Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood said the government’s push to subsidise manufacturing risks creating businesses that rely on handouts. And her predecessors agree.
Despite the government’s $1 billion announcement this week,Australian solar manufacturing could disappear as several companies said they have already been approached to move offshore.
A change in the definition of Coffs Harbour will cost NSW millions and other states win or lose on similar technicalities. These are the mysteries of the GST allocation system.
Every Australian’s life is affected by how the GST is allocated. But the latest carve-up of cash shows the entire system is broken and needs fixing now.
Labor gave each of its 93 candidates $400,000 to allocate to local community organisations. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were promised to projects with direct links to some MPs and candidates.
Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art has appealed for a government funding boost as it contemplates bringing back public admission fees.
Australian companies are shrinking or stagnating when they try to join the ranks of the nation’s biggest employers,spurring the federal government to help them commercialise ideas.
Thomson was due to face a hearing on the charges but instead admitted to misusing $25,000 received in business relief payments during the pandemic.
The Minns government review of the two-decades-old ClubsGRANTS scheme will consider which community programs actually provide any benefits.
Where does the NSW government get its revenue? And how exactly is it dished out?
The NSW Labor administration may be buying time with a raft of reviews launched since the election,but government inquiries have a chequered history.