Posts tagged "Michaelia Cash"

Small businesses have been given some breathing room before the next tranche of industrial relations reforms become law, after the Senate voted push a report on the Albanese government's 'Closing Loopholes' bill into 2024.

The government this week will take the first step in killing off the controversial Australian Building and Construction Commission by stripping back its powers “to the bare legal minimum”.

Deputy Liberal Party Leader Sussan Ley has acquired the role of Shadow Minister for Small and Family Business after a Coalition shake-up.

As is apparent tradition, the Coalition has rammed through Liberal appointees to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal just before announcing the federal election.

CPA Australia is calling on the government to follow Singapore's lead and provide “significant funding” in next month's budget to help more SMEs go digital.

Senator Cash said the feedback would help the government decide on the next steps to consider the legal frameworks protecting people from sexual harassment in Australian workplaces.

CPA Australia says it is "not the time" to impose new regulatory requirements by removing the small business exemption in the Privacy Act.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the government would accept all of the report’s 55 recommendations “wholly, in part, or in principle” through a “roadmap to respect”.

Stuart Robert takes over as Minister for Small Business, while Christian Porter will be Minister for Industry, Science and Tech.

Scott Morrison says he is seeking advice about the future of Christian Porter’s role, opening the possibility for a cabinet reshuffle that could put Michaelia Cash’s small business portfolio into question.

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.

The federal government says it wants to help Australian businesses hire 100,000 new apprentices and trainees.