The Australian Government is calling for tender applications from organisations wanting to become a Service Provider for the Green Army Programme. Service Providers will have the opportunity to make a real difference by helping to deliver environmental projects in communities and providing training and skills to young Australians right across the country. The Green Army…
The need to establish the Fair Work Ombudsman’s Small Business Helpline, promised by the Coalition at the last election, has been vindicated by the 50,000 calls received so far today. The Helpline, launched in December last year, was foreshadowed in the Coalition’s Policy to Improve the Fair Work Laws. Minister for Employment Senator Eric Abetz…
Farm businesses receiving a Farm Finance Concessional Loan will be able to apply for Drought Concessional Loans, and can already apply for income support if needed. Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, said any farm business that received a Farm Finance Concessional Loan would be able to apply for a Drought Concessional Loan when they became…
Kevin spoke about the benefits to small businesses in Page and our local university from the repeal of about 10,000 unnecessary pieces of legislation, which was debated in Parliament today.
The Coalition Government is working to build a stronger more prosperous economy with more jobs by making it easier for small businesses in Page to hire new employees with the release of a new employment guide. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the guide was the latest measure in a suite aimed at assisting…
FARMERS in Page will tomorrow have the opportunity to have their say on how Australia can build an agricultural sector that grows and delivers greater return to our nation and the farm gate. Federal member of Page Kevin Hogan said the national taskforce charged with developing the Government’s White Paper on Agricultural Competitiveness will hold…
Kevin Hogan today used a parliamentary debate on this year’s G20 meeting in Brisbane to urge businesses in Page to leverage off the international event.
The NBN Co will spend more than $34 million to give customers on its satellite service access to adequate broadband speeds and provide new satellite services for up to 9,000 additional households, farms and small businesses across Australia. The National Broadband Network Interim Satellite Service (ISS), created at an initial cost of $351 million, has…
Today the Government introduced legislation and tabled documents to repeal over 10,000 unnecessary and counter-productive pieces of legislation and regulations. More than 50,000 pages of unnecessary and costly legislation and regulations that are a dead weight on Australian businesses, community groups and households will be removed, Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said. “This will…
The Federal Government has moved to help small and medium-sized businesses in Page reach their export potential with a $50 million boost to the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme. Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Government was also seeking to enhance the way the EMDG scheme is administered after it was cut…