“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?
Mike Baird replaces Will Hodgman as chair of the $540 million Business Growth Fund
Former New South Wales premier Mike Baird has been appointed to chair the federal government’s Business Growth Fund.
Brendan O’Connor: Why Labor wants $10 million penalties for dodgy franchisors
Today Labor's Brendan O'Connor and Deborah O’Neill will introduce a Private Senator’s Bill to further reform the franchising sector, increasing penalties for franchisors that do the wrong thing.
SMEs and startups the focus for new digital procurement taskforce in NSW
A new procurement taskforce in NSW will seek to tap into the digital skills and expertise of SMEs and startups in information and communication technology.
Building a stronger future for all: The key to construction stimulus is social housing, not home-buyer grants
The federal government is set to announce new home-buyer grants to stimulate construction, but spending on social housing makes better economic sense.
Don’t ‘set and forget’: How the JobKeeper scheme should be extended
JobKeeper payments are expected to go to 6.6 million Australians, in order to save the jobs of around one million. This gap creates an opportunity to extend the scheme.
Senior government staffer’s email ‘spoofed’ in COVID-19-themed phishing campaign
A federal government department has admitted a “senior staff member’s email was being spoofed” as part of a coronavirus-themed phishing campaign.
Labor’s Brendan O’Connor: The government must do better at explaining the JobKeeper wage subsidies
Shadow Small Business Minister Brendan O'Connor calls for the federal government to provide clear and consistent information to businesses about the JobKeeper payments.
Small businesses offered new $10,000 government grant to rebuild after the bushfires
Small businesses that have experienced a substantial drop in revenue as a result of the bushfires will soon be able to access a new $10,000 grant from the federal government.
This is not the GFC: How businesses and the government can beat the coronavirus downturn
As the economic shock from coronavirus starts to hit home, Scott Morrison is imploring businesses to keep workers in jobs and suppliers paid.
‘It’s only fair’: TV host Scott Cam defends six-figure government gig spruiking trades
TV tradie Scott Cam has defended the amount he is being paid as Australia’s careers ambassador.
Peter Strong: Small business tax concessions for coronavirus are needed now
Australia’s 2.3 million small business, and the more than 4.5 million Australians they employ, are most at risk because of the spread of the coronavirus, writes Peter Strong.
