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2006

• Media Release: Morgan Job Security Data Blows a Hole in Union Scare Campaign Against WorkChoices - 22 December 2006

• Media Release:Tax Reform Continues to be a Priority for 2007-08 Budget -
  21 December 2006

• 2007-08 Pre-Budget Submission - ACCI Review Budget Update Reveals Clear Room For Tax Cuts - 20 December 2006

• Media Release: Australia-Japan Free Trade Agreement Negotiations a Significant Event - 13 December 2006

• Media Release: Report Confirms Drugs and Alcohol Challenge in Workplace -
  11 December 2006

• Media Release:ACCI Welcomes Australia - Chile FTA Study - 8 December 2006
• Media Release:Business Supports Call for FBT Exemption for Childcare - 8 December 2006
• Media Release:Employment and Disputes Data Explains why Anti-WorkChoices Campaign Faltering - 7 December 2006
• Media Release:Business Welcomes Super Reforms Details - 7 December 2006
• Media Release:ACCI Welcomes Australia - South Korea FTA Study - 6 December 2006
• Media Release:Amendments to WorkChoices Welcomed - 5 December 2006

• Media Release: Independent Contractors Act 2006 - 5 December 2006

• Growth Indicators Strengthen but Forward Projections Ease in the December Quarter 2006 - 5 December 2006

• ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends ACCI Congratulates Kevin Rudd -
  4 December 2006

• ACCI Welcomes Government Support for Keeping Small Business Privacy Act Exemption - 30 November 2006

• Union Protest a Fizzer - 30 November 2006

• Emissions Trading Scheme Part of the Solution - 30 November 2006

• ACCI Review Review of Uranium Mining, Processing and Nuclear Energy in Australia - 21 November 2006

• St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey Small Business Conditions Moderate in September Quarter - 21 November 2006

• St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey Emissions Trading Taskforce - Cool Heads Needed - 14 November 2006

• Historic High Court Decision Upholds WorkChoices: A Nation-Building Decision that brings a National Workplace Relations System Close to Reality - 14 November 2006

• Tax Changes Ease Compliance Cost on Small Business - 13 November 2006

• Amendments to WorkChoices - 13 November 2006

• Industry Training Arrangements Strengthened - 10 November 2006

• Three Interest Rate Increases Adds $8.7 Billion to Business Costs - 8 November 2006

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey Employment Continues to Fuel Wage Growth - 7 November 2006

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey Award Review Taskforce Report -
  3 November 2006

• ACCI General Council: Bargaining Rights, Climate Change and Compulsory Employer Super - 2 November 2006

• Stern Climate Change Report - 31 October 2006

• Folly of the $27.36 Wage Increase Shown by Tax & Welfare Analysis - 30 October 2006

• A Bad Start For New Minimum Wage Setting System - 26 October 2006

• Tasmanian Government OHS Inspectorate at Risk of Breaching International Labour Standards - 26 October 2006

• ACTU Support for a National Industrial Relations System is Timely - 25 October 2006

• Australia's Energy Policy - Not Just for Sunny Days - 25 October 2006

• Industry Supports International Ban on Importation of Asbestos but OHS Overregulation Remains - 25 October 2006

• Inflation Data Supports Moderate Minimum Wage Rise Only - 25 October 2006

• ALP Should Resist Adoption of ACTU Congress Industrial Relations Wish-List -
  24 October 2006

• ACCI Review Business Concerned with Upward Trend in Tax - 12 October 2006

• ACCI Welcomes Skill Shortages Plan - 12 October 2006

• One Million AWAs Makes Rollback Untenable - 5 October 2006

• SAI Global-ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence Business Conditions OK But Inflation, Wages and Interest Rates Begin to Bite - 3 October 2006

• SAI Global-ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence 2005-06 Final Budget Outcome and the Future Fund - 29 September 2006

• ACCI Pushes Changes to Skilled Migration Program - 28 September 2006

• ACCI Review Workplace Agreements Provide an Effective Basis for Recognition of Same Sex Relationships - 27 September 2006

• Changes to WorkChoices Regulations - 22 September 2006 Cairns Group Meeting - Springboard for DOHA Round - 19 September 2006

• Business Supports Continuation of Current Approach to Monetary Policy -
  18 September 2006

• Partnership Approach Essential to Addressing Skill Shortages - 18 September 2006

• ACTU/ALP Bargaining Plan: Individual Rights Sacrificed to Union Rights - 14 September 2006

• An Inconvenient Truth - Australia's Greenhouse Footprint is Barely Visible -
  13 September 2006

• Increased Employer Superannuation Contributions will Cost Jobs - 13 September 2006

• Good Unemployment Numbers Puncture Scare Campaign - 7 September 2006

• Industrial Disputes at Historic Lows - 7 September 2006

• ACCI Condemns Trade Union Scaremongering on Skilled Migration - 6 September 2006

• ACCI Welcomes Government Super Plan But Calls for Full Costing - 5 September 2006

• ACCI Submission to the Department of Treasury Growth Indicators Surge in the September Quarter 2006 Despite a Decline in Business Confidence - 5 September 2006

• ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends Award Review Taskforce Report on Wage and Classification Structures - 4 September 2006

• Union Campaign Against WorkChoices Exposed: OHS Claims do not Stack Up -
  25 August 2006

• ACCI Review With Pressure on Inflation and Interest Rates, Warning Bells Must Ring for AFPC on Wages - 18 August 2006

• Employers Reject Liability For An Employee's Gambling Addiction - 17 August 2006

• State Emissions Trading Scheme Will Harm Economy - 16 August 2006

• Industry Let Down By NSW Government Stunt on OHS - 16 August 2006

• Rethinking Regulation - Final Government Response - 15 August 2006

• St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey Small Business Conditions Remain Resilient - 15 August 2006

• St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey Australia-India Relations Must be Built on More than Just Cricket - 14 August 2006

• Riding the Indian Elephant: Opportunities and Challenges for Australia and the World Drop in Unemployment Counters Union Scare Campaign on Jobs - 10 August 2006

• With Amendment, Contracting Legislation will Strengthen Labour Market - 3 August 2006

• ACCI Submission to the Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee Interest Rate Increase Adds $2.9 Billion to Business Costs -
  2 August 2006

