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Changes to the government’s JobPass scheme are set to reduce red tape for more people in licensed occupations to work in different states.

As COVID-19 restrictions are rolled back and floods hit the east coast, small business owners are hunkering down to fight for their survival.

It’s federal budget season, and the nation’s small businesses are pondering whether there’s any good news on the horizon for what’s shaping up to be another challenging year.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said while some Australian exporters may benefit from the higher prices, "Australian consumers will not".

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he hasn’t “made any final decision” on the $7.8 billion per year low and middle income tax offset ahead of next month’s budget.

The type of government support that helped so many businesses survive the official lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 has been absent during the Omicron outbreak.

After giving just 52 days’ notice, ASIC licences for Australia’s small proxy advisory firms were cancelled on Monday by Josh Frydenberg, writes Stephen Mayne.

Josh Frydenberg recently encouraged workers looking for a pay rise to switch jobs to a higher paying employer, but this could have devastating effects on both SME owners and job-hoppers.

The review will be the second such assessment since the agency was directed to do the reviews every five years.

Australians can claim RATs when they do their tax, and businesses will be excused from the fringe benefits tax as the tests emerge as a key battleground ahead of the federal election.

A budget that forecast a rate lower than 4%, but adopted as a target or stretch forecast an unemployment rate lower than 3%, would make history.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has accused the government of leaving Australian businesses behind as a 'light lockdown' and low consumer confidence keeps customers away.