SMEs in NSW set to benefit from a revamped JobSaver
The NSW government has revamped its 2021 JobSaver scheme to help struggling SMEs, but Josh Frydenberg has refused to pitch in.
Small business ombudsman launches inquiry into SMEs’ preparedness for natural disasters
The inquiry comes as a damning Deloitte Access Economics report found just 3% of Australia's disaster funds are put towards preventing disaster.
“A grim eight years”: Greens policy aims to even the playing field for women-led businesses
The Greens are initiating gender responsive support to women-led businesses, having just announced a new policy that will look at generating more employment and greater economic opportunities.
“Pulled from under our nose”: Suppliers say RAT orders snatched up by the government
Suppliers of rapid antigen tests say the federal government is shorting the stock of the hard-to-find tests, while they scramble to fulfil up to 90,000 back-orders.
A Hawke-era jobs summit would be a silver bullet for our workforce, Labor says. But would it work?
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese says a jobs summit would help tackle unemployment and underemployment as the workforce struggles amid the pandemic.
Federal government won’t shift on free RATs, as ACCC investigates reports of scams
Health Minister Greg Hunt has doubled down on the government's refusal to offer free rapid antigen tests to the whole population, even as the ACCC expresses "significant concerns" about price hikes and scams.
Why the economic trauma caused by Omicron could have been predicted
While policymakers didn’t necessarily foresee the sudden emergence of a more transmissible, less virulent strain of COVID-19, some experts say we could have been better prepared to face the economic havoc created by Omicron.
New ministers for small business and innovation in NSW cabinet reshuffle
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has unveiled a fresh new cabinet, with Miranda MP Eleni Petinos taking up the mantle of Minister for Small Business and Fair Trading.
Mid-year budget has small business groups concerned, despite painting a bright outlook
The federal government has delivered its mid-year budget update, showing an improvement of $7.4 billion of the budget’s bottom line.
The government has opened a Business eInvoicing Right consultation. Here’s how it would work
Small businesses selling to large companies could legally demand their trading partners adopt e-invoicing, under a new Business eInvoicing Right put forward by the federal government.
Competition litigator Gina Cass-Gottlieb to replace Rod Sims as ACCC chair
The federal government has named competition and antitrust litigator Gina Cass-Gottlieb as the incoming chair of the competition regulator.
Why the government should consider a Christmas bonus for all
Many countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America mandate that companies pay their employees a Christmas bonus, often equivalent to one month’s pay.
