing the federal government’s efforts to streamline licensing requirements for trades workers and their employers.

There are many changes that will need to be made before we see a longer term payoff of the patent box plan in bringing some life back to Australian R&D.

After the previous budget was criticised, bold statements were made about women’s economic security, and this year's budget was coined a ‘budget for women’, Jo Burston says she was expecting more.

Continuing imbalance in paid parental leave is only exacerbating economic inequity between men and women, according to new research.

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese delivered his budget reply speech on Thursday, promising loans for young entrepreneurs, training for green industries and industrial relations reform.

The federal budget included help for low-income earners, first-home buyers and downsizers, but made no mention of the superannuation guarant…

After last year’s budget was deemed “woefully inadequate” for women entrepreneurs, this year’s was a tad more supportive… but not by much.

Small businesses are set to benefit from the government’s $134.6 million deregulation package, which aims to help employers comply with workplace law using tech solutions.

The federal government is investing $1 million in the Australian fashion industry in a bid to promote locally made products using a new trademark to overseas markets.

A closer look at the digital economy strategy and funding announcements, compared with what other countries are doing, shows we may not be so well placed after all.