The Australian Federal Budget for 2026-27 will be handed down in May 2026, the first budget since Labor's re-election in 2025.
Today’s business leaders navigating Australia’s M&A landscape need to look beyond short‑term performance and financial metrics alone. What matters most to investors is a strong, scalable and defensible business, particularly in an environment shaped by geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Increasingly, ESG and sustainability considerations are not add‑ons, but core to business strategy and long‑term value creation.
The Full Federal Court confirms that owner and beneficiary benefits in family businesses are not automatically subject to FBT, reinforcing the meaning of “in respect of employment” and providing guidance ahead of the 2026 FBT season.
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.
The Government has delivered a once in a lifetime Federal Budget in response to COVID-19.
Small businesses in Sydney recently out of lockdown may now have access to toll rebates and discounted licensing fees.
Further to our article regarding the Treasurer’s announcement on 9 September 2020, the Queensland Government yesterday released administrative guidelines for introducing a duty exemption for some small business restructures in the form of Public Ruling DA000.16.1.