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Treasurer Frydenberg to announce $520 million fund for small businesses investmnt

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Treasurer Frydenberg to announce $520 million fund for small businesses investmntThe new fund will put up 10% to 40% of capital investments by businesses. Shutterstock

A new fund to provide small businesses with an alternative source of financing will be set up with a A$100 million contribution from the government.

The fund will have an initial investment capacity of more than $500 million, with the aim of that growing to $1...

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Kevin Rudd urges Australia to reduce its economic dependence on China

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Kevin Rudd has warned Australia is too “China dependent” in economic terms, and must diversify its international economic engagement.

Setting out principles he believes should govern the way forward in dealing with China, the former prime minister said for too long Australia had been “complacent in anticipating and responding to...

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Scott Morrison stands by energy minister Angus Taylor, who faces police probe

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Scott Morrison has resisted calls for Angus Taylor to stand aside while NSW Police investigate an allegedly doctored document the energy minister used in making false claims about Sydney City Council’s travel costs.

The long-simmering affair re-ignited on Tuesday when the NSW Police said it was “in the early stages of investigating...

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Researchers allege native logging breaches that threaten the water we drink

  • Written by: David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
Researchers allege native logging breaches that threaten the water we drinkResearchers have uncovered what appears to be widespread logging of steep slopes in Victoria, which has the potential to damage critical water supplies.Chris Taylor, Author provided

The Victorian government’s logging business is cutting native forests on steep slopes, in an apparent rule breach that threatens water supplies to Melbourne and...

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