Capital Territory

 

Population

416,000

Unemployment rate (%)

3.7

Employment

227,000

Employment Growth (%)

2.2

Gross State Product ($bn)

38

Gross State Product Growth (2016-17)

4.6

Latest news

Time to end job destroying border closures

The Queensland government’s decision to ease some domestic travel restrictions doesn’t go far enough to give hope to Australians who want to get on with their lives and make plans...

Submission to the Victorian inquiry into the on-demand workforce

This is the Business Council of Australia’s submission to the consultation process of the Victorian Government following the release in June 2020 of the report of its Inquiry Into the Victorian On-Demand...

Much needed step, more certainty needed

Today’s easing of restrictions is welcome relief for Victorians and the rest of the country, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said.