Weekend penalty rates could be replaced by a ‘loaded’ hourly rate that would be negotiated between the worker and their employer.
In an address to the Australian Financial Review Retail Summit this week,...
Michael McCormack has been named the new dedicated small-business minister, having replaced Kelly O’Dwyer.
Ms O’Dwyer has been moved to the new portfolio of Minister for Revenue and Financial Services.
Both COSBOA CEO Peter...
The vote of small-business people cannot be underestimated, says the Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA).
COSBOA CEO Peter Strong says small-business people account for large numbers of voters in marginal seats across...
With the release of the federal Government’s 2016 budget, the reaction from key bodies involved in FMCG has been mixed.
ARA Executive Director Russell Zimmerman applauded the Government on its path to reduce...
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison have announced that an effects test will be included in Section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA), as recommended by the...
An alliance of more than 20 peak business bodies is calling on the federal Government to now enact changes to the laws governing the misuse of market power, following the end of...
Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) has released its pre-budget submission, which outlines recommendations to grow the Australian economy and support small businesses across the country.
COSBOA’s pre-budget submission focuses on tax,...
Former ACT chief minister Kate Carnell, who has held the position of CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 2014, has been appointed as Australia’s first Small Business and...
