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ACTU, Ai Group, ACCI, BCA statement on common interests on skills and training

The ACTU, Ai Group, ACCI and the BCA are launching their 'Statement on Common Interests on Skills and Training' ahead of the Jobs Summit today. Australia must tackle today's workforce and skills shortages and must modernise skills and training systems...

Homegrown skills and the best international talent to drive us forward

The Business Council today releases two papers ahead of the government’s Jobs and Skills Summit, identifying the critical resets needed on skills and migration to lock in a stronger economy and better wages. “It’s both homegrown and globally sourced skills...

Australia needs a reset on productivity

The Business Council today releases the first of a series of reports ahead of the government’s Jobs and Skills Summit, identifying the key actions and outcomes to deliver a stronger Australia. “The key to higher wages and better living standards...

Business welcomes Safeguard consultations

18 August 2022 A comprehensive consultation process on the Safeguard Mechanism will be critical to achieving our targets and locking in a stronger economy, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “It’s time to move beyond the debate about targets...

Australia must face monumental productivity challenge

The Productivity Commission’s interim report confirms that the productivity growth that drives real wages is languishing at 60-year lows, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “This challenge is monumental because it is productivity that has overwhelmingly driven better living...

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