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Julie Collins 2024
The Hon Julie Collins MP
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Minister for Small Business
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Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Minister for Small Business
The Hon Julie Collins MP
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Minister for Small Business
29 July 2024 – 13 May 2025
The Hon Julie Collins MP served as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and Minister for Small Business from 29 July 2024 to 13 May 2025.
Prior to this, from 1 June 2022 to 29 July 2024, she served as Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness, Minister for Small Business .
Albanese Labor Government backing small businesses
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Small business is the engine room of the Australian economy, and the Albanese Labor Government is backing the sector by extending energy bill relief to help reduce cost pressures.
Around one million eligible small businesses will receive extra rebates of $150 until the end of 2025, which brings total energy bill relief up to $800 since 2022–23.
Cracking down on the supermarkets to get a better deal for Australians
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The Albanese Labor Government has today released the report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) inquiry into supermarket pricing and competition.
New Statement of Expectations supporting better payment times for small businesses
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The Albanese Labor Government is releasing a new Statement of Expectations for the Payment Times Reporting Regulator to support improved payment times for small businesses.
This new Statement sets expectations for the Regulator to foster a culture of prompt payment times by increasing the visibility and accessibility of payment times data.
Albanese Labor Government taking further action to support the franchising sector
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The Albanese Labor Government will strengthen the enforcement of the Franchising Code of Conduct and extend protections from Unfair Contract Terms and Unfair Trading Practices to all businesses regulated under the Code, including automotive dealerships.
New government action to help tradies get paid on time and in full
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The Albanese Labor Government is taking further action to help ensure tradies and subcontractors in the construction industry are paid on time and in full.
Our immediate actions are:
Albanese Labor Government to extend unfair trading practice protections to small businesses
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The Albanese Government will extend a crackdown on Unfair Trading Practices to small businesses after last year’s commitment to protect consumers.
We heard during consultation on protecting consumers from Unfair Trading Practices that it is important to also extend protections to small businesses, who face power imbalances when dealing with larger businesses.
Albanese Labor Government backing low-cost legal advice for small businesses
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The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to level the playing field for small businesses by investing $2.6 million to expand the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman’s (ASBFEO) dispute resolution service, with ongoing funding secured to ensure the service continues into the future.