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If business groups were abolished, governments would recreate them
The job summit shows how lobbyists like the Business Council of Australia end up being recruited by politicians to skewer their own members.
Nick HossackColumnistProbably the most extraordinary aspect of Labor’s Jobs and Skills Summit is something few have remarked on.
In the lead-up to the summit and even during it, the Business Council of Australia made multiple public statements advocating for higher wages. Higher wages, really?
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