EP#260 ~ BUDGET SPECIAL ~ Unpacking the 2025-26 Federal Budget
| Tuesday April 1Small Biz Matters: People, Policy, Purpose ~ Episode #260
Broadcast date: 1 Apr 2025
Host: Alexi Boyd, Small Business Advocate & Policy Advisor
Guests: Experts and Special Guests live from the Press Gallery, Parliament House
There is not a lot of small businesses that wait with bated breath each budget night for what is in it for them, but there is a handful of experts; peak bodies who meticulously dissect it line by line, looking out for the needs of small businesses.
Each budget night, they are locked with without their devices, crammed into a room which is never big enough, fed with food that is not eaten, handed a stack of budget papers, and then asked to unpack it all in only two hours! It is a remarkable feat and takes the best minds in the country.
At this year’s Budget Night on 25th of Mar 2025, Small Biz Matters was lucky to be in the media lock up, alongside our colleagues from the Community Radio Network.
After the lock up, I spoke to the leading economic, media, advocacy and policy experts in the country (and a handful of special political guests), unpacking the budget from purely a small business perspective.
Gavan Ord, Policy Adviser at CPA Australia kindly joined me in conversation the day after to unpack all the pros and cons and what it means for Australian small businesses and of course the all-important Federal Election on May 5th.
Our expert guests include:
Chris Richardson from Rich Insight
Matthew Addison Chair of Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA)
Michele O’Neil President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions
Innes Willox CEO of Australian Industry Group
Ross Greenwood, Business report with Sky News
Helen McCabe Founder and Managing Director at FW