• OECD Gives WorkChoices Thumbs Up - 1 August 2006

• Business Welcomes Glenn Stevens as Reserve Bank Governor - 1 August 2006

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey Business Conditions Good but Profits Falling - 1 August 2006

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey Skilled Migration Necessary for Continued Economic Growth - 31 July 2006

• ACCI Review Employer Message to Fair Pay Commission: Grant A Moderate Increase to Minimum Wage - Ignore the ACTU's $30 Push - 28 July 2006

• ACCI Submission to the Australian Fair Pay Commission 2006 Review Employers Warn of Union Power if Labor Dumps Workplace Watchdog - 27 July 2006

• Labor Wrong to Denigrate Workplace Watchdog Investigation of Union Claims -
  26 July 2006

• Don't Panic Over Inflation! - 26 July 2006

• WTO Trade Talks 'Suspension' Disappointing - 25 July 2006

• ACCI Welcomes Beazley Contribution to Uranium Debate - 25 July 2006

• ACCI General Council: New ACCI Skilled Migration Policy and Concern with ALP IR Policy - 21 July 2006

• Business Clarifies Ongoing Workplace Relations Dialogue with Government -
  20 July 2006

• Business Welcomes COAG Agreement - 14 July 2006

• Tomorrow's COAG Meeting Must Deliver Results - 13 July 2006

• Employment Continues to Grow but Business Profits Decline - 4 July 2006

• SAI Global-ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence Superannuation Choice of Fund Extended to More Workplaces - 3 July 2006

• Common Law Contracts Do Not and Cannot Substitute for AWAs Under Labor's Policy - 30 June 2006

• OECD Support for Labour Market Reform - 30 June 2006

• ACCI Review New Workplace Challenge - Managing Drugs and Alcohol -29 June 2006 Fewer Workers Attending Union Rallies - 28 June 2006

• State Wage Cases Not Relevant to National Minimum Wages - 26 June 2006

• Contracting Legislation Supports Entrepreneurship - 22 June 2006

• ALP Ignoring Small Business Views on Wage Increases - 15 June 2006

• AWAs and Common Law Contracts - A Real Difference that Matters - 15 June 2006

• Abolishing AWAs will Damage the Economy and Living Standards - 12 June 2006

• Historic Low in Unemployment Shows Benefit of Reform - 8 June 2006

• Growth Indicators Soften but Business Confidence Firms in the June Quarter 2006 -
  6 June 2006

• ACCI-WEstpac Survey of Industrial Trends ACCI Proud to Again Support Australian Export Awards - 31 May 2006

• Productivity Commission Report Confirms Positive Role of Casual Employment in the Australian Economy - 25 May 2006

• Business Not Well Served by Impasse on Workers’ Compensation Self Insurance –
  19 May 2006

• ALP Statement on Migrant Workers Xenophobic and Breaches International Standards on Global Migration – 18 May 2006

• Small Business Conditions Recover, but Wages Growth Puts Pressure On Profits –
  16 May 2006

• St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey Federal Budget 2006: Good Start on Tax Reform – 9 May 2006

• Industry Supports Proposed Laws Protecting Commercial Freedom of Contractors –
  3 May 2006

• A Critical Moment for Australia: A National Workplace Relations System at Stake –
  3 May 2006

• Business Response to Interest Rate Decision by Reserve Bank – 3 May 2006

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey Business Conditions Improve but Wages Growth Remains High - 2 May 2006

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey Employers Welcome Start to Fair Pay Commission Process - But it is Not the Main Game on Wages - 1 May 2006

• Tax Reform Necessary in the 2006 Budget - 30 April 2006

• ACCI Review Making Workplaces Safer is an Important National Objective -
  28 April 2006

• Overseas Aid White Paper Strikes Appropriate Balance - 26 April 2006

• Business Wary of Possibility of 'Backdoor' Australia Card - 26 April 2006

• A Balanced Debate on Workplace Safety is Needed - 24 April 2006

• Business Welcomes Historic End to Government Net Debt - 21 April 2006

• Working Hours Regulation a Significant Improvement - 18 April 2006  

• International Tax Comparison Supports Need for Reform - 12 April 2006

• No More Public Holidays Needed - 12 April 2006

• No Jobs in Labor's Industrial Relations Rollback - 12 April 2006

• ACIL Tasman-ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence Sales and Profits Easing but Investment Set to Increase - 11 April 2006

• ACIL Tasman-ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence Rethinking Regulation - A Good Start - 7 April 2006

• Review of Commonwealth OHS Laws Welcomed - 5 April 2006

• Business Supports Reduction in Size of Tax Legislation - 4 April 2006

• ACCI Urges Bold and Comprehensive FTA with China - 3 April 2006

• ACCI General Council: WorkChoices High Court Challenge, Funding Tax Reform, Training and Urban Water Reform - 28 March 2006

• Business Welcomes Start of WorkChoices - 27 March 2006

• Implementing WorkChoices - Reforming the Industrial Award System - 24 March 2006

• ACCI Review Labor's Unfair Dismissals Policy Bad for Small Business - 24 March 2006

• ACCI Welcomes Release of WorkChoices Regulations - 20 March 2006

• Business Confidence Rebounds but Growth Indicators Ease - 7 March 2006

• ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends Small Business Wages Growth puts Pressure on Profits - 21 February 2006

• St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey Business Supports Tax Law Changes -
  16 February 2006

• Business Enthusiastically Welcomes Historic COAG Agreement on National Reform Agenda - 10 February

• ACCI Proposes Way Forward for Simplified Industrial Awards - 9 February 2006

• COAG Needs to Provide Leadership on Training - 9 February 2006

• Workplace Relations Reform Needed to Support Training Reform - 9 February 2006

• Business Calls for Reforms from COAG - 8 February 2006

• Start of Parliamentary Year and Tax Reform should be Top of Agenda - 7 February 2006

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey Business Conditions Improve but Wages Growth at a New Record High - 7 February 2006

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey ACCI Welcomes ALP Contribution to National Skills Debate - 30 January 2006

• Changing the Globe - The Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate - 25 January 2006

• ACCI Review   Business Supports Superannuation and Personal Tax Cuts -
  23 January 2006

