06 March 2014
Federal MP Tony Smith, Member for Casey, has featured in the Australian Financial Review endorsing employee share ownership, saying that a change of tax rules related to employee share ownership in start-ups will be a 
positive for the innovation economy.
Source: Employee share ownership crucial to innovation, Australian Financial Review, 4 March
Source: Backbench MPs push for employee share scheme, Australian Financial Review, March 3
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