Tourism update | September 2, 2022

19/07/2024

There is still time to join the next ACCI Trade Policy Committee on 1 August, at 2:00 pm AEST, featuring special guest speaker George Mina.  ...

19/07/2024

Sustainable Aviation Fuel submission  Australian Chamber - Tourism made a submission to the government's consultation on low-carbon liquid fuels this week. The submission outlines the...

19/07/2024

Apprenticeship Incentives Review  The 'What We Heard' summary paper from the Strategic Review of the Australian Apprenticeship Incentive System was released this week. The critical...

19/07/2024

Unemployment rate slightly up  Labour force statistics released this week highlight that the unemployment rate increased slightly from 4 per cent in May to 4.1 per cent...

12/07/2024

Right to Disconnect  The President of the Fair Work Commission, Justice Adam Hatcher, has published a statement and the draft modern award term for the...

12/07/2024

ACCI Trade Committee Meeting   The next ACCI Trade Policy Committee will feature special guest speaker George Mina, followed by a short Q&A session. George is...

12/07/2024

Upcoming forum meeting  The Data, Digital & Cyber (DDC) Forum will hold a meeting on Wednesday 17th July from 10:30am to 12pm AEST. Please contact Ross Creelman for more information.

12/07/2024

Upcoming committee meeting  The next meeting of the Small Business Committee will be held online on Friday, 19 July from 10:30 am-11:30 AEST.   The meeting...

12/07/2024

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke has endorsed ACCI's nomination of Jennifer Low, director of health, safety, resilience, and digital policy, to the...

12/07/2024

Productivity Commission report on economic mobility  The Productivity Commission report on economic mobility released this week shows that, on average, Australia’s long-term economic growth has led...

12/07/2024

New NCVER data release: Government-funded students and courses 2023  According to the recent National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) release, an estimated 7.1 per cent...

5/07/2024

ACCI Trade Committee Meeting   Join us at the next ACCI Trade Committee on Thursday, 1 August, at 2:00 pm AEST. This meeting will feature a...

5/07/2024

Payment times reforms pass Amendments to the Payment Times Reporting Act 2020 passed Parliament this week.   The amendments implement recommendations made through the Statutory Review conducted by Dr Craig...

5/07/2024

Engineered stone ban is now in effect  The prohibition on the manufacture, supply, processing and installation of engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs commenced on...

5/07/2024

Nature Positive Bill introduced The Nature Positive Bill was introduced to Parliament this week.   This Bill establishes a new Environment Protection Agency (EPA) responsible for...

5/07/2024

Future Made in Australia The Future Made in Australia Bill 2024 and Future Made in Australia (Omnibus Amendments No. 1) Bill 2024 was tabled in...

5/07/2024

Changes from 1 July From 1 July (last Monday) a series of changes have taken place in the workplace relations system. Employers must be aware...