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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the Business Council of Australia’s 2023 Annual Dinner.

Albanese woos big end of town at Business Council dinner

Everyone wanted a piece of the prime minister at corporate Australia’s night of nights.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman

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prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the Business Council of Australia 2023 Annual Dinner.

Albanese open to reform but Chalmers shuts down talk of corporate tax cuts

Albanese played down the tensions on workplace relations reform during a speech to the Business Council of Australia in Sydney on Wednesday night.

  • David Crowe
Australians would be $7000 richer each year under a massive economic blueprint.

Plan to make Australians $7000 richer – but it will require reform

A massive blueprint of change says Australians could be $7000 better off, but sweeping reforms must be made across the country for that to occur.

  • Shane Wright
Jennifer Westacott has been the chief of the Business Council of Australia for 12 years.

Jennifer Westacott to step down as Business Council chief

Australia’s most powerful business lobby group has begun the process of finding a new chief executive.

  • Jessica Yun
Employment Minister Tony Burke gained support in federal cabinet on Tuesday for the “Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill”.

Labor to introduce IR bill with pledge to ‘get wages moving’

Workers will be promised a new law to lift wages in a federal move that is fuelling industry alarm.

  • David Crowe
Powerful women are on the march.

Extinction looms for dinosaurs as women take charge

Australia emerged from the manosphere after the May election into a different world altogether.

  • Chris Wallace
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Overseas migration contributed to growth in the fourth quarter for the first time since the pandemic, with 29,100 net new arrivals.

Migration deal in sight at summit

Unions and employers have backed the case to boost migration from 160,000 to 200,000 places a year.

  • David Crowe, Angus Thompson and Katina Curtis
Labor MP Julian Hill says many people on bridging visas could help plug the workforce shortage.

Allow bridging visa holders to work, government MPs say

A backlog of people waiting for partner visas could help fill workforce shortages if allowed, government MPs say, while the ACTU secretary says there’s a chance of an agreement with industry on migration.

  • Angus Thompson and Katina Curtis
Business Council chief Jennifer Westacott and ACTU secretary Sally McManus.

Business and unions soften stance on industry-wide bargaining and better off overall test

The Business Council and ACTU have signalled they’re prepared to give ground at the jobs summit, while coming together with other key industry groups in a rare joint statement.

  • Angus Thompson and James Massola
Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott has outlined her agenda for the jobs summit.

Business lobby boss wants wages in line with living costs in jobs summit agenda

The chief of the Business Council has broken ranks with other industry groups and urged wages keep pace with rising living costs.

  • Angus Thompson

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