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Stamp duty, councils and big business’s $10b shot at the housing crisis

Stamp duty, councils and big business’s $10b shot at the housing crisis

The nation’s peak business group will propose a $10 billion federal plan to build more homes and slash the cost of construction.

  • by David Crowe

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‘Upzoning’ Melbourne needed to fix housing crisis, big business says

‘Upzoning’ Melbourne needed to fix housing crisis, big business says

Victoria should introduce consistent zoning laws across the state to boost housing stock and stabilise property prices, the Business Council of Australia says.

  • by Annika Smethurst
Defamation lawyer Rebekah Giles turns journo and asks the ABC the hard questions

Defamation lawyer Rebekah Giles turns journo and asks the ABC the hard questions

A younger Rebekah Giles used to protest ABC funding cuts. Now she finds herself facing them in court - to her distress.

  • by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Bad timing: Big business’ image tarnished by Harvey Norman class action

Bad timing: Big business’ image tarnished by Harvey Norman class action

All it took was a class action lawsuit to put a kink in a nation-unifying call from the Business Council to cease and desist with business bashing.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
‘Chilling effect:’ Business heavyweights send an economic warning to Canberra

‘Chilling effect:’ Business heavyweights send an economic warning to Canberra

Business titans said the rising populist tone in public debate is a danger to the economy as they faced Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a high-powered event on Tuesday night.

  • by Clancy Yeates
Albanese cops a roasting at big business’ night of nights

Albanese cops a roasting at big business’ night of nights

The prime minister faced a ribbing at the Business Council of Australia’s annual dinner in Sydney on Tuesday night.

  • by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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Roast Albo: PM cops a grilling at business dinner

Roast Albo: PM cops a grilling at business dinner

The Business Council of Australia’s annual dinner was the classic heavyweight clash of the political and business classes.

  • by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Albanese warns corporate chiefs of ‘extreme anti-business’ opposition

Albanese warns corporate chiefs of ‘extreme anti-business’ opposition

The PM has gone on the offensive in a growing row with big business, saying his government has “stood up for some of Australia’s biggest employers”.

  • by David Crowe and Olivia Ireland
Albanese’s love affair with the big end of town is on the rocks
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Albanese’s love affair with the big end of town is on the rocks

High inflation, elevated interest rates and a cost-of-living crisis have spawned a competition in Canberra over which party can produce the most populist policies. Now business is fighting back.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Business chiefs confront PM for taking economy ‘backwards’

Business chiefs confront PM for taking economy ‘backwards’

The government is standing by its centrepiece workplace reforms even as the Business Council of Australia unleashes a fresh assault on its workplace agenda.

  • by David Crowe
Caps on overseas uni students could cost Victorian economy $6 billion

Caps on overseas uni students could cost Victorian economy $6 billion

Victoria is the state of choice for one-third of Australia’s international students. Universities say slashing migration will have major economic consequences.

  • by Caroline Schelle

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