How the federal government’s IR reforms will affect SME supply chains
The Coalition’s industrial relations omnibus bill will allow the FWC to approve two-year enterprise agreements that do not meet the BOOT.
Beekeepers, dairy farms and fruit producers could be next in line for Chinese tariffs
Small businesses in the honey, fruit and dairy industries could be the next to face disruption in the face of Chinese export tariffs.
Brendan O’Connor says insolvency reforms will go ahead, but safeguards are needed
Brendan O'Connor says Labor won't stand in the way of insolvency reforms passing parliament, but some safeguards are needed to protect small businesses.
Labor moves to give employees ten days of paid domestic and family violence leave
Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services Linda Burney has introduced a private members’ bill to parliament, calling for ten days paid domestic and family violence leave.
Cafe owners broadly support IR changes, but “grey areas” remain
Cafe owners are not fazed by the government’s plan to require employers to offer their long-term casual staff full- or part-time contracts.
NSW voucher scheme expected to boost hospitality and entertainment industries by over $1 billion
The NSW government will roll out its food and entertainment vouchers next month, to encourage people to ‘eat out to help out’.
It isn’t right to say we are out of recession, as these six graphs demonstrate
It’d be wrong to say that we are out of recession, although that’s how the graph of Wednesday’s GDP numbers makes it look.
“A call to action for the private sector”: New Zealand declares climate emergency
New Zealand has declared a climate emergency, with Jacinda Ardern saying the symbolic gesture is “an acknowledgement of the next generation”.
An all-out trade war would cost Australia 6% of GDP, and cost China just 0.5%
Australia pays for the manufactured goods it imports by exporting commodities, mainly to China. So how detrimental would a trade war be?
“Our friends need our help”: Ministers launch global social media campaign to call on consumers to buy Aussie wine
An international alliance of politicians are calling on consumers to drink Aussie wine this December, via an unlikely social media campaign.
SMEs miss out on big spending in Queensland budget
The Queensland government unveiled its 2020-21 budget on Tuesday, but there is limited new support measures for SMEs.
“Big shoes to fill”: Who will succeed Kate Carnell as Australia’s next small business ombudsman?
Kate Carnell will finish her five-year contract as the small business ombudsman in March 2021. So who will replace her?
