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08/09/2022 | Public Access
Tourism update | September 9, 2022
Following last week’s Jobs and Skills Summit there has been progress on a number of initiatives directly relevant to ACCI – Tourism to address workforce needs. In particular, in a joint media release from Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell and Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth, it was announced that...
02/09/2022 | Public Access
Trade update | September 2, 2022
EMDG Operational Review – Call for feedback ACCI is currently seeking input from members to inform our consultation with the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) Operational Review currently being undertaken by the Australian Government. Any feedback that can be provided to the ACCI team by COB September 5 on experiences with this program...
02/09/2022 | Public Access
Economics update | September 2, 2022
Economy set to be boosted from SMEs digitisation The Federal Government has progressed the Technology Investment Boost and the Skills and Training Boost to consultation stage. These measures in the newly released draft legislation, announced in the March 2022 Budget by the previous Government, looks to support productivity enhancement for small businesses with...
02/09/2022 | Public Access
Standards Australia
Standards Committee Vacancies and Expressions of Interest - August 2022 contains a list of the Standards Committees where the Australian Chamber has been assigned one or more representative seats and there is currently a vacancy. If you or any of your member employers wish to nominate to any of the committees, or require more...
01/09/2022 | Public Access
Employment and skills update | September 2, 2022
Additional 180,000 free TAFE places At this weeks National Cabinet meeting the Commonwealth, states and territories agreed to fund an additional 180,000 free TAFE places in 2023. We understand the 180,000 figure includes 60,000 new places including the 45,000 free TAFE places that were an election commitment by the government. We...
01/09/2022 | Public Access
Work health and safety update | September 2, 2022
Registration is open for the 23rd World Congress Programme, one of the world's largest international forums on work health and safety. There will be 30 workshops, 24 symposia, six technical sessions, and three keynote speakers across 4 days. Interactive discussions including mock trials and fireside chats will provide an opportunity to...
01/09/2022 | Public Access
Tourism update | September 2, 2022
Earlier this week ACCI Tourism participated in a Tourism Jobs Summit hosted by Trade and Tourism Minister, Senator the Hon Don Farrell. It was a great opportunity to put the ACCI Tourism workforce priorities on the record ahead of the Jobs and Skills Summit this week that were developed following...
26/08/2022 | Public Access
Tourism update | August 26, 2022
Today Australian Chamber – Tourism hosted a Tourism Workforce Roundtable in the lead up to the Jobs and Skills Summit. The Roundtable fed into the priorities ACCI will take to the Summit on behalf of our tourism members. It was also used to coordinate our approach to the Tourism Workforce Roundtable...
25/08/2022 | Public Access
Trade update | August 26, 2022
Roundtable on trade for the Jobs and Skills Summit On Tuesday, ACCI Director of Trade Policy and International Relations, Chris Barnes, attended a roundtable hosted by the Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell, ahead of the Jobs and Skills Summit on 1-2 September. Chris shared ACCI’s perspective on the...
25/08/2022 | Public Access
Employment and skills update | August 26, 2022
Higher Education The latest student experience and international student experience surveys for 2021 have been released, see here. The data shows that the higher education experience is not back to pre-COVID levels yet but that is no surprise as 2021 still had the country in the grip of lockdowns and closed...
25/08/2022 | Public Access
Economics update | August 26, 2022
ABS Counts of Australian Businesses released As of June 30, 2022, there were 2,569,900 actively trading businesses in the Australian economy. This is an increase of 167,646 (7.0 per cent) operating businesses in 2021-22 compared with 2020-21. This is over double the increase in operating businesses seen between the COVID-riddled 2020 to...
19/08/2022 | Public Access
Trade | August 19, 2022
Meetings with Australian Trade and Assistant Trade Ministers ACCI CEO, Andrew McKellar, and Director, Trade Policy and International Relations, Chris Barnes met with the Assistant Minister for Trade, Tim Ayres, on August 8. The Minister provided a debrief on his recent visits to Europe and the United States and the...
18/08/2022 | Public Access
Employment and skills | August 19, 2022
Jobs and Skills Australia The Senate Education and Employment Committee has called for submissions on the Jobs and Skills Australia Bills 2022. ACCI has drafted a submission which has been shared with the Employment & Skills Committee. Additional information on the inquiry can be viewed on the committee’s website, noting the...
18/08/2022 | Public Access
Economics update | August 19, 2022
ABS to release new monthly CPI Indicator The ABS has announced it is moving to monthly reporting of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). On the August 16, the ABS released an Information Paper detailing the new monthly CPI Indicator. It plans to publish the first release of a standalone monthly CPI in...
18/08/2022 | Public Access
Work health and safety | August 19, 2022
ACCI member, the Australian Chiropractors Association are launching the national Workspace Week (August 22-28) to promote the importance of ergonomically correct workspaces at home and provide free resources to help workers avoid potentially serious injuries and promote overall wellbeing. ACCI encourages anyone using a computer at home, albeit for work or...
18/08/2022 | Public Access
Australian domain name changes | August 26, 2022
Businesses have until September 20 to purchase .au direct domain names, after that date the domain name will become available to the general public. While this will be useful it will potentially provide another opportunity for cybercriminals, such as by facilitating fraudulent activity for example, by registering yourbusiness.au where you have...
18/08/2022 | Public Access
Tourism update | August 19, 2022
In the lead up to the Jobs and Skills Summit, we are hosting a Tourism Workforce Roundtable on August 26. The Roundtable will feed into the priorities ACCI takes to the Summit on behalf of our tourism members. It will also be used to coordinate our approach to the Tourism...
11/08/2022 | Public Access
Employment and skills update | 12 August 2022
Jobs and Skills Australia The Senate Education and Employment Committee has called for submissions on the Jobs and Skills Australia Bills 2022. ACCI has drafted a submission which has been shared with the Employment & Skills Committee. Additional information on the inquiry can be viewed on the committee’s website, noting the...
05/08/2022 | Public Access
Net zero report | 5 August 2022
Ground breaking study on Net Zero Australia Melbourne University are preparing a report the changes to our economy, infrastructure, and outlook necessary to achieve net zero emissions by mid-century. The report will be released on Thursday 25 August at 6:30pm. If you are interested, you can attend the event either...
04/08/2022 | Public Access
Supply chain webinar | 5 August 2022
What’s happening with Australia’s supply chains The Australian Centre for International Trade and Investment is hosting a webinar on 10 August at 2:00 pm focusing on how supply chains are managing as we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses have traditionally taken supply chains for granted, sourcing components and products from across...