At first glance the rise of Julia Gillard to the top job looks like a great opportunity. Firstly she said I am inclusive, collaborative and consultative. She also told us the election will be held this year. I would like to think there will be policy changes and that Ms Gillard, her cabinet and their advisors will seek input from the relevant Associations and small business people in Australia.
Unfortunately Ms Gillard was an architect in the policies and legislation that arose during the past 2.5 years under Kevin Rudd so I am fairly confident that we will see a continuing neglect of small business and a legislative and regulatory environment that does not consider the impact of such proposals on small bsuiness and particularly the Convenience Sector.