  ACCI Welcomes Outcome of Asia Pacific Climate Change Meeting - 12 January 2006

• ACIL Tasman-ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence Economic Conditions Steady, Investment Expectations at Record Levels - 12 January 2005 - ACIL Tasman-ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence

2005

• ACCI's New Year Message - Business View of the Next 12 Months - 31 December 2005

• States Should Cooperate Not Litigate on WorkChoices - 22 December 2005

• ACCI Welcomes Sensible Approach to Wage Setting in 2006 - 21 December 2005

• ACCI Opposes An Australia Card - 21 December 2005

• ACCI Review Industry Welcomes New Institute for Trade Skills Excellence - 21 December 2005  

• WTO Barely Inching Forward - 19 December 2005

• ACCI Emphasises Economic Case for Workplace Relations Reform - 19 December 2005

• The Economic Case for Workplace Relations Reform Budget Numbers Show Government can Afford Major Tax Reform - 15 December 2005

• Regulation Reduction Incentive Fund - 13 December 2005

• ACCI 2006-07 Pre-Budget Submission Call for Second Wave of Tax Reform - 8 December 2005

• 2006-07 Pre-Budget Submission Growth Indicators Firm But Cost Pressures Intensify in December Quarter 2005 - 6 December 2005

• ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends   WorkChoices - An Historic Step Forward - 2 December 2005

• ACCI Elects New President and Board - 1 December 2005

• ACCI General Council: Workplace Relations and Australia Card - 1 December 2005

• ACCI Review: WTO Ministerial Meeting Must Produce Results - 30 November 2005

• ACCI Review ACCI Releases the Economic Case for Workplace Relations Reform - 29 November 2005

• The Economic Case for Workplace Relations Reform ACCI Congratulates Work and Family Award Winners - 25 November

• Business Warmly Welcomes Start to Tax Simplification - 24 November 2005  

• Large Surplus Signals Need for Structural Taxation Reform - 24 November 2005

• Do not Clawback on WorkChoices - 22 November 2005

• Workplace Reform Good For Australian Women - 17 November 2005

• Workplace Reform - Working For Australia Women Senate Must Pass WorkChoices in the National Interest - 15 November 2005  

• St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey: Small Business Wages Growth Puts Pressure on Profits - 15 November 2005

• St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey ACTU's So-Called National Day of Protest a Tired Stunt - 14 November 2005

• National Sick Leave Standard Appropriate - 10 November 2005

• Regulation Costs Australia $86 Billion Annually - 9 November 2005

• Holding Back the Red Tape Avalanche A Regulatory Reform Agenda for Australia St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey: Business Conditions Sound - Wage Pressures Increase - 2 November 2005

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey Pass WorkChoices in the National Interest - 2 November 2005

• ACCI Launches The Case for a National Workplace Relations System - State Industrial Systems are not 'Safe Havens' - 31 October 2005

• Functioning Federalism and the Case for a National Workplace Relations System ACCI CEO puts Business Perspective to ASEAN FTA Negotiations - 27 October 2005

• Speech by ACCI Chief Executive Peter Hendy ACCI to Campaign for Capital Gains Tax Reform in the 2006 Federal Budget - 27 October 2005

• ACCI Review Consumer Price Index (Inflation) - Union Wages Push the Last Thing we Need - 26 October 2005

• Integrated Cargo System - 24 October 2005

• Employers Support Safe Work Australia Week: Focus on Prevention and on OHS System Needed - 24 October 2005

• Stronger Insolvency Laws and Employee Entitlements Scheme Better Than Re-Ranking Creditors - 12 October 2005

• ACCI Welcomes Government Red Tape Taskforce - 12 October 2005

• ACIL Tasman/ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence: Business Conditions Stabilise - 11 October 2005

• ACIL Tasman/ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence Employers Welcome "WorkChoices" As Real Workplace Reform - But Overregulation Remains a Concern - 9 October 2005

• Benefits of Agreement Making Beyond Doubt - 29 September 2005

• ACCI Submission to the Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee - "Inquiry into Industrial Agreements" Construction Industry OHS Blueprint Welcomed - 28 September 2005

• Further Economic Reform is Essential to Sustain Growth - 28 September 2005

• ACCI Review Industry Rejects Raising Wages for Petrol Prices - 22 September 2005

• Speech by ACCI Chief Executive Peter Hendy at the Workforce Conference, Sydney ACTU's 4% Early Wage Claim a Reckless $2.19 Billion Stunt - 21 September 2005

• Proposed Workplace Relations Measures will Boost New Apprenticeships - 20 September 2005

• ACTU Wage Case Stunt is Proof the Wage System Must Change - 19 September 2005

• Business Welcomes EMDGS Review - 15 September 2005

• International Monetary Fund Supports Workplace Relations Reform - 14 September 2005

• New Building Industry Laws an Opportunity for Jobs and Productivity - 7 September 2005

• Moderating Conditions a Concern for Australian Industry - 6 September 2005

• ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends Nuclear Power - An Option for Australia - 29 August 2005

• ACCI Review Business Welcomes Debate on Top Income Tax Rate - 26 August 2005

• Unions Can't Pick and Choose on Collective Bargaining - 23 August 2005

• Small Business Profits Down but Expectations Buoyant - 23 August 2005

• St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey Industry Supports Commercial Freedom for Independent Contractors - 18 August 2005

• Incentives for New Apprenticeships Need to be Broad-Based - 15 August 2005

• Opportunity for Building Industry Reform must be Grasped - 10 August 2005

• Message to Employers: Workers do not have a Right to Two Years Parental Leave - 10 August 2005

• Getting the Facts Straight about Legislating the AIRC Work and Family Decision - 9 August 2005

• Work and Family Decision - Less Arbitration and More Workplace Agreements is the Way Forward - 8 August 2005

• Beyond Politics: The National Interest Requires a National Industrial Relations System - 5 August 2005

• More Flexible Labour Markets Assist Work and Family Balance - 2 August 2005

• ACCI Submission to the House of Representatives Family and Human Services Committee   ACCI Policy Director on High Level Visit to China and Vietnam - 2 August 2005

• Australian Economy is Resilient - 2 August 2005

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey New Beazley Stance on AWAs Welcomed - 1 August 2005

