The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) and CommBank have released the 2025 Small Business Perspectives Report, drawing on the voices and experiences of more than 800 small business owners across Australia, revealing that while small business owners remain determined and optimistic about the future, their capacity to absorb ongoing economic and regulatory pressures is being tested like never before. 

The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) says the surge in unfair dismissal claims underscores how Australia’s workplace system has become unsustainable for small employers, and that modernising the definition of a small business is a critical part of the solution.

The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) has condemned proposed changes to the NSW Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2025, warning that the reforms represent a dangerous expansion of red tape and unnecessary complexity for business.

The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) is calling on the Federal Government to adopt a more realistic approach to implementing Payday Super, warning that the current timeline and compliance design risk overwhelming small businesses and undermining the intent of the reform.

The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) and Family Business Association (FBA) have welcomed the Government’s revised Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions policy, calling it a major win for small and family businesses following more than a year of advocacy from both organisations.

The recent Federal Court ruling in the Woolworths Group Ltd v Fair Work Ombudsman case has created an impossible payroll burden for small businesses. For small businesses – without payroll departments, HR teams or lawyers – the ruling is unworkable. Take action to fix the new payroll burden – write to the Minister today.