Wage help for the young. Bosses who give a job to an unemployed young person will receive a wage subsidy from the government under a measure to help bring down the jobless rate.
Record investment heralds resources resurgence. New data has confirmed WA’s resources sector is enjoying a genuine resurgence with investment rising for the first time since the mining boom of nearly a decade ago.
Lifeline for struggling businesses. Small businesses at risk of collapse will be thrown a lifeline in the federal budget via new rules that will enable them to trade while insolvent.
Premier hits back with his own defamation action. Mark McGowan is attempting to turn the tables on Clive Palmer in the courts by suing the Queensland billionaire for defamation.
