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Luke Achterstraat

April

Business leaders will be pressing both the Treasurer and Shadow Treasurer for their perspectives on solving the big economic challenges.

When business loses, Australia loses bigger

What the business community hopes to see more than anything is a debate based on policies that support growth, are evidence-based and provide real solutions.

June 2024

Why we need to get behind small business

The true backbone of Australia’s entrepreneurial spirit and innovation lies within its small business sector, not just the tech giants.

January 2024

Small businesses face complex new challenges this year.

Five big tests for small businesses in 2024

Cash flow, new IR rules, and the threat of cybercrime are making life for small enterprises even more precarious.

December 2023

 Over 1.1 million self-employed Australians such as builders, tilers, scaffolders and architects face losing their right to be their own boss.

Senate horse-trading sends small business the bill for workplace complexity

The IR changes – and the opaque way changes have been prosecuted – run roughshod over the government’s commitment to make life easier for small business.

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