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Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, played the political magician last night by pulling some surprising economic and political rabbits out of the hat, but there's still no talk of feeding our starved infrastructure any time soon. If anyone was wondering ...

Party like it's 1983

... may have had personal super contributions going back to the 1970s. They are typically employees of large firms or small business owners. "In fact, it was not uncommon for people starting businesses to commence a self employed or personal superannuation ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... suggest that most of the steam has been taken out of that market as consumers face higher interest rate regimes. The Small Business Survey undertaken by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and St.George Bank showed that business conditions ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
... still has the majority of workers in it. In an effort to reduce the complications of administrative procedures for small business the Federal government has announced changes worth about $150 million that will allow small businesses with turnover of ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
The International Monetary Fund has revised up its growth forecasts for the Australian economy to 3 per cent in 2006 and 3.5 per cent in 2007 and has warned that the commodity price boom is likely to put upward pressure on inflation and therefore interest ...

Asteron ramps up insurance and income protection

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
... life insurance and income protection offerings to try to remedy a significant shortfall in income protection for small business owners and self-employed workers. The move is in response to research conducted by Rice Walker Actuaries who estimated that ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
... cent to $12.5 billion and those of copper rose 79 per cent to $5.5 billion. About 13 per cent of companies are small business exporters whose main destination is New Zealand with a 40 per cent share followed by the UK on 29 per cent, the US on 27 per ...

Increasing SG will cost 57,000 jobs: ACCI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has finally broken its silence regarding all the proposals to increase SG above 9 per cent, saying it will cost tens of thousands of jobs. The ACCI has, however, come out fighting now. "Reckless ...

More super incentives from the Treasurer

... $150,000., On top of the annual cap, individuals can still contribute a lifetime limit of $1 million from the sale of small business assets which have been held for 15 years, and any pay received for injuries that result in permanent disablement., The ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... years. Recent data shows 4.1 per cent wages growth and that the biggest increases are for blue collar workers. NSW Small Business Minister David Campbell has foreshadowed a review of red tape faced by small business including laws affecting 22,000 producers ...