Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the returning Government’s new Ministry with the Hon Dr Anne Aly appointed to Cabinet as the Minister for Small Business.
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has welcomed Dr Aly to the small business portfolio and the important retention of the Minister for Small Business as a Cabinet-level appointment.
“I congratulate Dr Anne Aly on her appointment as the Cabinet Minister for Small Business and look forward to working with her on the implementation of the Government’s small business election commitments”, Mr Billson said.
“There are many opportunities to further support small and family business at a time when many are reporting really challenging trading conditions, and I look forward to collaborating with Minister Aly and her colleagues to progress initiatives to ‘energise enterprise’.
“I also congratulate former Small Business Minister the Hon Julie Collins on her reappointment to serve as a Cabinet Minister in the important agriculture portfolio when many farming enterprises are small and family businesses. The small business community and I thank Minister Collins for her encouragement, support and interest in small and family businesses over the last three (3) years as our Minister.
“My congratulations also go to the new Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Dr Daniel Mulino on his appointment and for the significant influence this role has on the taxation, regulatory and operating environment that is so important to small and family businesses. I enjoyed a good working relationship with Dr Mulino’s predecessor, the Hon Stephen Jones and his office, and look forward to establishing a similar strong collaborative relationship with Dr Mulino and his office.
“As greater attention is given to lifting productivity and improving the supportiveness of the economic environment within which enterprising women and men consider forming, growing, investing in their business and taking risks to create economic and employment opportunities, I look forward to continuing to work well, cooperatively and with purpose with Dr Andrew Leigh in his Assistant Minister role, which now has an added productivity focus”, Mr Billson said.