The Coalition will reintroduce the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), to restore the rule of law in the construction industry. The construction industry employs more than 1 million Australians, in around 340,000 (predominantly small) businesses. Unfortunately, bullying, intimidation and lawlessness are rife. As at March 2016, there were over 100 officials of the Construction...

Australia’s export trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea – three of our four largest export markets – will set Australia up for the long term. These agreements will grow our economy, create jobs and benefit consumers. Independent economic modelling has found that together these three free trade agreements will, over the next two...

The Coalition is investing $1.1 billion to incentivise innovation and entrepreneurship and help bring more great Australian ideas to market, by: Providing tax incentives to encourage investment in innovative start-ups so they can survive and thrive; Attracting more venture capital investment into high potential start-ups; Making it easier for aspiring entrepreneurs to access crowd-sourced equity...

We have restored the integrity of Australia’s borders and have stopped the deaths at sea. The Coalition removed all children who arrived by boat from detention in Australia. In contrast, Labor detained more than 8,500 children over six years. Stopping the boats has also enabled the Government to close 17 detention centres saving the Budget...

Small and medium businesses are driving jobs growth in Australia and must continue to do so. That is why last year, we announced: A 1.5 percentage point tax cut for incorporated small businesses with a turnover of less than $2 million per year; A 5% tax discount for unincorporated small businesses; Immediate tax deductions for...