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Business support for Federal Government now negative; lowest under Turnbull

Support for the Federal Government among small and medium businesses (SMBs) has fallen into negative territory and to the lowest level since Malcolm Turnbull took over as Prime Minister, according

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01 May 2017

Australian business confidence surges to highest level in 6 ½ years

Small and medium business (SMB) confidence is now sitting at its highest level since March 2010, following an eight point rise to +46 on a net basis, according to the

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19 Jan 2017

Business confidence drops but 12 month economic outlook improves

Confidence among small and medium businesses dropped this quarter, rebalancing from a five year high last quarter to register a net balance score of +38 (previously +44) according to the

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14 Oct 2016

Australian business confidence jumps to highest level in over five years

Business confidence rose by nine points this quarter, to now sit at the highest level in more than five years among Australia’s small and medium businesses (SMBs), according to the

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29 Jul 2016

87 percent of businesses think economy is slowing or standing still

Eighty-seven percent of Australia’s small and medium businesses now think the economy is either slowing (35%) or standing still (52%), while only 13 percent think it is growing, according to the

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08 Apr 2016

Business confidence jumps to highest level in almost five years

Business confidence has jumped to its highest level since March 2011, registering a net balance of +39, according to the latest Sensis Business Index (SBI) survey. The survey shows more

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25 Jan 2016

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