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Liberals for Yes members Ross Macdonald, Nicole Lawder, Tom Adam, Elizabeth Lee, Gary Humphries, Kate Carnell and Mark Parton

It’s OK to vote Yes: Meet the Liberals campaigning for the Voice

Liberals For Yes will target “soft No” voters who incline towards conservative or Liberal values but could be persuaded to support the referendum.

  • Jacqueline Maley

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Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell.

Small business groups want HECS-style loans after JobKeeper ends

The Small Business Ombudsman says a proposal to offer HECS-style loans to struggling small businesses after JobKeeper ends will be presented to the government.

  • Jennifer Duke
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg wants to let small businesses struck by the coronavirus-driven recession to be able to trade their way out of insolvency.

Bankruptcy changes to save 2000 businesses

Former Nationals senator John Williams says helping small businesses trade their way out of trouble is better than assets being gobbled up by liquidation fees.

  • Katina Curtis
Melbourne business owner Sia Psicharis has called for beauty salons to be able to open in October.

'Retailers are angry': Businesses mull job losses, financial pain

Melbourne businesses have hit out at the Victorian government's coronavirus recovery plan, accusing it of being incomplete, unrealistic, and potentially devastating.

  • Dominic Powell and Jewel Topsfield
David Silverton, co owner of Portable Partitions Australia, at Balmoral Cellars where a screen has been installed to protect workers from coronavirus

'Let's hope we can learn from all of this': Call to extend red tape cuts

Fears cuts to red tape for businesses in response to the coronavirus pandemic will only be temporary.

  • Cara Waters
Averil Berryman walks through the ruins of her business in Mogo’s Main Street that was destroyed by the fire that swept through the town.

Small businesses in bushfire zones want cash to pay staff wages

Small businesses in bushfire-devastated regions want the federal government to help them pay the wages of staff who aren't working because of the fires.

  • David Crowe and Nick Bonyhady
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has called on ASIC to tell banks to waiver responsible lending standards for small businesses.

Small business lending likely to loosen up

A push by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to waive responsible lending standards for small business operators may end the credit squeeze on the sector.

  • Cara Waters
Small and medium sized businesses are nervous about the economy.

Half of small business owners earn less than minimum wage, report finds

More than half of small business owners have a taxable income less than the minimum wage according to new figures, but Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan isn't convinced.

  • Cara Waters
Chris Jordan speaks at the COSBOA National Small Business Summit.

Tax office keen to step away from 'problematic area' of R&D claims

ATO boss Chris Jordan says there is a "structural problem" with the process for research and development claims.

  • Cara Waters
Franchise Council chief executive Mary Aldred raised concerns about the issues paper.

'A punitive cost': Franchisors' concern at bid to reform sector

Franchisors warn the government's proposed reforms to the franchising sector will hit "Mum and Dad' business owners.

  • Cara Waters

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