Today the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) has released comparison findings on the policies proposed by the Coalition and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) that will effect small businesses. The policies were assessed based on areas considered to be of high importance to the small business community. As part of the findings, COSBOA […]
In recent times, Australian businesses with global ties have experienced a prolonged period of uncertainty, riding out everything from Trump’s unpredictable administration to Theresa May’s shock call for a snap election. The French election for presidency is no exception, with Marine Le Pen now through to the second round of voting. The far-right candidate is […]
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 […]
With all the uncertainty in the air, businesses might be forgiven for wanting to pull back a little and just keep things on a slow boil over the next year. The fallout from the British exit from the European Union is still unclear, and with political turmoil back here at home not doing anyone any […]
It seems businesses woke up after the federal election with a real headache – satisfaction has plummeted, and now nearly half (48%) of business owners are dissatisfied with the Federal Government’s support for business.
Julia Gillard has become the first elected female PM after independent MP’s Rob Oakeshot and Tony Windsor threw their support behind Labor in a press conference in Canberra today.
Women are the losers in the 2010 Federal election, with a ‘sharp drop’ in the number of women elected to the House of Representatives according to Claire Braund, Executive Director Women on Boards.
Whatever minority government is formed after Saturday’s election and hung Parliament, tax and superannuation need to be a priority to give business certainty about the future.
Australia’s hung Parliament after Saturday’s election has Australian businesses fearful that any compromise struck by either major party to take power will result in uncertainty and a focus on short term outcomes, not reform.
Australia’s Superannuation industry has come out to slam Tony Abbott’s super policy on the eve of the election in a joint statement issued today.
