Julie Collins 2022

Draft legislation released today will introduce two tax incentives that support small businesses to train and upskill employees, and improve their digital and tech capacity.

The legislation released for public consultation will introduce the productivity measures that were included in the March 2022 Budget but have not been legislated.

LAURA JAYES:

Let’s go live now to the Minister for Small Business, Julie Collins. Julie Collins, we just heard there, there’s some vague detail around what this new agreement would look like. Why would employees in small businesses necessarily be better off, given what we’ve heard?

JULIE COLLINS:

Small businesses looking to compete in an increasingly online world can soon take advantage of additional support announced today by the Minister for Small Business Julie Collins.

The ability to operate online is essential for small businesses in a post‑lockdown economy, where more Australians are turning to the convenience and safety of shopping from home.

The Minister for Small Business, Julie Collins MP, will host a series of roundtables with small business leaders this week to discuss Australia’s economic and employment challenges.

These roundtables will ensure Australia’s small businesses are at the centre of the conversation at the upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit.

ALLISON LANGDON:

Four families, four states, but one story. And for more, we're joined by Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Julie Collins, in Canberra. Minister, “un‑Australian” - that was one word that some of those families called it. What do you have to say to them?

JULIE COLLINS:

The Albanese Government is committed to saving Australian businesses time and money and is encouraging them to participate in eInvoicing Week, which kicks off today.

The cleaning companies were multi‑billion‑dollar firms, but most of their customers were small businesses. So the big firms wrote contracts that allowed them to increase their prices. To make things worse, the contract said that if the small businesses didn’t like the price rises, they had to pay huge penalties to cancel the contract.

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Housing and a sense of home is a basic human need, and housing is fundamental to the wellbeing of all Australians.

PATRICIA KARVELAS: