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Australia produces a lot of food. We are a unique market in that we cannot consume everything that we produce – we must export.

Once upon a time, certainly in living memory, Australia had a thriving and diverse manufacturing sector.

The Life Sciences sector has never been more important or more in the public eye.

Modern Australia has a vibrant knowledge economy. Highly skilled lawyers, accountants, engineers, architects, consultants and business managers contribute not only to our own economy but to the global one as well.

Has the digital economy been left to sort itself out? Yes. It’s unquestionably a sector the Government understands the value of, but didn’t know how to treat.

Largely left to operate on its own, the resources sector has been a stalwart of the Australian economy.

The economic health of the retail sector isn’t something that the Government can directly influence.

The healthcare system in Australia is not without its challenges.

The education sector has experienced a tumultuous few years.

The last few years have by and large been spent tightening the taxation screws on property investors in an attempt to deal with the housing affordability issue – but it has been a blanket approach.

Circumstances regularly arise whereby a business’ legal structure is no longer appropriate or beneficial for the business.

On 10 September, it was announced that the Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) scheme will be reoriented from its current reimbursement model to an upfront grant agreement payable to eligible recipients over multi-year grants from 1 July 2021.