Business Advice

Bruce Billson is calling on the federal government to ‘reactivate’ temporary insolvency protections to help SMEs survive ongoing lockdowns.

The government has time to settle a position on vaccine mandates across workplaces and more broadly. But the US experience shows the politics are potentially toxic, especially for conservatives.

Despite the constant demands for the restoration of JobKeeper, the government is holding fire and instead trying to gauge the scale of the economic hit of Sydney's lockdown to the wider economy.

The "Arm Yourself" campaign is a missed opportunity to alleviate fears and encourage a high uptake of the vaccine by Australians of all ages.

The hospitality industry is ‘willing to help’ speed up the vaccine rollout by using its 48,000 businesses to communicate information to the public.

The travel industry says the federal government’s four-phased plan to re-open the country is lacking the detail and vaccination targets that businesses need to regain confidence.

The NSW budget includes a range of measures for businesses in the state, including continuing payroll tax cuts and voucher programs for the hospitality and accommodation sectors.

New South Wales Treasurer Dominic Perrottet will unveil the state’s budget today, including tax cuts for electric vehicles, an overhaul of school hours and funding for a third city centre in Sydney.

The Australian government should release the full details before the agreement is signed, so that we are able to see what is being traded away before it’s too late.

Aussie brewers and distillers will receive automatic tax relief in the coming financial year under a $225 million government scheme.