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Business welcomes new Fair Work Ombudsman

Australia’s largest and most representative business network has welcomed the appointment of Anna Booth as Fair Work Ombudsman.

11 Jul 2023

Rates hold a partial release of the pressure valve for small business

Small and family businesses have received a welcome reprieve from the Reserve Bank’s aggressive monetary tightening campaign following today’s decision to hold the cash rate at 4.1 per cent

4 Jul 2023

Inflation retreat will bring some comfort to small business

Fresh inflation numbers released today will offer some consolation to Australia’s 2.4 million small business owners, many of whom are nearing breaking point as price pressures and elevated interest rates increase the risk of further economic pain.

28 Jun 2023

Manufacturing outlook sours as cost crisis continues

Industry sentiment is darkening as local manufacturing stalls amid a broader economic slowdown and an ongoing cost crisis, the latest ACCI-Westpac Industrial Trends Survey has found.

27 Jun 2023

Vale Simon Crean

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry pays tribute to former Australian Labor Party leader and Australian Council of Trade Unions president Simon Crean, who passed away suddenly in Berlin overnight.

26 Jun 2023

More effort needed to kickstart productivity growth: ACCI

Today’s National Accounts data has revealed that the Australian economy risks being dragged down by lacklustre productivity growth, the nation’s largest business network has warned.

7 Jun 2023

Rate rise brought to you by the ACTU

Last week’s decision to increase award wages by 5.75 per cent has forced the hand of the Reserve Bank, with the board delivering a further 0.25 per cent increase in the cash rate today.

6 Jun 2023

Business unites to oppose destructive IR changes

The Australian business community today stands as one with the launch of a national media campaign to raise public awareness of the risks if the Albanese Government implements the so-called ‘Same Job, Same Pay’ industrial relations changes.

5 Jun 2023