• Independent Contracting is a Legitimate Form of Work - 29 July 2005

• ACCI Review ACCI General Council: Support for National Workplace Relations Reform and Availability of Nuclear Power as an Energy Option 22 July 2005

• ACCI Welcomes New Insurance Code of Practice - 18 July 2005

• ACCI Welcomes Launch of Australian Technical Colleges - 15 July 2005 Union Ads Mask Union Rorts and Coercion in the Building Industry - 13 July 2005

• Speech by ACCI Workplace Policy Director Peter Anderson Churches Must Be Better Informed On Workplace Reform - 12 July 2005

• Business Conditions Continue to Moderate - 12 July 2005

• ACIL Tasman-ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence Facts About Cashing Out Annual Leave in Western Australia Undermine Credibility of Union Scare Campaign - 8 July 2005

• Attachment ACCI Welcomes Skilled Migration Program Officers - 6 July 2005

• Another Lie:  Union Workplace Campaign Will Crumble Under Own Deception on Minimum Wages, Annual Leave and Dismissal - 6 July 2005  

• Employer Focus on Superannuation Choice of Fund From Today - 1 July 2005

• Business Urges Government Not to Waste Senate Majority - 1 July 2005

• Union Rally Against Workplace Changes That Benefit Jobs and Economic Development - 30 June 2005

• Surprise, Surprise - Usual Suspects Oppose Workplace Reform - 28 June 2005

• Analysis of Workplace Reform Reveals Clear Benefits for Australia - 27 June 2005

• ACCI Review A Week of Union Propaganda Insults Australian Workforce - 27 June 2005

• Workplace Reforms in 2005: The Brave New IR World John Anderson Resignation - 23 June 2005

• Minister Launches ACCI's Indigenous Employment Strategy - 17 June 2005

• Employing Indigenous Australians - An Indigenous Employment Strategy Framework for Industry Business Welcomes End to Uncertainty on Tax Cuts - 14 June 2005

• Business Calls for End to Tax Cut Confusion - 14 June 2005

• Final National Wage Decision Reinforces Case for Change - 7 June 2005

• Demand and Production Firm, Employment Softens and Investment Projections Remain Solid in June Quarter 2005 - 7 June 2005

• 175th ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends COAG: Welcome Progress on Education and Training and on Infrastructure but Disappointing on Workplace Reform - 3 June 2005

• Global Youth Employment Challenge: Back to Basics - 3 June 2005

• Opening Statement by ACCI Director of Workplace Policy Peter Anderson at the International Labour Conference 2005 Business Welcomes Export & Infrastructure Taskforce Report - 1 June 2005

• COAG Needs to Provide Leadership, Particularly on Workplace Relations, Tax, Training and Infrastructure - 31 May 2005

• Engaging the Community on Health and Safety Will Benefit Workforce Participation and Skill Retention - 31 May 2005

• ACCI Review Business Welcomes Industrial Relations Joining the 21st Century - Reform Detail will be Crucial - 26 May 2005

• ACCI Welcomes Announcement of Australia-India Trade Discussions - 19 May 2005

• ATO makes Rational Decision in a Ridiculous Situation on Tax Cuts - 19 May 2005

• Regulatory Reform of Ports Needed Urgently - 19 May 2005  

• Privacy Act Review - ACCI Lobbying Keeps Small Business Exemption - 18 May 2005

• Industry Blueprint Calls for Employee Engagement on Health and Safety - 18 May 2005

• Presentation at ACTU OHS Seminar Moderate National Wage Increases in Light of Budget Forecasts - 18 May 2005

• 2005 Safety Net Review - Additional Post Budget Submission Small Business Growth Moderates But Attitudes Remain Positive - 17 May 2005

• St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey ACCI Welcomes New USA Work Visa - 11 May 2005

• Federal Budget: Half-Hearted on Tax Reform - 10 May 2005

• Federal Budget 2005 - Business Reaction - 6 May 2005

• No Overwhelming Infrastructure Crisis, But Significant Investment Needed in Particular Areas - 6 May 2005

• ACCI Submission to the Australian Government Exports and Infrastructure Taskforce Unfair Dismissal Law Reform Now Well Overdue - 3 May 2005

• ACCI Submission to Senate Employment, Workplace Relations & Education References Committee, Inquiry into Unfair Dismissal Policy in the Small Business Sector St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey:  Profits Take A Hit As Economy Eases - 3 May 2005

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey ACCI Releases Discussion Paper on Cutting $19.5 Billion of Commonwealth Government Expenditure - 2 May 2005

• Discussion Paper   Choice of Fund Laws Highlight Need to Remove Superannuation Regulation from Awards - 29 April 2005

• ACCI Review Occupational Health and Safety System in Dire Need of Reform: Launch of OHS Reform Blueprint Modern Workplace: Safer Workplace 2005-2015 - 28 April 2005

• Media Kit ACCI Principal Associate in Small Business AWA Initiative - But AWA Reform Needed - 28 April 2005

• Speech by ACCI Chief Executive Peter Hendy Independent Contracting Requires Policy Protection by Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments - 26 April 2005

• High Court Makes Another Welcome Ruling on Safety Liability - 21 April 2005

• Australia and Japan Trade Developments - 20 April 2005

• State Tax Deal Only Goes Half Way - 20 April 2005

• Business Welcomes China FTA Negotiations - 19 April 2005

• Business Welcomes Vaile Statement on Indonesian Trade Agreement - 18 April 2005

• ACCI Welcomes the Productivity's Commission's Report on National Competition Policy - 14 April 2005  

• ACCI Welcomes New Industry-Led Approach to Skilled Migration - 14 April 2005

• ACCI Welcomes New Industry-Led Approach to Skilled Migration - 14 April 2005

• High Court Sends Timely Message on OHS Laws to Regulators - 14 April 2005

• ACCI Appalled by Beattie Government's Corporations Law Threat - 12 April 2005

• Support for National Workplace Relations System Welcomed - 12 April 2005

• National Wage Case: Employers Urge Caution and a New System - 12 April 2005

• Business Welcomes Australia-Malaysia FTA Announcement - 7 April 2005

• ACCI Jointly Hosting Important International Meeting in Australia on Employment and Workplace Issues - 5 April 2005

• ACIL Tasman/ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence: Business Conditions to Ease - 5 April 2005

