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Business welcomes pre-Easter rates pause

Embattled small businesses will be granted some respite today after the Reserve Bank’s decision to halt its rapid run of interest rate increases.

Business backs 4 per cent wage increase

The nation’s largest business organisation, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and its 400,000-strong member network, has backed a 4 per cent wage increase, its highest ever, in its submission to the Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review.

Easing inflationary pressures necessitate April rates pause

With further signs that inflationary pressures are receding, the nation’s largest business network has renewed its call for the Reserve Bank to pause any further increases to the cash rate at its April meeting.

Safeguards mechanism – assurances needed

The nation’s largest business network, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has called on the government to assure the business community that energy affordability and supply have not been compromised in the emissions safeguards mechanism deal with the Greens.

ACCI’s key role in international vaccination campaign

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the world, and a key action to overcoming the pandemic is widespread acceptance and uptake of vaccines.

Andrew McKellar interview with Ross Greenwood, Sky News Business Now

Uphill battle for manufacturers as cost crisis continues

Australian manufacturers are facing an uphill battle in the coming months as a backdrop of high inflation, spiralling energy costs and the enduring labour shortage weigh heavily on the sector, the latest ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends shows.

Productivity Commission highlights future challenges to Australian standard of living

Australia will enter a twilight era of economic lethargy and lower standards of living if the Productivity Commission’s stark warnings go unheeded.