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Tourism support will fall short without open borders
11 May 2021
The single most important outcome for the tourism, hospitality and accommodation industries after tonight’s Federal Budget is a commitment to...
Business-boosting Budget will need a bigger Australia
11 May 2021
Business investment, productivity and participation measures announced in tonight’s 2021-2022 Federal Budget will be crucial as we transition our economy...
Digital strategy will define our future prosperity
07 May 2021
An exciting new plan to help Australian businesses embrace digital technologies will play a significant role in ensuring we are a leading digital...
ACCI releases priorities for easing domestic restrictions
28 Apr 2021
ACCI has published part one of a two-part advisory document on easing restrictions, improving the COVID business operating environment, and how...
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Manufacturing sector expands prior to support winding back
16 Mar 2021
The manufacturing sector is leading Australia's economic recovery, with the nation's peak industry survey showing the sector expanding at a strong...
Sectors still in need despite GDP growth
03 Mar 2021
The latest GDP quarterly growth figures demonstrate the positive impact of rolling back restrictions, however some sectors still affected by government-imposed...
Part time flexibility application will reduce employment
01 Mar 2021
ACCI, Ai Group, ARA, NRA and ABI look forward to continuing to participate in the General Retail Award proceedings in...
Labor’s IR plan would cut job opportunities
10 Feb 2021
Labor’s industrial relations plan fails to recognise how jobs are created and what Australia needs to retain jobs and support recovery.
Unemployment drop a promising sign of recovery
21 Jan 2021
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' latest employment figures indicate that Australia is on track for economic recovery, with total employment now...
Australian Chamber – Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends December 2020 | Aussie production soars, jobs to pick up in 2021
15 Dec 2020
Australian manufacturing production is at its highest level this year with industry...
Relief over high court move on double dipping
26 Nov 2020
Australian businesses have been thrown a lifeline today in the fight against double-dipping claims, following the High Court's decision to...
Hijacking casual work won’t create more jobs
24 Nov 2020
Labor leaders and the union movement are trying to redefine casual work, putting Australia’s small businesses and jobs at risk.
Open borders now to South Australia
20 Nov 2020
ACCI is urging state and territory leaders across Australia to immediately drop border and travel restrictions on South Australian people,...
ACCI & UniSA release joint COVID-19 survey
19 Nov 2020
A new joint survey produced by ACCI and the University of South Australia has found that maintaining supply chains continues...
Union movement makes a paper tiger from regional trade pact
16 Nov 2020
The union movement’s scare campaign about Australia’s participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a paper tiger. The ACTU...
Business needs a national scorecard for reopening
12 Nov 2020
ACCI is calling on National Cabinet to release a national scorecard on the reopening of the economy after tomorrow's meeting...
States now hold key to business confidence
26 Oct 2020
State Premiers and Territory Ministers now hold the key to boosting national business confidence, one of the fundamental economic and recovery...
Business needs National Cabinet to deliver updated Roadmap tomorrow
22 Oct 2020
Tomorrow will be the best remaining chance for National Cabinet to agree to an updated Roadmap for reopening Australia so businesses can trade...
Media Release | RBA Governor’s speech points the way
16 Oct 2020
The need to effectively deal with the health and economic impact of COVID as we learn to live with it...
Domestic tourism campaign benefits from open borders
13 Oct 2020
Australia’s leading tourism business group, Australian Chamber – Tourism, has urged Australians to accept the invitation by Tourism Australia to Holiday...
ACCI endorses Senator Cormann for OECD
08 Oct 2020
ACCI strongly supports Prime Minister Scott Morrison's nomination of Senator Mathias Cormann to the role of Secretary-General of the Organisation for...
Budget 2020: Energising Entrepreneurs
06 Oct 2020
Australian entrepreneurs will be energised by the unparalleled investment incentives announced in the Federal Budget tonight.
Easing restrictions must go hand-in-hand with Federal Budget
06 Oct 2020
The needs of big-employing industries in tourism, hospitality and events must be front of mind in the run up to the...
Travel Restart: Bring on the Kiwis
02 Oct 2020
The arrival of New Zealand passengers from October 16 without the need for quarantine in Australia is an exciting new turning point for...
Digital Business Plan will help create jobs
29 Sep 2020
The Federal Government's Digital Business Plan will help to create the jobs Australia needs and will set us on a stronger course for the recovery out of...