• ACIL Tasman/ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence Now is not the Time to Raise Interest Rates - 4 April 2005

• Independent Contracting Adds Value to the Economy and Society - 31 March 2005

• The Corporations Power can Establish a Near-National Industrial Relations System - 31 March 2005

• ACCI Review Shame on State Treasurers for Stalling on Tax Reform - 23 March 2005

• State Treasurers should Honour Agreement on State Taxes - 22 March 2005

• ACCI General Council: Wages Policy Reform, Trade & Labour Standards and Initiatives to Tackle Skills Shortages - 16 March 2005

• New Economic Challenges Confront the National Wage Case: Employers Urge Caution and a New System - 11 March 2005

• ACCI Welcomes High Court Decisions on Business Transmission - 9 March 2005

• ACCI-BCA National Work and Family Awards - 9 March 2005

• ACCI Welcomes New Apprentices Report But Will Pursue Improvements to the System - 7 March 2005

• ACCI Welcomes Labor Stand on Australia-China Free Trade Agreement - 7 March 2005

• ACCI Welcomes Reports of Skilled Migrant Boost - 3 March 2005

• Case Mounting For Interest Rate Rise But Now Is To Soon - 2 March 2005

• Economic Growth Slows in March Quarter, But Investment Firms - 28 February 2005

• 174th ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends Workplace Relations Reforms is in the National Interest - 25 February 2005

• Unfair Dismissal Laws Put Employers in Double Jeopardy Over Sexual Harassment - 23 February 2005

• Small Businesses Optimistic About Growth in 2005 - 23 February 2005

• St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey An Excessive and Inflationary ACTU Wage Claim - 18 February 2005

• Wage Pressures Stabilise as Economy Continues to Grow - 15 February 2005

• St.George-ACCI Business Expectations Survey   A National Workplace Relations System and Workplace Reform is in the National Interest - 7 February 2005

• OECD Reaffirms Urgency of Labour Market and Taxation Reform - 3 February 2005

• ACCI Pre-Budget Submission - Tax, Education and Workplace Relations Reform Needed to Bolster Investment - 3 February 2005

• ACCI Pre-Budget Submission Beazley and the ALP Must Focus on Economic and Workplace Relations Policies - 28 January 2005

• Privacy Act Review Must Not Add To Small Business Compliance Costs - 27 January 2005

• ACCI Review Next ALP Leader Must Focus on Economic and Workplace Relations Policies - 19 January 2005

• Another Excellent Unemployment Result - But More Reform Still Essential - 13 January 2005

• ACCI Welcomes Launch of Australian Technical College Discussion Paper - 13 January 2005

  ACIL Tasman/ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence: Business Conditions Highest in 13 Years, But Some Softening Evident - 13 January 2005 - ACIL Tasman/ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence

• Australian Employers Respond to Tsunami Disaster - 4 January 2005

2004

• New Year's Message - Business View of the Next 12 Months - 31 December 2004

• Superannuation Choice Should Not Require More Frequent Payment by Employers - 23 December 2004 - Response by ACCI to the Treasury 'Choice of Superannuation Fund Regulations' Consultation Paper

• Sex Discrimination Act: Twenty Years of Employer Support But Reform Required - 22 December 2004

• Business Calls for Greater Focus on Training and Workplace Relations in National Competition Policy - 22 December 2004 - ACCI Submission to the Productivity Commission

• Business Calls for a Considerable Part of Budget Surplus to be Returned as Tax Cuts - 21 December 2004

• Contents of Certified Agreements: ACCI Intervention Before AIRC Full Bench - 21 December 2004 - Outline of Submission to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission

• Why Do 1 Million Australians Live and Work Overseas? - 21 December 2004 - Review

• ACCI Closing Statement in Work and Family Case: Fertility Statistics Debunk Union Claims - 14 December 2004

• Superannuation Red Tape Relief Welcomed - 9 December 2004

• Validation of Workplace Agreements a Sensible Outcome Following High Court Electrolux Decision - 9 December 2004

• ACCI Survey of Apprentice Wages: Employers Meeting Challenge of Skill Shortages - 9 December 2004 - Attachment

• Press Release on ACCI-Westpac 173rd Survey of Industrial Trends, December Quarter - 7 December 2004 - ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends

•   Business Calls for Second Wave of Tax Reform - 30 November 2004 - Review

• Chamber Supports ASEAN - Australia/NZ Free Trade Agreement - 29 November 2004

•   St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey: Small Business Conditions Ease but Sales and Profits Rise to all Time Highs - 29 November 2004 - St.George-ACCI Small Business Survey

• Commonsense Prevails: ACCI Submissions Force Unions to Drop Claim for Employee Rights over Work Location - 26 November 2004 - Submission

• Laws Needed to Validate Industrial Agreements After High Court Electrolux Decision - 25 November 2004 - Submission

• Union Attitudes to Labour Market Reform will Determine Union Relevance - 25 November 2005 - Address to ACTU Industrial Officers Conference

• Small Business Safety Solutions: An OHS Guide for Small Business - 24 November 2004

• Business Calls for Second Wave of Tax Reforms - 16 November 2004 - Media Release Attachment, ACCI Tax Blueprint Part 1, ACCI Tax Blueprint Part 2

• St.George - ACCI Business Expectations Survey, Economy Stabilises as Profits and Investments Rise But Wage Pressures Remain an Issue - 12 November 2004

•   St.George and ACCI Join Forces - 12 November 2004

• Good Unemployment Results Need to be Locked In - 11 November 2004

• ACCI General Council Calls for Further Workplace Relations Reform - 4 November 2004

• Business Supports Report on National Competitive Policy - However More Needs to be Done on Training Reform - 27 October 2004

• ACIL Tasman/ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence: Economy Drives Ahead, Skills Shortage Remains an Issue - 19 October 2004 - Survey of Investor Confidence

• Greens Economic Policies will Harm Economic Growth and Increase Unemployment - 6 October 2004 - Review / Bulletin

• ACCI Maintains Opposition to Ratifying Kyoto Protocol - 1 October 2004

• ALP to Support Business in Addressing Skills Shortages - 27 September 2004

• 2004 Pre-Election Survey: Tax, Economic Management and Workplace Relations the priorities for Small Business - 24 September 2004 - Review / Bulletin

