Federal Election 2010
Federal Election 2010 coverage from an Australian small and medium business perspective. Content is updated regularly
Don’t forget SMEsWednesday, 08 September 2010
As the business community scrambles to welcome the new Labor government, there are a few worrying signs that it’s going to be very hard to get SME matters on the national agenda. ...
Business groups jostle for attention of new Labor government
Wednesday, 08 September 2010
The uncertainty is over, and now the lobbying can begin. That is the message from Australia's business community, which have welcomed the chance to work with Prime Minister Julia Gillard's new minority Labor government and have already started pushing to a ...
10 things SMEs can expect from a Labor minority government
Wednesday, 08 September 2010
With Prime Minister Julia Gillard's minority government less than a day old, business groups and entrepreneurs are already scrambling to figure out how the new political paradigm will benefit them. ...
Now to make it work
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
In the end, it was hardly a surprise. Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor supported Labor and allowed Julia Gillard to hang onto government, while Bob Katter split and backed the Coalition in what looks like something of an empty gesture. ...
Katter backs Coalition
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
Queensland independent MP Bob Katter has confirmed he will back the Coalition to form a minority government, saying the Coalition had provided the best response to his 20-point list of issues. ...
ELECTION 2010: Independents hold 11th hour talks to pick government
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
It's all come down to this. The three independent MPs who will decide whether Labor or the Coalition will form government are set to announce their intentions at a press conference scheduled for 3pm this afternoon – but Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor says they ...
ELECTION 2010: Independents expected to decide tomorrow on new government
Monday, 06 September 2010
The exhausting waiting game that is federal politics appears to have at least one more day to run, with independents Bob Katter, Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor expected to announce tomorrow whether they will side with Labor or the Coalition to form minority ...
Job creators ignored
Thursday, 02 September 2010
There are lots of letters of demand flying around Canberra at the moment, as the Greens and independents – Bob Katter, Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Andrew Wilkie – try their hardest to extract the best return for lending their support to Labor or the Coalition. ...
ELECTION 2010: Tony Abbott defends $7 billion costs gaps, claims surpluses will still be bigger than Labor
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Opposition Tony Abbott has defended his ability to manage the economy, saying a Coalition government will deliver "substantially larger surpluses than Labor" despite an apparent $7 billion black hole in its costings. ...
ELECTION 2010: Greens sign agreement to back Labor
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
The Greens have formally moved to back Labor's bid to form a minority government, with Greens lower house MP Adam Bandt signing an agreement with Prime Minister Julia Gillard. ...
ELECTION 2010: Coalition moves ahead in two-party-preferred vote, increased pressure on independents
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
The Coalition may have moved a step closer to forming a minority government this morning after the latest election tallies show the Coalition has now moved past Labor in the all-important two-party-preferred vote. ...
ELECTION 2010: Abbott rejects threat from Steve Fielding to derail a Labor minority government
Friday, 27 August 2010
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has rejected a threat from Family First Senator Steve Fielding that may look to derail a Labor minority government by siding with the Coalition to block all legislation. ...
THE LIGHTER SIDE: Voting for Godot
Friday, 27 August 2010
One week on and the counting continues, as the public – including Clarke and Dawe – awaits the outcome from the Federal Election. ...
ELECTION 2010: Independents blast Abbott for not providing policy costings
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Tony Abbott's refusal to submit the Coalition's election promises to Treasury for costing may cost him his chance to become Prime Minister, with two of the three independents that will decide who forms a minority government slamming the Opposition leader. ...
ELECTION 2010: Franchising Council chief holds talks with independents to push small business interests
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Franchise Council chief executive Steve Wright has held talks with the four independent MPs who will decide who forms minority government, and says the quartet have a good appreciation of the importance of a stable government for small businesses. ...
Why the independents’ demand to become a second government won’t work: Gottliebsen
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Yesterday three things happened which should create nervousness among all Australians. First the Shanghai Composite Index fell by 2%. Second, BHP Billiton forecast China growth rates for 2011 well below Treasury estimates and third, the three "independents" ...
ELECTION 2010: NBN on hold as political deadlock continues
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
The NBN Co. has put a freeze on all contracts and hiring plans as the post-election deadlock continues. ...
ELECTION 2010: Jostling begins to talk with independents as Oakeshott suggests bi-partisan cabinet
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Independent MP Rob Oakeshott has suggest that Labor and the Coalition could form a bi-partisan cabinet, with ministers from both sides of the political divide, as bargaining for the support of Oakeshott and fellow independents Bob Katter and Tony Windsor begins. ...
Five reasons the independents could be good for small business
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
The intense focus on Australia's new political kingmakers – independent MPs Bob Katter, Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor – is only likely to get hotter this week, as Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott begin talks with the trio with a view to forming minority government. ...
The new accountability
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
The distrust and disengagement of voters in last weekend's election holds valuable lessons for business. ...
