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Business supports Victoria’s housing targets and planning reform

Ambitious targets announced today by the Victorian Government to build 800,000 new homes over the next 10 years are welcome news for business and people struggling with the high and rising cost of housing, Business Council chief executive Bran Black...

Multiple start dates a recipe for confusion for business

The government’s omnibus workplace relations Bill contains at least 13 different start dates for various measures over the next 15 months, confirming the proposed legislation is a recipe for confusion for Australian businesses and their workers, Business Council chief executive...

Release of the Business Council’s Regulation Rumble: a guide to national best practice

The Business Council is today releasing the first edition of Regulation Rumble, our jurisdictional guide to national best practice in planning and regulation. “Our report’s key intention is to give an impetus for reform, to help drive competitive federalism and...

Additional time is welcome to address changes to Australia’s workplace relations system

The Business Council thanks the work of the Senate today in securing additional time to address the proposed radical and complex changes to Australian workplaces, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “Last year’s initial tranche of workplace changes were...

National Accounts reveal we are sleepwalking into a living standards crisis

Economic data released today shows that unless we pull out all stops now to increase productivity we are at serious risk of sleepwalking into long term economic decline, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “Today's GDP figures confirm that...

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