• ACCI Welcomes Skills Shortages Focus - 22 September 2004

• Business Supports Wise Use of Surplus - 10 September 2004

• Press Release on the 172nd Survey of Industrial Trends, September Quarter 2004 - 7 September 2004 - Survey

• ACCI Opening Statement in Work and Family Case:  Union Claims Fail the Families of Small and Medium Employers - 6 September 2004 - Address

•   Good News on ASEAN-Australia/New Zealand Free Trade Agreement - 6 September 2004

• High Court Electrolux Decision Restores Limit on Right to Strike Over Bargaining Fees - 2 September 2004

• Small and Medium Business at Risk from Union Claims in National Work and Family Test Case - 31 August 2004 - ACTU Claims / ACCI Claims / ACCI Submission Summary

• What Business Wants from the Next Australian Government - 29 August 2004

• ACCI 2004 Pre-Election Survey: Regional Small Businesses Concerned About High Energy Costs - 25 August 2004

• 2004 Pre-Election Survey: Compliance with the Tax System Remains an Important Issue for Business - 19 August 2004 - ACCI Review / Bulletin

• ACCI Small Business Survey: Small Business Barometer at Record Level - 18 August 2004 - Small Business Survey

• ACCI 2004 Pre-Election Survey: Business Concerned About Environmental Regulation - 13 August 2004

• Labor's Industrial Relations Policy - A Disappointing and Backward Approach to the Australian Labour Market - 6 August 2004

• ACCI 2004 Pre-Election Survey: Employers Concerned about Recruiting Skilled Employees - 6 August 2004

• School Based New Apprenticeships in the Building and Construction Industry - 5 August 2004

• Engaging Corporate Australia in the National OH&S Strategy - 5 August 2004

• Inject Business Considerations into Work and Family Debate  - 5 August 2004 Policy Bulletin

• Labor Decision on US FTA - 3 August 2004

• General Business Conditions at Highest Levels for Nine Years - 3 August 2004 National Survey of Business Expectations

• ACCI Welcomes WTO Progress - 2 August 2004

• Engaging Corporate Australia in the National Occupational Health and Safety Strategy - 30 July 2004

• 2004 Pre-Election Survey: Economic Management and Focus on the Labour Market Important for the next Australian Government - 29 July 2004 - ACCI Review / Policy Bulletin

• Keep Secondary Boycott Laws in the Trade Practices Act - 28 July 2004 Trade Practices Speech

• Skill Shortages - A Complex Problem Requiring a Considered Response - 27 July 2004

• Potential Australia-Malaysia FTA Welcome - 27 July 2004

•   US FTA Legislation must be Approved by Parliament - 27 July 2004

• Pursuing a National Workplace Relations System is in the National Interest - 26 July 2004

• ACCI General Council Statement on Workplace Relations - 23 July 2004

• ACCI 2004 Pre-Election Survey: Occupational Health and Safety Red Tape Holding Back Workplace Safety  - 20 July 2004

• Competition Policy Review Should Accelerate Workplace and Training Reform - 19 July 2004 National Competition Policy Submission

• ACCI 2004 Pre-Election Survey: Capital Gains Tax Should be Reduced to Boost R&D - 19 July 2004

• Australian Senate must Pass US FTA Legislation - 16 July 2004

• ACCI Pre-Election Survey: Rise in Super Guarantee Would Damage Small Business Employment - 15 July 2004

• ACCI 2004 Pre-Election Survey: Unfair Dismissals a Big Issue for Small Business - 7 July 2004

• ALP Small Business Statement - 7 July 2004

• Prime Minister's Small Business Statement - 7 July 2004

• Conditions Remain Favourable but Availability of Suitably Qualified Employees now Number One Constraint on Investment - 6 July 2004 ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence

• Business Welcomes Australia-Thailand FTA - 5 July 2004

• Independent Research Supports Employer Concerns with ALP Industrial Relations Policy - 2 July 2004

• Massive Union Threats to Staffing and Managing Businesses in Work and Family Test Case - 2 July 2004 Attachment

• 2004 Pre-Election Survey Results: Taxation Issues Dominate Business Concerns - 25 June 2004 Review/Bulletin

• Productivity Commission OHS/Workers Compensation Report Welcomed but Caution Needed - 24 June 2004

• A Balanced Decision on Superannuation Choice - 23 June 2004

• Trade Practices Act Amendments - 23 June 2004

• Parliament Should Pass US FTA Legislation - 22 June 2004

• A Further Opportunity for Building Industry Reform - 22 June 2004

• A Sensible Outcome on Carer's Leave - 18 June 2004

• White Paper on Energy - 15 June 2004

• Redundancy Case Supplementary Decision - 8 June 2004

• National Land Transport Plan - 7 June 2004

• ACCI Support for Skilled Global Migration - 4 June 2004

• Senate Should Support Unfair Dismissals Bill - 3 June 2004

• ACCI-Westpac Press Release on the 171st Survey of Industrial Trends - 1 June 2004 Survey

• Preserving the Small Business Redundancy Pay Exemption Means Preserving Jobs - 25 May 2004

• ACCI Calls for Greater Focus on Trade Facilitation - 20 May 2004

• ACCI Survey of Small Business - Running Strongly with a Tail Wind - 18 May 2004 Survey

• Budget 2004 - 11 May 2004

• Budget Must Encourage Growth and Investment - 7 May 2004 Review / Bulletin

• ACCI Welcomes "Backing Australia's Ability Mark II" - 6 May 2004

• Economic Growth Remains Strong - 6 May 2004 Survey

• ACCI Congratulates Work and Family Award Winners - 6 May 2004

• Employment Flexibility Needed for Work and Family Balance - 5 May 2004

• National Wage Case Increase Excessive for Small Business - 5 May 2004

• ASEAN Free Trade Agreement a Great Opportunity - 23 April 2004

•   Casual Employment Should Be Supported - Not Demonised - By ALP Policy - 19 April 2004

• ACCI Welcomes Careers Initiatives - 16 April 2004

• Senate Must Pass Four Workplace Relations Bills - 15 April 2004 Submission, Attachment A, Attachment C

