Australia’s inaugural Jobs and Skills Summit will explore ways to develop a highly skilled inclusive workforce that can take advantage of emerging technologies like renewables, digitisation and advanced manufacturing....
The former Coalition government has been accused of hiding a $1 billion cost blow-out in its modernising business registers program, which is now expected to cost up to $1.5...
The new Labor government has moved to lower the cost of electric vehicles on the first day of Parliament, sending an “unmistakable signal’ about its intent towards the technology,...
Around 100 leaders from unions, employers, civil society and governments will meet in Canberra in early September to address the economic challenges facing Australia, in the first major step...
Labor will cut just under $200 million from the Entrepreneurs’ Programme – about 75 per cent of the program’s funding – if it wins this weekend’s election, and will...
The Thodey review of the public service has been a “missed opportunity” so far, and a Labor government would “pick up and run” with its reform agenda, Shadow Treasurer...
Labor says it will support the $1 billion in tax incentives targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) unveiled in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s March federal Budget that aim to...
Significant reforms to Australia’s foreign investment framework have sailed through parliament with bipartisan support, despite concerns from Labor and the tech sector that they will act as a disincentive...
For most of this year, the federal government has been stuck between a rock and a News Corp after announcing plans to force Facebook and Google to pay for...