Why no one wants to start a small business any more

Why no one wants to start a small business any more

Australia’s 2.5 million small businesses are collapsing at a rapid rate – and there are many who say the government is adding to red tape rather than reducing it.

  • byJessica Yun

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Scott Morrison facing censure push as Labor backbenchers speak out

Scott Morrison facing censure push as Labor backbenchers speak out

Labor MPs are demanding Scott Morrison be censured by parliament over his “unprecedented power grab” in the secret ministries affair.

  • byJames Massola
Show won’t go on:Insurance hikes threaten show rides and amusement parks

Show won’t go on:Insurance hikes threaten show rides and amusement parks

An insurance crisis crippling Australia’s amusement and leisure industry could spell the end for iconic city and country agricultural shows.

  • byRob Harris
Spirit of enterprise alive and well despite high failure rate

Spirit of enterprise alive and well despite high failure rate

The odds an Australian start-up launched four years ago is still operating today is almost the same as flipping a coin,and yet business is booming.

  • byJennifer Duke
Former Liberal minister Bruce Billson faces censure over lobbying job

Former Liberal minister Bruce Billson faces censure over lobbying job

A powerful parliamentary committee says Mr Billson failed to uphold or even understand his obligations to avoid perceptions of a conflict of interest.

  • byAdam Gartrell