Will UteGate mean business loses the ear of government? Gottliebsen
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Business lobbyists around the country are now realising that, at least in the short term, they will need to modify their approach, particularly to ministers.  ...

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China wants more Australian assets, RBA flags more rate cuts, shares flat: Economy roundup
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
China Inc has its sights set on Australia’s resources sector once again, with state-owned metals company Minmetals launching a $2.6 billion takeover offer for OZ Minerals, just days after Chinalco said it will invest $US19.5 billion in mining giant Rio Tinto. ...

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iPhone, Harvey Norman and Kevin Rudd top Google search results
Wednesday, 03 December 2008
Retailer Harvey Norman, Apple’s iPhone, US president-elect Barack Obama and Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice have one thing in common – they top Google’s most popular search terms for 2008. ...

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Small business portfolio promoted to Malcolm Turnbull’s shadow cabinet
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Small business will take a more prominent position in Malcolm Turnbull’s shadow ministry, with former small business minister Steven Ciobo retaining his portfolio and being elevated to the shadow cabinet. ...

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Malcolm Turnbull would be better for SMEs than Kevin Rudd: SmartCompany poll
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Just a day after he seized the Liberal leadership from Brendan Nelson, entrepreneurs have given Malcolm Turnbull a resounding vote of confidence. ...

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Rich entrepreneurs rise to the top of both sides of Australian politics
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
The rise of Malcolm Turnbull to the position of Liberal leader means the top echelon of Australian politics is now dominated by two men who understand entrepreneurship – and whose families have become wealthy because of it.  ...

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Malcolm Turnbull topples Brendan Nelson as Liberal leader
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Malcolm Turnbull has seized the Liberal leadership from Brendan Nelson after a surprise party-room vote in Canberra this morning.  ...

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The real reason Peter Costello has dragged out his departure – his book launch
Thursday, 11 September 2008
At last Peter Costello has declared his hand. He won’t run for leadership and he is planning to leave politics. Critics point out that this has been his agenda all along, but he has kept the nation, his party and his supporters guessing to garner publicit ...

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Climate issues could give Costello his chance: Gottliebsen
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Peter Costello and carbon credits were two areas of intense debate in private discussions at Australian Leadership Retreat at Hayman Island.  ...

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Green groups attack luxury car tax
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
The Rudd Government’s luxury car tax is under fire from a surprising source – Green Party senators, who could hold the key to whether the law actually passes through Parliament. ...

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How the Grocery Choice website could dramatically change the retail sector: Kohler
Thursday, 07 August 2008
Poking around the ACCC’s new Grocery Choice website that was launched yesterday, one thing becomes instantly clear; it is not a stunt, as Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson says.  ...

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Oil paradox explained: Kohler
Monday, 23 June 2008
The US energy secretary, Samuel Bodman, said on the weekend: “There is no evidence we can find that speculators are driving (oil) futures prices.” King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, who called the emergency energy summit in Jeddah, said the 40% increase in the ...

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Nelson talks tough on unfair dismissal
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Opposition leader Brendan Nelson has reinforced the Coalition’s opposition to the removal of the small business exemption from unfair dismissal claims in a speech to a national small business summit in Sydney today. In a strong pitch for the allegiance of ...

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Australian Industry Group’s Heather Ridout is one of Australia’s most powerful women: Kohler
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
One of the more remarkable things that has occurred in the business world since the election of the Rudd Government has been the meteoric ascendancy of Heather Ridout. The chief executive of the Australian Industry Group is in everything. Yesterday she was ...

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Nelson pushes small business tax relief
Friday, 16 May 2008
Opposition leader Brendan Nelson has made a big pitch for small business voters by proposing to slash capital gains tax paid on the sale of a business on retirement from age 55. Currently, CGT is waived when a business that is sold for retirement has been ...

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Anderson takes the reins at ACCI
Thursday, 24 April 2008
Peter Anderson has been confirmed as the chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Anderson has been acting in the role since the resignation of former chief executive Peter Hendy earlier this year. Hendy’s performance in the role ...

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Today’s winners and losers
Monday, 14 April 2008
Bad news on the markets, bad news from the US, bad news for at least one federal political party leader – it’s getting hard to find a winner in the current economic and political context. Losers: The recruitment industry: The on-hire recruitment industry, ...

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Opposition backs AWA lite
Friday, 04 April 2008
Individual statutory agreements and an exemption from unfair dismissal laws for small businesses are likely to remain a part of the federal Opposition’s IR policy, Liberal leader Brendan Nelson said yesterday. In comments on Adelaide radio, Nelson said while ...

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Labor IR bill to hit Senate speed bump
Wednesday, 06 February 2008
The Coalition may seek to amend Labor’s first tranche of industrial relations reforms to provide for the retention of AWAs, a move that is almost certain to see the legislation blocked in the Senate. Coalition deputy leader Julie Bishop says AWAs pre-date ...

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Ciobo to urge Coalition to stand firm on unfair dismissal
Friday, 01 February 2008
Coalition small business spokesman Steven Ciobo says he believes the Coalition should retain its position in favour of an exemption on unfair dismissal for small business. Since the ascension of new Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson, there has been debate within ...

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