Nick Sherry
News and interviews on Nick Sherry including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Banking competition must increaseFriday, 29 October 2010
ANZ chief executive Mike Smith doesn’t get it. Why do we need an inquiry in to the banking sector, he wonders? ...
SA and WA Franchising Bills can be part of nationally consistent franchising regulations: Zumbo
Thursday, 21 October 2010
The following piece was submitted by franchisee advocate Frank Zumbo, in response to this piece from Jason Gherke. Zumbo helped draft the franchising regulation under consideration in South Australia and Western Australia. ...
New small business minster tells banks to work harder to understand SMEs
Friday, 15 October 2010
New Federal Small Business Minister Nick Sherry says a lack of specialist small business knowledge among Australia's leading banks is hampering the supply of credit to SMEs, but he has ruled out direct government intervention in the banking market with the ...
Government promises not to dabble in franchise reform until 2013
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
The Government will not introduce any more franchising reform until 2013, small business minister Nick Sherry said at the Franchise Council of Australia national convention yesterday. ...
SA Government backs new franchising laws, will introduce “good faith” clause
Monday, 04 October 2010
The South Australian Government will back a private member's bill from franchisee crusader Tony Piccolo and will introduce new franchising laws that will enshrine "good faith" bargaining in legislation for the first time in Australia. ...
Government rules out following Britain to create SME bank
Monday, 04 October 2010
The government will not follow the UK and Canada and actively encourage the establishment of a bank specifically for small businesses, the new small business minister has told StartupSmart. ...
Labor is going after independent contractors – and it could cost Shorten: Gottliebsen
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
There is little doubt that had Tony Abbott understood the ALP's independent contracting agenda and campaigned vigorously on that issue he would now be Prime Minister. ...
Politicians that mean business
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Australian Chamber of Commerce Industry chief Peter Anderson has provided an interesting take on Australia's much vaunted new political paradigm in his weekly bulletin to members by arguing that the new Parliament is short on crucial business experience. ...
Shorten to hold discussions on independent contractors tax arrangements
Thursday, 23 September 2010
New Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten says he will hold discussions with contractor groups and unions over tax arrangements for independent contractors, but says changing tax laws to crackdown on so-called sham contractors is not currently Labor ...
Nick Sherry gets Small Business ministry – and we’ve got his special briefing
Monday, 13 September 2010
Former Assistant Treasurer Senator Nick Sherry has been handed the role of Small Business Minister in Julia Gillard's new ministry, but the Opposition and business groups are unhappy that the post remains outside of Cabinet. ...
The five key appointments for SMEs in Gillard’s new ministry
Monday, 13 September 2010
Business groups, entrepreneurs and lobbyists are busy working the phones this morning as they try to work out the implications, opportunities and threats presented by Prime Minster Julia Gillard's new ministry. ...
Why taxing independent contractors is a sleeper election issue: Gottliebsen
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
The Western Australians have picked up that their widespread practice of independent contracting is under threat. Just this week I had a call from Andrew O'Connor of ABC radio in Perth who had seen my weekend Business Spectator commentary and wanted elaboration. ...
Abbott rules out tax changes for independent contractors, but sector wants definitive statement from Gillard
Friday, 09 July 2010
The chief of the Independent Contractors Association Ken Phillips has welcomed Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's promise that he will not proceed with recommendations from the Board of Taxation to change tax rules to crack down on so-called sham contractors and ...
Abbott’s SME pitch is a bold move: Gottliebsen
Friday, 09 July 2010
Tony Abbott might be getting most publicity on the mining tax and refugees but he has announced a policy to protect independent contractors and small business that is truly ground breaking. ...
ATO extends small business assistance package for another year
Thursday, 08 July 2010
The Federal Government has welcomed the Australian Taxation Office’s decision to extend the Small Business Assistance Package for another year until 30 June 2011. ...
Small business is Gillard’s blind spot: Maley
Tuesday, 06 July 2010
The Canberra political commentators keep saying Julia Gillard has three items on her agenda before calling an election – slashing the mining tax (achieved); the refugee policy and carbon pricing. But there should be a fourth agenda item – small and medium sized ...
FEDERAL BUDGET 2010: Government to recover $3.2 billion through cash economy and GST crackdown
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
The Government will hand the Australian Taxation Office an extra $445 million over the next four years in order to crackdown on the cash economy and GST compliance, and expects to gain over $3.2 billion in lost revenue as a result. ...
FEDERAL BUDGET 2010: $500 standard tax deduction to simplify tax returns
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
The Government will introduce a standardised deduction for workers filing their income tax returns in 2012, with some 6.4 million Australians expected to receive a tax benefit as part of the scheme. ...
Government set to clarify rules for managed investment trusts
Friday, 07 May 2010
The Government will take another step towards reforming Australia's complex trusts laws by making changes to the laws governing managed investment trusts. ...
Resources tax could cause the greatest capital strike in Australia’s history: Gottliebsen
Thursday, 06 May 2010
At this stage it's just private words to selected journalists and few decisions have been made, but Australia is on the brink of the greatest capital strike in its history and one of the largest ever seen in the world. ...
