In defence of JobMaker: JobKeeper’s replacement might not be perfect, but there’s much to like
The JobMaker hiring credit could prompt employers to hire Australians facing prolonged unemployment.
Apprentices are the solution to Australia’s recession, but Morrison’s $1.2 billion wage subsidy isn’t the answer
If the $1.2 billion apprentice wage subsidy is used to create digital skills, it could enable strong business revival across the board.
How the Australian government could restart immigration, generate revenue for regional areas and drive economic growth to boot
Faced with a difficult economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia needs to quickly reestablish immigration.
“It is now time for Victoria to reopen”: An open letter to Premier Dan Andrews, from COSBOA, on behalf of 1.3 million small and family businesses
"We are deeply concerned that the continuation of the Melbourne COVID-19 lockdown ... will create a cycle of poverty and unemployment."
“Parts of life will be damaged forever”: Arts workers share how pandemic-induced job cuts have affected their mental health
Artists and arts workers often rely on casual, project-based or fixed-term contracts, and COVID-19 has left many with little or no income.
While Frydenberg admits some small businesses “will not survive”, the RBA says up to 25% could fail
The Treasurer didn't say how many businesses would fail without JobKeeper. But the RBA did, and it doesn't look good for SMEs.
The federal budget might offer write-offs and subsidies, but for Victoria’s recovery, the ball is in Dan Andrews’ court
The budget has left the field open for Dan Andrews to develop a recovery strategy for Victoria and targeted measures for Melbourne.
Budget 2020: New Enterprise Incentive Scheme gets $5.7 million extension to help more aspiring and micro business owners
The federal government will spend $5.7 million over the next two years to give more aspiring and micro business owners access to the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme.
Anthony Albanese’s alternative budget will allocate $500 million to fast-track repairs to social housing
Anthony Albanese will highlight the potential of spending on social housing as a job creator in his Thursday night budget reply.
The government’s JobMaker scheme “is all about jobs”… that would have existed anyway
The 2020-21 budget includes a new program called JobMaker which the government claims “will support around 450,000 jobs for young people”.
Small business reacts: A confidence-boosting budget with “clever” policy to help SMEs
The federal government’s big spending budget has won praise among small business advocates, who’ve welcomed the focus on tax incentives, wage subsidies and mental health support.
The budget in seven charts: The cuts, the spends, and that big deficit
A break down of what the budget means for net debt, net migration, individual tax rates, cash balance, and past and projected GDP.
