Tag: Eric Abetz

Senator Eric Abetz has recommended the federal government return small business to the cabinet and place the portfolio in the hands of Liberals. In an address to the Young Liberal Federal Convention, last weekend, the former minister warned that “too much red tape, too much taxation and oppressive regulations” barred small businesses from fulfilling their […]

Employment Minister Eric Abetz has acknowledged the government’s plan to force job seekers to apply for 40 jobs a month will impose a “real cost” on small businesses. Senator Abetz gave the strongest indication yet that the government will water down its widely criticised proposal which would also require job seekers under 30 to conduct […]