Regional tourism package much needed
27 Sep 2020
Australian Chamber – Tourism congratulates the Federal Government on the much needed Regional Tourism Recovery Package.
Small biz owners win back control of their future
24 Sep 2020
Hundreds of thousands of small business owners facing insolvency due to the economic fallout of COVID-19 will be able to take back...
Tourism dollars to boost South Australia
23 Sep 2020
The South Australian tourism sector will now be able to prepare for a more promising summer season following Premier Steven Marshall's...
Tourism eyes $3.6B Aus-NZ travel bubble
18 Sep 2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's renewal today of plans for a travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand, coupled with an uptick...
SA-ACT border opening not enough
15 Sep 2020
Australian Chamber Tourism calls on Premiers and Chief Ministers to do much more over the coming days to save tourism...
New survey shows scarred manufacturing sector
15 Sep 2020
Excess capacity, weak investment and low profit expectations continue to hurt Australia's manufacturing sector as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, the...
Export scheme crucial in testing times for trade
10 Sep 2020
The Federal Government's reforms today of the vital Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme will help counter some of the devastation wrought...
Victorian Government should go back to the drawing board
08 Sep 2020
The Victorian Government's roadmap for reopening Metropolitan Melbourne uses excessive thresholds for easing restrictions and should be overhauled using the...
National framework must not be delayed
07 Sep 2020
Australia’s political leaders can reinvigorate the economy and save jobs by urgently following through on a national framework for COVID-19 agreed by...
Restoring business & household confidence is key to recovery
02 Sep 2020
Australia’s largest business group presented the Government with a suite of recommendations for the 2020-21 Budget, including bringing forward the...
Parliament urged to unanimously pass JobKeeper amendments
26 Aug 2020
Australia’s largest business group is urging the House of Representatives and the Senate to unanimously pass legislation to extend JobKeeper...
Third COVID Business Conditions Survey released
18 Aug 2020
Business trading conditions across the country have not improved despite the easing of restrictions in many states, the latest ACCI survey of...
High Court decision passes the pub test
13 Aug 2020
Today the High Court has issued its first decision on the Fair Work Act National Employment Standards since introduced more...
JobKeeper changes needed to prop up employment
07 Aug 2020
But there is no doubt that these latest changes will save jobs that were sure to be lost as a...
Addressing Youth Unemployment through Experience and Training
23 Jul 2020
It is a tough labour market, but even in such difficult conditions, programs operated by or in strong partnership with...
Bold reform is the answer to Budget deficit
23 Jul 2020
The focus is on policies which can be implemented this financial year to create a more productive and competitive environment...
JobKeeper 2.0: Extension welcome, tough decisions ahead
21 Jul 2020
The Government responded today to the calls by ACCI and a range of our business group members by extending JobKeeper...
Annual wage increase: Minority report got it right
19 Jun 2020
ACCI CEO James Pearson said putting up the price of jobs "when deflation is a strong possibility in the June...
Businesses continue to suffer over casual ruling
17 Jun 2020
Thankfully, the Attorney-General has announced that the focus of one of the upcoming industrial relations working groups involving unions, ACCI...
Australian Chamber – Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends June 2020- Manufacturing conditions slump to historic low
16 Jun 2020
The survey's Actual Composite Index, which indicates business confidence, fell to 24 in the...
Double standard on crowds is hurting businesses
11 Jun 2020
Mr Pearson said if there is no increase in the rates of community transmission following last weekend's protest rallies, businesses would...
Second COVID-19 Business Conditions Survey released
05 Jun 2020
“With more and more businesses entering those higher brackets of revenue loss, we can really get a feel for the...
PC Report Ignores the Elephant in the Room
05 Jun 2020
“On any measure the investment by governments has not kept pace with population growth let alone skill needs. We need more...
First Trans-Tasman flight proposal released
04 Jun 2020
The Australian Chamber Tourism, Canberra Airport, Wellington Chamber of Commerce, Canberra Business Chamber and Auckland Business Chamber have united to...
Slashing COAG bureaucracy will help create jobs
02 Jun 2020
The number one challenge facing the Australian economy after COVID is getting people into jobs. Supporting businesses to get back...
Government hears the call of business on skills & IR
26 May 2020
As the PM highlighted in his speech to the press club, small businesses are crucial to jobs recovery. Currently small...
Train our people & prepare our businesses for a competitive new world
26 May 2020
By unleashing our economic potential as a world-class innovator, we will greatly improve our chances of reversing current forecasts showing...
