May 17, 2011 | Media Releases
Today’s release of the ACCI Small Business Survey (May 2011) confirms the Gillard Government’s ongoing neglect continues to stifle recovery and growth in the small business community. While there are slight improvements for large businesses, small business conditions...
Apr 8, 2011 | Media Releases
In answers to questions on notice received today (Economics Committee AET 34), Treasury has confirmed that the Labor Government refused to consider the impact of its proposed increased in the compulsory superannuation levy on small business employment. Treasury...
Apr 5, 2011 | Media Releases
The Dun & Bradstreet National Expectations Survey released earlier today illustrates just how little confidence business, particularly small business, has in the Gillard Government. “Labor’s broken promise on the carbon tax and the chaos and division in Labor’s...
Feb 23, 2011 | Media Releases
Nick Sherry confirmed in Senate Estimates today that he did indeed have secret meetings with trade unions that he had previously denied only four months ago. “It took 20 minutes of obfuscation and denials before Senator Sherry confirmed that a secret meeting with...
Jan 27, 2011 | Media, Media Releases
Thousands of employees, small business persons and farmers who lost income as a result of the floods may be subject to Julia Gillard’s Flood Tax. “Julia Gillard must guarantee that the tens of thousands of employees, small business persons and farmers who are...
Jan 25, 2011 | Media Releases
News today that small businesses in Queensland are being blocked from accessing recovery is extremely disappointing. While the Government uses varying definitions of a small business across its own operations, from the Australian Tax Office to Fair Work Australia, it...