• ACCI Calls for the Elimination of Bracket Creep - 15 April 2004 Review

• Industry Ramps Up Campaign to Retain Australian Workplace Agreements - 13 April 2004 Bulletin

• Employers Applaud National Action to Address Skill Shortages - 6 April 2004

•   Preserving the Small Business Redundancy Pay Exemption is in the National Interest - 3 April 2004

• Industry Welcomes Extension of Time for FBT Changes on Worker Entitlement Funds - 1 April 2004

• Labor's New Payroll Tax is not what Australia Needs - 1 April 2004

• Unacceptable Funding Conditions on ALP Baby Care Payment - 31 March 2004

• Ratification of International OHS Convention Supported - 30 March 2004

• Guidelines for Defence Reservists Welcomed - 29 March 2004

• ACCI General Council Backs Reform of the Trade Practices Act and Notes Grave Concern at ALP Industrial Relations Platform - 26 March 2004 Review

• ACCI General Council Backs Reform of the Trade Practices Act and Notes Grave Concern at ALP Industrial Relations Platform - 26 March 2004 Review

• ACCI says No to Disability Protection for Drug Addicted Employees - 26 March 2004 Submission

•   A Massive Kick in the Guts for Small Business and the Economy - 26 March 2004

• Sexual Harassment - An Important Message to Employers and Employees - 24 March 2004

• National Wage Case must Protect Jobs - Not Just the Minimum Wage - 22 March 2004

• ALP Focus on Superannuation Tax Reform Welcome - 16 March 2004

• New Paid Carers Leave Obligation Will Cost Jobs - 16 March 2004

• South Australia Can't Afford More Employment Regulation - 15 March 2004 Submission

• A Capital Gains Tax Reduction will help boost R&D Investment - 12 March 2004 ACCI Review - March 2004

• The Policies of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - 9 March 2004

• Press Release on the 170th Survey of Industrial Trends - 2 March 2004 Survey

• Senate Economics References Committee Report on Trade Practices Act - 1 March 2004

• ACT Industrial Manslaughter Law is no OHS Solution - 1 March 2004

• A Positive Approach to Globalisation is Needed  - 26 February 2004 Globalisation - An Australian Overview, Paper by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Sixth Asia-Pacific High Level-Employers' Conference Dhaka 2003

• ACCI Welcomes Government Plan For Mature Age Workers - 25 February 2004

• A Responsible Alternative to the ACTU Wage Claim - 18 February 2004 ACCI Submission - 2004 Safety Net Review

• ACCI Survey of Small Business - "Confidence Continuing to Rise"  - 17 February 2004 ACCI Small Business Survey

• ALP Should Match Keating Vision on Industrial Relations Reform - 17 February 2004 ACCI Review

• No Further Rate Rises Needed - 9 February 2004

• ACCI Welcomes US Free Trade Agreement - 9 February 2004

• Australia-US Free Trade Agreement: A Deal Needs to be Done - 6 February 2004

• National Survey of Business Expectations - Economic Growth Without Need to Raise Rates - 4 February 2004

• The CPI and the ACTU Safety Net Wages Claim - 28 January 2004

• Green Light for Road Spending: ACCI - 22 January 2004

• Government Must Respond to Regional Business Plan - 14 January 2004

• ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence - 6 January 2004 SOIC Survey

• Employers Urge Caution on Labor's Casual Employment Policy - 5 January 2004

• New Year's Message - Business View of the Next Twelve Months - 2 January 2004

2003

• An Efficient Labour Force Undermines Union Claims Against Employers - 22 December 2003

• Employers Not Seeing Flow-Through of OH&S Gains - 18 December 2003

• Building Industry Reform is in the Public Interest - 11 December 2003 Submission

• OHS Red Tape Needs Reform - 8 December 2003

• Water Policy - 5 December 2003 - Review

• University Reforms are Good for Business - 5 December 2003

• ACCI Disappointed in Interest Rate Rise - 3 December 2003

• Election of Mark Latham to the Labor Leadership - 2 Decmeber 2003

• 169th ACCI/Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends - 2 Decmeber 2003     Release / Report

• The Business Agenda for Further Economic Reform - 27 November 2003

• ACT Industrial Manslaughter Law is No OHS Solution - 27 November 2003

• Review of Government Employee Entitlements Scheme - 26 November 2003

• Tourism White Paper - 20 November 2003

• Friday D-Day for Future of Skills Development in Australia - 20 November 2003

• ACCI Small Business Survey - Economy Takes the High Growth Option - 18 November 2003 - SBS

• An Irresponsible Union Wage Claim - 14 November 2003

• UN Global Compact and Labour Standards - 13 November 2003

• ACCI Welcomes New President and Board - 12 November 2003

• Sexual Harassment - A Timely Insight - 12 November 2003

• Stakes High for Business Restructuring and Redundancy - 11 November 2003 - Review

• ACCI Backs CLERP 9, Training Reforms, Amendments to Right to Strike Laws, Strategic Spending on Telstra Sale Proceeds and Tax Reform - 6 November 2003

• Closing Loopholes in the Right to Strike Supported - 6 November 2003

• Building Industry Reform Bill Welcomed - 6 November 2003

• ACCI Disappointed in Interest Rate Rise - 6 November 2003

• More Policy Ambition Needed to Increase Paid Employment - 5 November 2003

• National Survey of Business Expectations - Economy Continues to Improve - 4 November 2003

• Employers Welcome Planned Drug Disability Change - 3 November 2003

• ACTU's Five Months Redundancy Pay Claim Unfair to Employers - 27 October 2003

• CPI Shows There is No Need to Raise Rates - 22 October 2003

• ACCI Welcomes Closer Trade Relations with China - 22 October 2003

• Workplace Safety and Workers Compensation - Productivity Commission Report Moves in Right Direction - 21 October 2003

• ACCI Welcomes Australia-Thailand FTA - 20 October 2003

• ACCI Submission on Building Industry Legislation - 20 October 2003 -Submission

• Employers Want 'Employability Skills' - 14 October 2003

• ACCI Welcomes Debate on Parliamentary Reform - 8 October 2003

• ACCI Welcomes Release of CLERP 9 - 8 October 2003

• Survey of Investor Confidence - 7 October 2003

• ACCI Welcomes Continuing Focus on the Ageing Workforce - 1 October 2003

• Building Industry Unions Oppose New Jobs Opportunities - 26 September 2003

• Building Industry Draft Legislation - 18 September 2003

• Business Supports Enhancements to Higher Education Reforms - Joint Statement by ACCI, AIG and BCA - 17 September 2003

