Politics
Malcolm Turnbull barely survives leadership challenge from Peter Dutton as Liberals thrown into chaos
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has barely survived a snap leadership challenge from Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton during a Liberal par…
Why the government needs to invest more in Australian innovation … or perish
Last week’s AFR Innovation Summit raised a number of challenges Australia is facing. These challenges remained without solutions.
Confl…
Consumers and small businesses let down badly by the electricity market, says ACCC
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called for sweeping reform of the nati…
Australian government and IBM sign $1 billion deal for blockchain, AI technologies
The Australian government has struck a deal with IBM to provide a $1 billion five-year technology service to accelerate the uptake of blockc…
Government seeks feedback on R&D tax incentive changes
The federal government has opened its consultation for amendments to the R&D tax incentive, as it prepares to implement the legislative …
Peter Strong: Our business associations are world class, so use them wisely
Small business associations and their members have just received a new focus and its great timing. We now have a ‘Small Business Hub’ in Can…
Victorian government’s move to ban lightweight plastic bags slammed as “absolutely ridiculous”
The Victorian government has pledged to ban lightweight, single-use plastic bags across the state after months of consultation, but the move…
“Naive”: SMEs say Labor plan to repeal tax cuts for companies earning over $10 million would stunt business growth
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has revealed Labor’s plans for company tax cuts if the party was to win the 2019 federal election, promisin…
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…
