Politics
Pauline Hanson blows away government hopes on company tax
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Not so long ago, new South Australian independent senator Tim Storer and Victorian crossbench…
Small Business Minister Craig Laundy: “People are slow to listen to government”
Small Business Minister Craig Laundy says as a businessman himself, he understands the priorities for smaller operators, but the challenge i…
Bill Shorten uses budget reply speech to outbid Turnbull’s tax cut for lower and middle income earners
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has launched a tax bidding war, promising to top the governmen…
The good, the bad and the boring: SMEs react to Budget 2018
Small business groups are hailing Budget 2018 a win, but Scott Morrison’s speech last night will certainly not be one SMEs are keen to watch…
Federal Budget 2018: A state-by-state spending analysis
What’s in the 2018-19 federal budget for each of the states and territories? Experts from The Conversation take a look.
New South Wales a…
Labor to support first phase of income tax cuts, but says Budget 2018 misses the mark for SMEs
The federal Labor opposition plans to support the first phase of the government’s planned income tax cuts, but the party claims the 2018-19 …
Budget 2018: Wins few and far between for small businesses
In his budget speech tonight, Treasurer Scott Morrison will outline five things the government needs to do to strengthen the Australian econ…
Budget 2018: $20,000 instant asset write-off scheme extended for one more year
Australian small businesses have been given 12 more months to take advantage of the federal government’s instant asset write-off scheme.
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Budget 2018: Black economy remains in the crosshairs
The federal government has been searching for ways to tackle illegal behaviour in the so-called “black economy” since it first established i…
Budget 2018: “Tough” anti-phoenixing plan to stop small businesses getting “ripped off”
Treasurer Scott Morrison says he wants to make sure small businesses “don’t get ripped off by other businesses who deliberately go bust …
