Friday, 19 September 2025

Shadow Minister for Small Business, Industrial Relations and Employment Tim Wilson MP has celebrated Australia’s family business leaders on Family Business Day, and their vital role in creating jobs and community life.

“Australia’s business leaders have always come from business built and owned by families, because they’re the ones with the capacity and the will to put their own interests on the line for others - and this family business day we should recognise that”, Mr Wilson said.

“Wealth might bedazzle, sitting atop a listed corporate structure might give status, but real business leadership consistently comes from family and small businesses who have built success from the ground up”.

“Family businesses are the beating heart of our suburbs, regions and centres. They take risks, back their staff, sponsor the local footy team and keep money flowing through our communities. Today is about saying thank you—and backing them to grow.”

Mr Wilson said Australia’s economic future depended on policies that restore confidence, reward effort and make it easier to employ.

“If you want higher wages, more secure jobs and thriving towns and cities, you start by backing small and family business. That means simpler rules, faster approvals, fair payment times and energy costs that don’t crush them.”

“We need a workplace relations system that is simple, fair and promotes partnerships between employees and employers. This goes for a café with six staff just as much as a company with six hundred. Every hour a family business spends on red tape is an hour not spent serving customers, training staff or creating new opportunities.”

“Family businesses deserve hope for a better future,” Mr Wilson said. “My message today is simple: thank you for everything you do—and we’re on your side.”

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