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Changes to Scott Morrison’s cabinet
Prime Minister Scott’s Morrison’s new cabinet and broader ministry was sworn in on Wednesday at Government House in Canberra. Here are the key changes in the Morrison government: – Bridget McKenzie is Australia’s first female Agriculture Minister – Sussan Ley moves back into cabinet as environment minister, replacing Melissa Price – Ken Wyatt moves into cabinet […]
Morrison to prioritise planned tax cuts
Scott Morrison plans to prioritise his promised tax cuts after he settles his new ministry line up, as the nation waits to see if the coalition gets a majority in the lower house. As counting continues on Monday the Liberal and Nationals were on 75 seats – two seats short of the 77 it needs […]
Nearly 1 in 2 SMEs lack confidence in the Government to address relevant issues
The SME community is divided when it comes to confidence in the Turnbull Government to address the relevant issues, according to research from a mid-tier accounting and advisory firm. Bentleys Chartered Accountants undertook a poll of 328 SMEs from across Australia and found that 45% have either low or very low expectations of the Turnbull […]
Three in four business owners believe the Coalition’s SME policies won’t pass: MYOB
While a majority of business owners are pleased with the return of the Turnbull Government, only one in four (27%) are confident the SME policies the Coalition brought to the election will pass, according to new research from MYOB. “The latest MYOB SME Snapshot confirmed that many of the policies the government took to […]
SME dissatisfaction with fed govt support increases: MYOB Business Monitor survey
The current federal government is more popular amongst SMEs than its predecessor but an increasing number of business owners are dissatisfied with the Coalition’s support, according to the latest MYOB Business Monitor The bi-annual national survey of over 1,000 SME operators revealed that since being elected to power in September 2013, the Coalition government has […]
Tony Abbott’s $20 billion infrastructure bonds a winner: HIA
Tony Abbott’s announcement of coalition policy to raise $20 billion in funding for infrastructure projects through a public bond issue has the support of the Housing Industry Association.