One in five business owners don’t know who Bill Shorten is: Is small business out of touch with politics?
A new survey of Australian small-business owners has found 15% of business owners don’t know who the Prime Minister or the Opposition Leader is.
Labor promises new 30% tax cut for small businesses hiring young or old workers, but red tape questions remain
Under Labor, small businesses with revenue of $10 million or less would receive a 30% tax break on the wages of employees under 25 or over 55 years of age.
You decide: Uncertainty prevails as small business emerges as defining factor in election
Small business prefers Liberal over Labor, but many remain undecided just a few weeks out from polling day. Here's what owners are saying.
Chris Bowen fires back: “Under the Liberals, the economy is not working for working people”
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen will pitch to workers’ discontents when he declares in his first economic speech of the year they are being denied “a fair go”.
Liberal candidate says pay gap exists because women lack interest in “business related stuff”
Liberal candidate for Paterson Sachin Joshi believes the gender gap exists because women lack interest in business skills and responsibilities.
Free legal advice for small-business victims of banking misconduct under Labor election pitch
Small businesses will be able to access free legal advice to help them with claims against banks if Labor wins the next election.
You can’t escape debate: How to approach social media management during election time
Given businesses can’t escape political debate online, how should they approach social media moderating during election time?
Things are heating up: Small-business policy is aplenty as politicians try to tackle climate change
Australia's major political parties have adopted broad climate-change policies, and there's plenty small businesses need to know.
Flicking the switch: It’s time for Australia to embrace energytech and all its possibilities
With a federal election only weeks away, there is a powerful opportunity for the next government — whoever wins — to do more to foster energytech.
“Endless job insecurity”: Labor to enshrine casual conversion into law if elected
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten wants to enshrine casual conversion rights into law in a bid to help boost wages growth if elected.
A roller-coaster ride: A timeline of Australia’s scant investment in science and technology
Inconsistency and lack of unity over many years has led to reactivity from the STEM sector, rather than strategic long-term planning.
“Referendum on wages”: Bill Shorten spruiks pay rise, tax cuts and skills investment in 2019 budget reply
Labor leader Bill Shorten has appealed to the tills of small business in his budget reply, asking them to back sensible increases in wages.
