Albanese woos big end of town at Business Council dinner

Albanese woos big end of town at Business Council dinner

Everyone wanted a piece of the prime minister at corporate Australia’s night of nights.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman

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Albanese open to reform but Chalmers shuts down talk of corporate tax cuts

Albanese open to reform but Chalmers shuts down talk of corporate tax cuts

Albanese played down the tensions on workplace relations reform during a speech to the Business Council of Australia in Sydney on Wednesday night.

  • byDavid Crowe
Plan to make Australians $7000 richer – but it will require reform

Plan to make Australians $7000 richer – but it will require reform

A massive blueprint of change says Australians could be $7000 better off,but sweeping reforms must be made across the country for that to occur.

  • byShane Wright
Jennifer Westacott to step down as Business Council chief

Jennifer Westacott to step down as Business Council chief

Australia’s most powerful business lobby group has begun the process of finding a new chief executive.

  • byJessica Yun
Labor to introduce IR bill with pledge to ‘get wages moving’

Labor to introduce IR bill with pledge to ‘get wages moving’

Workers will be promised a new law to lift wages in a federal move that is fuelling industry alarm.

  • byDavid Crowe
Extinction looms for dinosaurs as women take charge

Extinction looms for dinosaurs as women take charge

Australia emerged from the manosphere after the May election into a different world altogether.

  • byChris Wallace
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Migration deal in sight at summit

Migration deal in sight at summit

Unions and employers have backed the case to boost migration from 160,000 to 200,000 places a year.

  • byDavid Crowe,Angus Thompson andKatina Curtis
Allow bridging visa holders to work,government MPs say

Allow bridging visa holders to work,government MPs say

A backlog of people waiting for partner visas could help fill workforce shortages if allowed,government MPs say,while the ACTU secretary says there’s a chance of an agreement with industry on migration.

  • byAngus Thompson andKatina Curtis
Business and unions soften stance on industry-wide bargaining and better off overall test

Business and unions soften stance on industry-wide bargaining and better off overall test

The Business Council and ACTU have signalled they’re prepared to give ground at the jobs summit,while coming together with other key industry groups in a rare joint statement.

  • byAngus Thompson andJames Massola
Business lobby boss wants wages in line with living costs in jobs summit agenda

Business lobby boss wants wages in line with living costs in jobs summit agenda

The chief of the Business Council has broken ranks with other industry groups and urged wages keep pace with rising living costs.

  • byAngus Thompson
Big business backs targeted sick pay during virus surge

Big business backs targeted sick pay during virus surge

Business Council of Australia head Jennifer Westacott said there was scope for a more targeted scheme to bolster the workforce as daily COVID-19 cases soar.

  • byAngus Thompson