Budget 2022: Hospitality owners call for urgent action as staff shortages replace lockdowns as number one challenge
Restaurant owners want next week's federal budget to address staff availability and the punishing cost of doing business, six months after pledges in the last budget left one small trader feeling like a "tool" in an election campaign.
Budget 2022: Here’s what small businesses want — and definitely don’t want — in next week’s federal budget
Half of small business owners and key decision-makers see tax reform as a priority in the budget, joining industry groups calling for significant changes to the taxation system.
Budget 2022: The 10-year cost of Stage 3 tax cuts grows by $11 billion as Chalmers downplays action
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the expected 10-year cost of the tax reforms has blown out, but said next week's federal budget is not the place to address those concerns.
Budget 2022: Government commits $15 million to SME mental health support and debt counselling as economic pressures mount
The federal government will commit nearly $15 million in funding to mental health support and debt counselling for small business owners in the upcoming federal budget.
Budget 2022: COSBOA calls for $23 million SME cyber investment, softens multi-employer bargaining language
COSBOA is pushing for new government spending on SME skills training and resilience measures while softening its language on multi-employer bargaining.
Industry leaders unpack how the federal budget affects your business
Join SmartCompany editor Eloise Keating; Sam Allert, CEO at Reckon, Matthew Addison, Chair at COSBOA and Lisa Greig, Principal at Perigee Advisers, for the only 2022-23 federal budget debrief you need to attend.
Small businesses have just hours left to comment on the shape of $1.55 billion in ‘bonus’ tax offsets
Small businesses and training organisations have less than a day left to comment on draft legislation covering the Skills and Training Boost, which could exclude self-employed workers from up to $550 million in "bonus" tax offsets.
Why taking a person-centric approach to disability employment can reap long-term benefits
Unfortunately, a lot of disability employment services focus on placement, not outcomes. This often involves shoehorning people into things they’re not interested in, ultimately setting them up for failure in a new job.
Why Labor can’t afford to ditch stage three tax cuts
Ditching the stage three tax cuts would be a disaster for Labor and a welcome fillip for a divided opposition.
Chalmers’ gloomy economic update proves need for action on skills and productivity, industry groups say
Australian industry groups have urged the federal government to ramp up efforts to boost productivity after Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered a bruising update to the nation's economic outlook.
Builders call for support as housing costs rise 9%, while Jim Chalmers prepares to dampen economic expectations
The federal government should keep the Australian Building and Construction Commission in place and compensate building contractors for projects which skyrocket in price, construction industry organisations say.
Labor claims Coalition left Australia’s business registry project $1 billion over budget
An unexpected billion-dollar increase to the cost of modernising Australia's business registry system will heap pressure on the new Labor government, Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones says, foreshadowing tough budget cuts in the months to come.
