Small Business Does Two Years of Hard Labor

Figures released by the ABS today (cat. 8165.0) have confirmed Labor’s sustained attack on the small business sector is taking its toll on small business numbers and people in Australia. In a period dominated by the Labor Government (June 2007- June 2009), the...

Scott Ryan Welcomes New Role

Victorian Senator Scott Ryan has expressed his pleasure and excitement at being appointed to the role of Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition. “Small business is the engine room of the Australian economy, underpinning growth and...

Foil insulation headed for landfill?

The Rudd Government has been unable to shed light on basic details of its commitment to remove foil insulation from more than 50,000 homes, Coalition Senators Simon Birmingham and Scott Ryan said today. The failure on detail comes a day after the foil removal, or...

Minister Must Come Clean

The Minister for Employment Participation and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery, Senator Arbib, today failed to put to bed serious questions about preferential funding of Labor-held electorates through the so-called Building the...