Business Advice

Bruce Billson says he still has a passion for "energising enterprise", as he plans to elevate the profile of SMEs across the Commonwealth.

The New South Wales government has set up a new entity that will act as a “one-stop-shop” for the private sector.

Small businesses are set to receive revenue-contingent loans as part of the government’s post-JobKeeper support package.

Companies with at least 250 staff could have the size of their gender pay gap revealed publicly, under a plan from the federal Labor party.

Kate Carnell will this week finish her five-year term as Australia's first Small Business Ombudsman. She shared her highlights of the job, and the priorities for her successor.

The Prime Minister is set to announce targeted support for the international tourism and aviation sectors as JobKeeper ends this month.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce a $1.2 billion extension of the government’s wage subsidy for businesses taking on apprentices.

The economic toll of the pandemic has hit women harder than men, and will deepen inequalities between in the long-term.

Small business groups are concerned about calls from the crossbench to delay the vote on the industrial relations omnibus bill until May.

Sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins will lead an independent probe into the way Parliament House treats and responds to allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

Former Liberal minister for small business Bruce Billson will begin his five-year term as the second Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman next Thursday.

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s final report has laid out an extensive plan to overhaul Australia’s aged-care system.