Business

Josh Frydenberg
Business

Government freezes ASIC financial adviser levy, launches review

Financial advisers will see their ASIC levies wound back by nearly $2,000 to 2018–19 levels as the government commits...
31 August 2021 • By John Buckley

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Treasury Andrew Leigh
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$13bn in JobKeeper pocketed by profitable businesses

The amount of JobKeeper payments made to profitable firms has now surpassed $13 billion, as the Senate closes in on an...
30 August 2021 • By John Buckley
ACTU president Michele O’Neil
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Ongoing job losses spur renewed calls for national wage subsidy

Industry leaders have renewed calls for the introduction of a federal wage subsidy, as support schemes across the...
30 August 2021 • By John Buckley
Asparq chief executive Scott Phillips
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Asparq makes double swoop for accounting, insurance firms

The boutique advisory firm has moved to increase its presence in Victoria by acquiring a Melbourne accounting firm and...
30 August 2021 • By John Buckley
Federal government under fire for patchwork support to lockdown-ravaged businesses
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Federal government under fire for patchwork support to lockdown-ravaged...

Frustration is brewing at the inequality and complexity of myriad business support programs among states and...
27 August 2021 • By Jotham Lian
Josh Frydenberg
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Frydenberg launches JobKeeper gag order to block transparency move

The Treasurer has mounted a last-ditch effort to block a Senate order that would have required the Tax Commissioner to...
27 August 2021 • By John Buckley
JobSaver eligibility clarified to include regional lockdowns
Business

JobSaver eligibility clarified to include regional lockdowns

Businesses impacted by delayed lockdowns in regional New South Wales will now be eligible for JobSaver, after the...
27 August 2021 • By John Buckley
Joseph Lyons
Business

Small businesses winded by lockdown restrictions

New data shows Australia’s road to economic recovery hit a major bump in July, as small businesses recorded their...
27 August 2021 • By John Buckley