Labor agrees to multi-employer bargaining concessions as it pushes to pass legislation before Christmas
The federal government is optimistic that amendments to its industrial relations reform package, including tweaks to its multi-employer bargaining plans, could secure its support in the Senate.
“Serious concerns”: Senate crossbenchers David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie say they won’t rubber-stamp Labor’s industrial relations reform bill
Labor hopes to pass its industrial relations bill by December 1, but key Senate crossbenchers say they need more time to assess the reforms.
Peter Strong: Does Labor care for small business? Not really
Close scrutiny of Labor policy suggests the small business community is being taken for a ride at a time when they most need practical assistance, says Peter Strong.
“Time for me to make way”: Victorian Small Business Minister Jaala Pulford to stand down at November election
Victorian Small Business Minister Jaala Pulford will not recontest the November state election, ending her 16-year tenure in state politics and leaving a vacancy in the Labor government's employment portfolio.
Dutton goes nuclear: Six key takeaways from the budget reply for businesses
Peter Dutton has handed down his budget, slamming Labor over its push towards renewables and its tabled industrial relations bill.
John Durie: COSBOA elects new board members amid “critical time” for small business
COSBOA chair Matthew Addison won the support of members at Thursday’s annual meeting with supporters, including Digital Service Providers president Simon Foster, being elected to the board.
John Durie: With the economy slowing and SMEs struggling, it’s decision time for Jim Chalmers
Chalmers has raised the hurdle for his budget next year because if Tuesday’s effort was designed to get the conversation started, that is when decisions will come.
Budget 2022: 10 things we know about Labor’s “wellbeing” budget and support for businesses
A lot can change in six months. Just ask Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who will on Tuesday deliver a vastly different federal budget to the economic roadmap laid out by the Coalition in March.
Budget 2022: The 10-year cost of Stage 3 tax cuts grows by $11 billion as Chalmers downplays action
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the expected 10-year cost of the tax reforms has blown out, but said next week's federal budget is not the place to address those concerns.
John Durie: New directors vie for COSBOA board positions as council looks to put union deal concern behind them
Australian Meat Industry Council’s Patrick Hutchinson and Independent Food Distributors Association’s Richard Forbes are among those standing for election on October 27.
NSW generates more than 30% of Australia’s GDP, but Labor has given it just 10% of the infrastructure funding
Why is Darwin getting more infrastructure funding than the whole of NSW from the federal government? Pork-barrelling.
The Stage 3 tax cuts explained: Who benefits the most, and why is the government rethinking them?
Tradies, hairdressers, nurses and politicians could miss out on a tax break if the federal government backflips on, or rethinks, the scheduled Stage 3 tax cuts, as the Treasurer flags "difficult decisions" must be made in this month's federal budget in light of a looming global recession.
