21/05/2026
Imagine building a business in Australia today…
You take all the risk.
You sign the loans.
You employ the staff.
You invest in growing your skills.
You carry the stress.
You work the weekends.
You miss time with your family.
You survive rising wages, insurance, super, interest rates and supplier increases.
Then just as you finally start getting ahead…
The Government decides they deserve almost half.
At the same time, Australians are being told changes to Capital Gains Tax are “necessary”…
Including changes that could seriously impact business owners planning to eventually sell the business they spent decades building.
Yet millions of taxpayer dollars are being handed to international investors to reduce THEIR red tape, so they can invest in Australia (yes, you read that correctly).
And somehow, $5.3 million of taxpayer money ends up going to the CFMEU.
Meanwhile, small business owners get:
✅ More compliance
✅ More reporting
✅ More paperwork
✅ More payroll pressure
✅ More red tape
And from 1 July 2026, lawyers, accountants, conveyancers, real estate agents, bookkeepers, and trust/company service providers get the privilege of implementing new Anti-Money Laundering legislation too.
More identity checks.
More administration.
More government process.
Because clearly businesses weren’t already stretched enough.
The frustrating part?
The politicians making these decisions have never built a business themselves….
Never worried about making payroll.
Never risked their house.
Never managed cashflow during tough months.
Never taken a risk on backing themselves.
And judging by many of the policies being rolled out lately, there’s little evidence some truly understand trusts, small business structures, how Australian entrepreneurs operate, or even the difference between gross and net expenditure.
Small and medium businesses are the backbone of the Australian economy.
They employ over 8.5 million Australians.
They create opportunities.
They take the risks others won’t.
And despite all the pressure, Australian business owners still keep showing up every day, backing themselves, employing people, supporting communities and building something bigger than themselves.
Imagine what small and medium business could achieve if governments actually backed us too.
