Big businesses that win lucrative federal government contracts will soon be required to pay their own suppliers within 20 days, in the latest move by the government to address late payments to small businesses.
Australians are being asked to share their views on laws concerning the safeguards and protections that will underpin a proposed national digital identity system.
The office of the Australian Small Business Ombudsman and the federal government's small business division have been moved out of the Department of Industry and into Treasury.
Small Business Minister Stuart Robert is the newest member of the cabinet committee tasked with considering spending and revenue for the upcoming federal budget.