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Labor to reintroduce independent truckies destruction law. We oppose
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
We’re really worried about one aspect of a Shorten Labor government. Bill Shorten plans to bring back trucking laws that will destroy the businesses of around 50,000 independent truck drivers across Australia. If they can attack the legitimate small businesses of one group of self-employed people, we have to ask, where will Labor stop?..... MoreMorrison and Shorten both committed to ATO reform on small business treatment
Monday, May 13, 2019
The pressing need for reform of the ATO has not gone unnoticed. Both the Coalition and the ALP have recognised the need for substantial and long-lasting change and both have stated their intent to maintain the Small Business Tax Tribunal. We congratulate both the Coalition and Labor"... MoreComparing Shorten’s taxes on small business people with Morrison’s
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Our tax calculator released last week shows that if you earn more than $38,000 a year you will normally pay more tax under a Shorten Labor government than under a Morrison Coalition government. Today we compare Labor’s small business tax policies with those of the Coalition and discuss them. Overall, small business people will pay more tax under Labor than the Coalition..... MoreCalculator: How much extra tax will you personally pay under Shorten compared with Morrison?
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Labor leader Bill Shorten has been totally honest that, under a government he leads, taxes will be higher than under a Morrison Coalition government. What is unclear is who will pay the higher taxes and how much. We’ve put together a calculator that gives a guiding answer to that question.... MoreMore SEA News...
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Election 2019
An assessment comparing the Morrison Coalition
with Shorten Labor
We’re looking for
Fair Tax – Fair Tax Administration – Fair Contracts – Fair Go for self-employed small business people
We’re comparing key small business policy positions of Labor and the Coalition and giving each a score.
We’re progressively releasing our assessments during the election campaign.
(Note: Party scores range from +5 to -5)
(Note: Party scores range from +5 to -5)
| Election Issue |
 Coalition Policy |
 Labor
Policy |
LNP Score |
ALP Score |
| Tax Take – How much tax you pay |
Implementing tax cuts See comparison |
Promising higher taxes See comparison |
You decide |
You decide |
| Small business tax take |
Status quo See explanation |
Major tax increases See explanation |
+3 | -4 |
| Small business tax tribunal |
Initiated small business tax tribunal See explanation |
Supported small business tax tribunal See explanation |
+4 | +3 |
| Fair Contracts – Reforming |
Committed to major beefing up of the laws See explanation |
Committed to major beefing up of the laws See explanation |
+5 | +5 |
| Owner-drivers |
Defend owner-drivers See explanation |
Reintroduce anti-owner-driver laws See explanation |
+5 | -4 |
| Election comment authorised by Ken Phillips, Melbourne |
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Self-employment challenges managerial orthodoxy
The supposed ‘rise’ of the ‘gig’ economy is causing much debate on whether its impacts are good or evil for society. But that debate is not new. In 2005, SEA's Executive Director, Ken Phillips, published his challenging book, Independence and the Death of Employment, in which he examined the fundamental changes that were occurring, even then, in the way we work and how notions about independence and the role of the commercial contract were fundamental to them. The Introduction to the book is available here. Recent arguments about the ‘gig’ economy have refired that debate.
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