Workpac decision a major blow to business restart
21 May 2020
If coronavirus wasn’t enough, small business owners around the country now face the prospect of losing their businesses, homes and...
States must reopen borders to save jobs
20 May 2020
750,000 Australian jobs are on the line. In Queensland alone there are 217,000 people directly employed in tourism, so to...
To save jobs, wages must not change
15 May 2020
We must not confuse what government can do to stimulate the economy with what we can ask of small businesses....
Governments urged to work with tourism on restrictions
09 May 2020
The announcements today will make it economically unviable for most hospitality businesses to open in Stages 1 and 2, and...
Releasing domestic travel restrictions key to restarting economy
08 May 2020
Australian businesses depend on operating as seamlessly as possible between states and territories, as many supply services and source goods interstate.
Final piece of the puzzle in place for Indonesia-Australia Economic & Trade Deal
07 May 2020
“It is marvellous to see a decade of effort between the Governments and private sectors of both nations coming to...
Trans-Tasman bubble a beacon for offshore tourism and trade
05 May 2020
Over the coming weeks both Australia and New Zealand will be in a similar place in their control of COVID-19, providing...
COVID-19 amendments to the Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Services & Retail Award
05 May 2020
The agreed temporary amendments to the award are aimed at preserving the...
Employer-employee relationship at core of changes to Fair Work Act
07 Apr 2020
The JobKeeper legislation, including changes to the Fair Work Act, is critical to keeping businesses in business and Australians in...
Jump start for stalled Aussie exports
01 Apr 2020
The Government's new $110m program, to be coordinated by logistics expert Michael Byrne, will revive stalled exports in seafood, red meat,...
JobKeeper payment will save jobs: ACCI
31 Mar 2020
Today's announcement is a game changer when Australia needs it most.
FWC Full Bench varies Clerks Award to address COVID-19 challenges
30 Mar 2020
In this extremely difficult time, it has been heartening to see unions and employers working together to ensure more businesses stay...
Landmark COVID-19 awards deal struck
26 Mar 2020
ACCI Workplace Director Scott Barklamb said today's deal was an "historic move during an unprecedented crisis".
COVID-19: Vital support will help small business survive but more needed if crisis deepens
23 Mar 2020
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry applauded the Federal Government's second tranche of...
New business measures to brace Australian economy against COVID-19
18 Mar 2020
Without support for small business, thousands of Australians will lose their businesses, their jobs and their livelihoods and the economy...
Coronavirus impact hits Australian manufacturing: Survey
17 Mar 2020
The survey, undertaken between February 10 and March 3 this year, found the Actual Composite index fell to 45.0 in the...
Fiscal firepower to assist tourism
13 Mar 2020
Australian Chamber – Tourism Executive Chair John Hart said the targeted funding from the COVID-10 stimulus package is an important...
Stimulus a short-term buffer for small business
12 Mar 2020
While the package is focused on providing relief over the next three months in the belief that the impact of CoViD19 will...
Productivity growth an urgent priority
19 Feb 2020
The release of the Productivity Commission's analysis is a major wakeup call to our federal and state governments.
More effort needed for GDP growth: ACCI
04 Dec 2019
While the modest improvement in GDP growth in the September quarter is a positive sign the health of the Australian economy...
Inflation up despite global headwinds
30 Oct 2019
The Australian economy continues to weather global uncertainly, with inflation edging upwards to 1.7 per cent in the Consumer Price Index...
Regional tourism buoyed by increase in Australian cruising
28 Oct 2019
“The increased interest in Australian cruising is a testament to the unique experiences and products on offer and the efforts...
Regional policies the seed to drive growth
18 Oct 2019
ACCI urges banks pass on full interest rate cut
01 Oct 2019
The Australian Chamber is urging banks to pass on today's interest rate cuts in full in order to boost consumer...
The future holds promise despite slower growth figure
04 Sep 2019
Trade: It’s time to focus on the west
23 Aug 2019
While we are keenly focused on trade tensions across the Pacific and security issues in Asia, Australia’s Defence Minister, Linda...
Trade tensions remind us of the need to build our competitive muscle
19 Aug 2019
Ongoing trade tensions between our most important strategic partner and our most important trading partner mean this is a crucial...
Business Events Bid Fund Program changes welcomed
16 Aug 2019
Australian Chamber-Tourism, the peak body of Australia’s tourism organisations, welcomes changes to the Government’s $12 million Business Events Bid Fund...