Major banks put themselves ahead of SA small business, workers and their families

South Australia’s 140,000 small businesses and the workers whose livelihoods depend upon a vibrant small business sector will be the winners from the bank levy Minister for Small Business Martin Hamilton-Smith said the $370 million to be raised by the levy underpins the Future Jobs Fund, as well as the expanded Job Accelerator Grant scheme…

SA industry advocate model setting national standard

South Australia’s procurement policies and laws are setting the standard with key elements likely to be rolled out nationally. Releasing the final report of the Federal Joint Select Committee on Government Procurement, committee chair  Senator Nick Xenophon said a national Industry Advocate  “cast on the highly successful South Australian model is urgently needed’’. The report…