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Australian small business owner under financial pressure

Economy

The impact on small business: rising costs, growing pressure, and a government not listening

Payday super, wage obligations, compliance demands — the policies adding financial strain to 2.4 million businesses already grappling with higher operating costs and economic uncertainty.

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Small Business

The small business tax burden is growing — and most owners don't know why

A breakdown of the compliance costs, payroll tax thresholds, and GST obligations quietly squeezing Australian small businesses into the ground.

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Housing

Why housing affordability keeps getting worse — and what policy can actually fix it

Supply constraints, negative gearing, and the limits of state-level planning reform.

Economy

Real wages are still below 2020 levels. Here is what the data shows.

Nominal wage growth has not kept pace with inflation for most Australian workers.

Immigration

Record immigration and the housing crisis: the numbers Labor won't discuss

Net overseas migration hit 518,000 in 2023. Rental vacancy rates are at historic lows. The connection is not complicated.

Small Business

Red tape is killing small business: the compliance burden by the numbers

Australian small businesses spend an average of 12 hours per week on regulatory compliance. That is time not spent serving customers.

Economy

Energy prices under Labor: a timeline of broken promises

From the 2022 election pledge to cut bills by $275 to today's record household energy costs — a documented account.

Government

The accountability gap: how Labor avoids scrutiny on economic policy

Senate estimates, freedom of information delays, and the pattern of non-answers that has defined this government's approach to transparency.

Housing

Super for housing: the policy Labor blocked and why it mattered

First home buyers locked out of the market while their own retirement savings sit untouched. The case for reform the government rejected.

Accountability

The questions Labor won't answer: Senate estimates and national security

Senator James Paterson's questioning exposed serious inconsistencies in the government's account of its national security decisions. Here is what was asked — and what was denied.

Employment

Young Australians are being left behind: youth unemployment and visa rorts

Entry-level jobs that once gave young Australians their first foothold are disappearing. Temporary visa programs designed to fill genuine skill gaps are being used to bypass local hiring.

Cost of Living

Retirees squeezed: the private health rebate cut and the cost of living crisis

Part-pensioners on superannuation are being hit from every direction — rising insurance, groceries, energy, and now the removal of the private health insurance rebate. This is what that means.

Land Rights

Your land, their permission: the freehold land legislation that slipped through

Before Bondi dominated the news cycle, Labor quietly passed legislation restricting what landowners can do on their own freehold property. Farmers and rural landowners are only now realising what changed.

Employment

Work, incentives, and the cost of employing Australians: a conversation we need to have

Employers and farmers across regional Australia are raising a difficult point: our national settings around work, welfare, and employment may be making it too expensive to hire locally — and too easy to opt out.

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What we cover

The issues Labor hopes you stop thinking about

  • Cost of living — Real prices, real data — not government spin.
  • Small business — Tax burden, red tape, and the compliance trap.
  • Housing crisis — Supply, immigration, and the policy failures.
  • Government accountability — What they said vs. what they did.

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