Keyword "Business Council of Australia" - List of latest news (30 results)

06:05 Treasurer, contender face off in debate

Australia’s next Treasurer will be tasked with guiding the nation through a “pivotal moment”, as two key issues inflame an increasingly uncertain global environment, the Business Council of Australia boss has declared.

26/03 Budget reveals Labor pushing ahead with tax on unrealised capital gains for superannuation

It was one of Kamala Harris’ most controversial policies that even one of her most ardent supporters called an “economy killer” — but Tuesday’s budget reveals Labor is full steam ahead on taxing unrealised capital gains.

27/01 Warning over mass Aussie skill shortage

A leading business lobby has raised alarm bells that Australia will be lacking in workers in critical industries unless we boost our lagging education standards.

09/01 Figure Aussie wages have risen by

The median wage for Australian workers covered by enterprise agreements has increased by $54 a week in the year to September 2024, new data has revealed.

02/12 ‘Leading that charge’: Surprising state No.1

South Australia beats out every other state and territory as the best place in the country for business, the Business Council of Australia says.

16/10 How to solve Australia’s housing crisis

State governments and city councils need to implant more high-density housing options to roll back Australia’s tightening supply crisis, a leading business group has warned, and the New Zealand city of Auckland could show them how.

17/09 Huge call on 12.9m Aussie salaries

Employed women are $4092 a year richer under Labor than they would have been under the Coalition, the Industrial Relations Minister has claimed, as he moves to spruik Labor’s moves to reduce the gender pay gap.

17/09 Albo’s surprise response to business lashing

Anthony Albanese has pushed back against accusations his government is strangling Australian businesses with red tape, telling a dinner with executives from some of the country’s biggest firms that Labor is “proudly pro-business and pro-worker.”

17/09 Australians urged to check for unclaimed super

Taxpayers have been encouraged to check for any unclaimed or lost superannuation, as the Australia Tax Office ATO reveals it has $17.8 billion of unclaimed money.

16/09 Business leaders warn Aus ‘sliding backwards’

Business leaders have warned Australia is at risk of taking “noticeable” steps backwards, with chief executives issuing fears Australia’s “national prosperity” is at risk due Labor’s industrial relations policies and failure to prepare for an ageing population.

26/03 Jetstar announces new ‘Aussie-first’ flight

Wine lovers rejoice, because a new flight path has just launched in Australia — and it’ll take you straight to one of the best regions in the country, direct.

24/03 Businesses slam push to break up supermarkets

Businesses slam push to break up supermarkets

05/01 PM hits back over ex-Qantas boss meeting

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hit back at criticism over his meeting with former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce just weeks before the airline submitted plans by rival carrier Qatar to boost local flights should be rejected.

06/12 UK slashes migration in half, Aus urged to follow

As the UK introduces drastic measures to slash immigration, Australia is being urged to follow suit to address a chronic housing shortage.

24/10 Drivers cop speed cut on major motorway

Motorists in Western Sydney will be forced to contend with slower commutes for about eight months due to a cut to the speed limit on a lengthy stretch of motorway.

02/10 Miners issue warning on business closures

The proposed shake-up to Australia’s workplace laws is “fundamentally flawed” and risks roping in “millions of Australian workers”, the mining lobby has claimed.

11/09 Albo unleashes after Joyce accusation

Facing allegations of being too close to Qantas, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sought to turn the tables, launching a sensational question time attack on the former Coalition government.

06/09 Where biggest companies stand on the Voice

On October 14, Australians will cast their votes on a proposed new Voice to Parliament — but all of the nation’s top 20 public companies have already had their say.

25/08 Long commutes driving Aussies to despair

Hours-long daily commutes are contributing to the worst wellbeing for young Australians in two decades, the peak business lobby says.

24/08 ‘Modest’ tax changes crucial for future

An economic blueprint for Australia’s next 40 years will show the ballooning cost to sustain an ageing population and the challenges to pay for it amid sluggish growth.

24/08 Grim figures show Aussies fleeing state

The head of a prominent industry group has advised against overreacting to startling recent data indicating a significant number of businesses leaving Victoria.

21/08 Cost-of-living relief for millions of Aussies

A call for Australians to be slapped with an increase in the goods and services tax in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis has been promptly rejected.

04/06 War chest vows to fight strict worker laws

Anthony Albanese’s second suite of industrial relation reforms will be countered by a war chest backed by the country’s largest industry and business groups.

31/05 ‘Ropeable’: Chalmers’ anger at PwC

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hinted embattled consultancy giant PwC Australia could miss out on future lucrative government contracts because of the tax contracts scandal.

18/05 Expert says Jobseeker should be tripled

Social justice advocates have hit back at Ben Fordham over his stoush with unemployed Melburnian Jez Heywood, accusing the 2GB host of “bullying” and “scapegoating” the less fortunate.

17/05 Unemployed Aussie turns down job offer

An unemployed Melburnian who complained about the $20-a-week increase to Jobseeker has clashed with Ben Fordham in a fiery interview on radio, after the 2GB host last week told the graphic designer to “get a job”.

16/05 CEO slams immigration ‘ponzi’

Outspoken tech executive Matt Barrie has blasted the Albanese government’s record high immigration intake as a “national disgrace” in a blistering speech to business leaders and bureaucrats.

16/05 Father’s blunt message for unemployed graphic designer

An unemployed Melburnian who complained about the $20-a-week increase to JobSeeker has hit back after experiencing a wave of backlash over his criticism of Australia’s welfare system.

12/05 ‘Divisive’: Jim hits back over migration

Jim Chalmers has accused Peter Dutton of playing divisive politics after the Opposition Leader aired concerns about the effect Australia’s short-term migration intake could have on the housing crisis.

14/01 Can the Albanese government finally drive down Australia's emissions?

A key plank of the Albanese government's climate change policy begins in July, but green groups fear it won't decrease emissions quickly enough, writes Gareth Hutchens.