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24/03/2023 | Public Access
Trade update | 24 March 2023
ICC Australia Banking Committee Plenary Session Following the success of last week’s ICC Australia Arbitration Committee Plenary Session, ICC Australia Banking Committee will be holding a Plenary Session on Wednesday 19 April 2023 5:00pm – 6:00pm AEDT. The virtual session will briefly overview ICC Australia’s operations, an introduction to the Banking...
24/03/2023 | Public Access
Work health and safety update | 24 March 2023
National Asbestos Awareness Campaign - Phase 2 The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency is now in Phase 2 of their National Asbestos Awareness Campaign which will run from March 12 – April 10. The campaign materials for Phase 2 focus on general asbestos awareness and safety in the home and workplace....
24/03/2023 | Public Access
Employment and skills update | 24 March 2023
Jobs and Skills Australia This week the Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives, see here. The JSA will not be an independent statutory agency with an independent board. Instead the JSA will be a statutory body within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations,...
24/03/2023 | Public Access
Workplace relations update | 24 March 2023
Amendments to Fair Work Act ACCI, as a member of the Committee on Industrial Legislation (COIL), has examined a draft of the first tranche of proposed amendments to the Fair Work Act for 2023, under cover of a Deed of Confidentiality, and provided feedback to the Government. The legislation is...
24/03/2023 | Public Access
Economics update | 24 March 2023
IPCC Report makes negotiations on Safeguard Mechanism challenging Earlier this week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released their sixth Assessment Report on climate change impacts, risks and adaptation. It is set against non-climatic global trends of biodiversity loss, unsustainable natural resources consumption, land and ecosystem degradation, rapid urbanisation, human demographic...
24/03/2023 | Public Access
Tourism update | 24 March 2023
The Tourism Committee met in Canberra this week, with a productive discussion covering employment, skills and migration issues, funding of passenger movement at the border and the passenger movement charge, and the set-up of the Future Traveller Working Group and Sustainable Tourism Advisory Committee. The committee then met at Parliament...
17/03/2023 | Public Access
Workplace relations update | 17 March 2023
Member Guides on Changes to Fair Work Act ACCI has released its guide to the non-bargaining changes to the Fair Work Act following the passage of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 last November. It is accessible to members here. Please contact us if you would...
17/03/2023 | Public Access
Electricity & gas update | 17 March 2023
Electricity prices to rise and gas supply shortfall risks remain in 2023 The Australian Energy Regulator released its draft determination on the Default Market Offer (DMO) earlier this week. The DMO is a maximum price (price cap) that retailers can charge electricity customers on default or standing offer contracts. This...
17/03/2023 | Public Access
Trade update | 17 March 2023
EU FTA Debrief Last week ACCI hosted and facilitated a virtual debrief on the European Union-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with special guest speaker Alison Burrows, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australian Chief Negotiator for the EU FTA. Alison provided an overview of the EU-Australia FTA followed by a...
17/03/2023 | Public Access
Tourism update | 17 March 2023
It has been one year since the government announced the lifting of the cruise suspension that took place during COVID-19 restrictions. Australia welcomed more than 40 international cruise ships to our waters over the 2022-23 season and by next summer around 60 ships are expected – the same level of...
17/03/2023 | Public Access
Employment & skills update | 17 March 2023
Jobs and Skills Australia Bill ACCI has had ongoing discussion with the office of the Minister for Skills, Brendan O'Connor, in relation to the upcoming legislation to create the permanent Jobs and Skills Australia. We understand it will be potentially introduced in the middle of next week. It is anticipated...
17/03/2023 | Public Access
Economics update | 17 March 2023
Labour market tightens further in February The labour market bounced back in February, following an easing in December and January. The recent release of the ABS labour force data shows employment reaching a new high of 13.83 million in February. Unemployment settled back to its low 3.5 per cent, while...
09/03/2023 | Public Access
Workplace relations update | 10 March 2023
Member Guides on Changes to Fair Work Act ACCI has released its guide to the non-bargaining changes to the Fair Work Act following the passage of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 last November. It is accessible to members here. Please contact us if you would...
09/03/2023 | Public Access
Trade update | 10 March 2023
Meeting with OECD Secretary On Wednesday, ACCI welcomed OECD - OCDE Secretary General Mathias Cormann to Commerce House, our Canberra headquarters. Chief of policy and advocacy David Alexander and head of trade and international affairs Chris Barnes had an engaging discussion with Mr Cormann regarding the global economic outlook, tax reform and...
09/03/2023 | Public Access
Employment and skills update | 10 March 2023
Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade – International Students & Tourism On Wednesday morning, John Hart, Ingrid Fraser and Natalie Heazlewood made an appearance before the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade inquiry into International Students & Tourism. The Committee members were focused on the international tourist experience, visa settings...
09/03/2023 | Public Access
Work health and safety update | 10 March 2023
ACCI Silica Reference Group On March 2, following the WHS Ministers Meeting (held on February 28), SWA commenced a public consultation on the prohibition of the use of engineered stone in Australia. The consultation will be open until 11.59pm, April 2. ACCI has been regularly meeting with the ACCI Silica...
09/03/2023 | Public Access
Economics update | 10 March 2023
Tenth consecutive cash rate increase … with more to come. The Reserve Bank Board increased the cash rate a further 25 basis points at its meeting on Tuesday. This is the tenth consecutive rate rise, taking the cash rate to 3.6 per cent — its highest level since 2011. This...
09/03/2023 | Public Access
Tourism update | 10 March 2023
This week ACCI and Australian Chamber – Tourism appeared before the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade in relation to its inquiry into Australia’s tourism and international education sectors. In the tourism space, the committee members were particularly interested in the competitiveness of Australia’s visa settings, the effectiveness of...
03/03/2023 | Public Access
Trade update | 3 March 2023
ACCI hosts a Thai Delegation Following ACCI’s meeting with the newly appointed Thai Ambassador to Australia Arjaree Sriratanaban last month, ACCI was pleased to host the Thailand Minister of Labour Suchart Chomklin, Thai Ambassador Arjaree Sriratanaban, Thai ministers and Australian industry associations in conjunction with ACCI General Council. As one of Australia’s most important trading partners,...
03/03/2023 | Public Access
Workplace relations update | 3 March 2023
Member Guides on Changes to Fair Work Act ACCI has released its guide to the non-bargaining changes to the Fair Work Act following the passage of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 last November. It is accessible to members here. Please contact us if you would...