Tuesday 31 March 2015: DAVID SPEERS: I want to return to this competition review that has been released this afternoon. We have just been talking to the Chair of that review process, Professor Ian Harper. I want to bring in now the Small Business Minister, Bruce Billson for some initial reaction to this. Thank you…
Tuesday 31 March 2015: Joint press conference with Professor Ian Harper. MINISTER BILLSON: Ladies and gentlemen thank you for joining us today on a very important occasion. It represents the completion of a Coalition election commitment to activate an objective, evidence based examination of our competition policy, our competition laws and institutional framework. And frankly…
Tuesday 31 March 2015: The Government has today received the Competition Policy Review final report. This report to Government is the first comprehensive assessment of Australia’s competition policies, laws and institutions in more than 20 years. The independent review was undertaken by a panel led by Professor Ian Harper. The completion of this review delivers…
Tuesday 31 March 2015: GARY ADSHEAD: Now it’s time to hear from the Federal Minister who has received a review; it’s looking at the whole issues of competitiveness in Australia through the Economic Regulation Authority… I think, I might be corrected on that as I talk to Bruce Billson the Small Business Minister. Now g’day…
Sunday 29 March 2015: ROSS GREENWOOD: There is going to be two key pieces of information that will come out this week. One of which is the Tax White Paper that comes out tomorrow. And that has big implications not only for individuals but also for business. And on top of that also, and this…
Wednesday 25 March 2015: Today the Abbott Government takes yet another step to energise enterprise, to boost our start-up sector and ensure our best talent and ideas stay on our shores. This morning I introduced the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Employee Share Schemes) Bill 2015 into the House. The Bill improves and streamlines the…
Tuesday 24 March 2015: Subjects: Polls, S.A Penalty rates, small business company tax cut, Prime Minister’s travel KIERAN GILBERT: Now on the programme, the Small Business Minister Bruce Billson. Must be encouraging to see those numbers? MINISTER BILLSON: Encouraging, but it just shows there is no substitute for focussing on the work of governing well,…
Tuesday 24 March 2015: JAMES GLENDAY: I’m joined in the studio now by the Federal Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson. Minister welcome. MINISTER BILLSON: Thank you for having me. JAMES GLENDAY: If I can start off – Would you like to see penalty rates cut on Saturday and Sundays across the country? MINISTER BILLSON:…
Joint Media Release with the Prime Minister. Friday 20 March 2015: The Commonwealth Government is delivering its commitment to give Australian small businesses a ‘fair go’ by extending the unfair contract protections currently available to consumers to cover the small business sector. Small business is the engine room of Australia’s economic future. We want to…
Thursday 19 March 2015: Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb said today that China continues to be the leading market for Australian services exports and was worth $7.5 billion in 2013-2014. I agree with Minister Robb’s assessment that this figure will only increase as businesses capitalise on opportunities created through our recently concluded China…