• Casuals and Unfair Dismissals Laws - Certainty Welcomed - 16 September 2003

• WTO Setback - 15 September 2003

• Joint Business Charter for Cancun - 11 September 2003

• Labour Force - 11 September 2003

• Anti-Age Discrimination Laws Counterproductive: ACCI - 9 September 2003

• Moment of Truth for Building Industry Reform - 5 September 2003 -
  Attachment

• ACCI Support for Alternative Dispute Resolution - 4 September 2003

• Big Outcomes Required From WTO Meeting in Cancun - 4 September 2003 -
  Review

• 168th ACCI/Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends - 3 September 2003 - Report

• ACCI Support for Work and Family Awards - 3 September 2003

• The June Quarter National Accounts - 2 September 2003

• Working Hours and the Recent ILO Report "Key Indicators of the Labour Market": The Facts - 2 September 2003

• ACCI Support for School-Based Apprenticeships in the Building Industry - 29 August 2003

• Employers Seek Better Use of Taxpayers Funds from the National Training Program - 29 August 2003

• ACCI Welcomes Prime Minister's Focus on the Ageing Workforce - 27 August 2003

• Business Welcomes Release of Regional Business Plan - 27 August 2003

• Tourism Industry Reform - 25 August 2003

• Work + Family Solutions - National Test Case by Industry - 19 August 2003 - Work+ Family Solutions

• ACTU Congress: A Heavy Dose of Workplace Reality Needed - 18 August 2003

• Growing Confidence within Small Business - 18 August 2003

• The Right to Strike - Warning to Employers - 15 August 2003

• A Failure to Reform Unfair Dismissal Laws Fails Employers and Employees - and the Jobless - 12 August 2003

• Business Taxation - It Remains High on the Business Agenda for Reform - 12 August 2003

• Common Sense Needed on Workplace Drug Testing - 7 August 2003

• July Labour Force - Real Reasons for Concern - 7 August 2003

• Workplace Relationships and Family Life - ACCI Work and Family Policy - 6 August 2003 - Policy

• An Interest Rate Cut Should Remain a 'Live Option' - 4 August 2003 - BES

• The Case Strengthens for Lower Rates - 23 July 2003

• The ACTU Redundancy Claim - A Small Business Disaster in the Making - 21 July 2003 - Review

• ACCI Backs New Call for National Consistency in Workers Compensation and Workplace Safety Laws - 15 July 2003

• ACCI Backs US Free Trade Agreement, Constructive Work and Family Policy and Sound Corporate Governance Standards - 12 July 2003

•   Further Reform Needed to Break the 6 per cent Barrier - 10 July 2003

• Reserve Bank Governor Endorses Labour Market Deregulation - But More Must be Done - 9 July 2003

• Firms and Economy Steady, Expectations Shaky - 7 July 2003 - SOIC

• National Consistency Needed in Workers Compensation and Workplace Safety Laws - 26 June 2003 - Attachment

• Work and Family: Yes to Flexibility, No to Increased Costs - 24 June 2003

• Wrong Way, Go Back: ACCI Rejects ACTU's Redundancy Pay Assault on Employers - 23 June 2003 - Attachment

• 167th ACCI/Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends - 17 June 2003 - Release / Report

• Small Business Programs - Re-Evaluation of Priorities Needed - 10 June 2003 - Review

• Release of Government Strategy for Tourism - 5 June 2003

• A Mild Slowing in Activity - 4 June 2003

• Employers Support Workplace Relations Reform in the Higher Education Sector - 2 June 2003

• Employers Support New Quality System for Group Training Organisations - 30 June 2003

• ACTU's Five Months Redundancy Claim to Cost Jobs - 25 May 2003

• A Slowdown in Small Business Activity - Expectations for the Quarter to Come have Also Fallen - 20 May 2003 - SBS

• Chambers' Eco-Efficiency Survey 2002-2003 - 15 May 2003 - Survey

• Reaping the Dividend of Our Fiscal Strengths - 13 May 2003 -  Overview

• Changes to Regulation of Industrial Organisations Commence Today - 12 May 2003

• Cole Royal Commission Recommendations Endorsed by ACCI - 9 May 2003

• Ageing Workforce Presents Opportunities as well as Challenges for Employers - 8 May 2003 - Review

• Federal Budget - Business Reaction - 7 May 2003 - Alert

• Employers Support New Training Portal - 7 May 2003

• National Wage Increase - Too High, Too Frequent, Too Predictable - 6 May 2003

• ACCI May 2003 National Survey of Business Expectations - 5 May 2003 - BES

• The Dawson Review of the Trade Practices Act - 16 April 2003

• Improved New Apprenticeships Support Services Encourage Improved Employer Engagement - 16 April 2003

• Climate Change Shouldn't Mean the End of Economic Growth - 13 April 2003 - Review

• Employer Challenge to ACTU Redundancy Claims - 11 April 2003

• Trading Steady but National Expectations Soften - 7 April 2003 - SOIC

• ABS figures confirm that Employers support Training and Skills Development - 2 April 2003

• Union Membership Decline: A Message for Employers and Governments, Not Just Unions - 1 Apirl 2003

• An Award Wage Increase will do Nothing for the 600,000 unemployed - 31 March 2003

• Employers Welcome Changes to Job Network Arrangements - 27 March 2003

• Cole Royal Commission Recommendations - 27 March 2003

• At Last: Compulsory Union Bargaining Fees Outlawed - 26 March 2003

• Cole Royal Commission Report - 26 March 2003

• AWAs Are Working - 25 March 2003

• Australian Governments Must Do More to Decrease Business Compliance Costs - 21 March 2003

• War and Iraq - 20 March 2003

• ACTU's Wrong Approach on Work and Family - 12 March 2003

• Unemployment and the Safety net Wage Case - 7 March 2003 - Review

• OECD Endorses Further Fundamental Workplace Reform - 5 March 2003

• ACCI Intervention Deals Blow to Union Demands for $500 Bargaining Fees on Non-Union Workers - 5 March 2003

• ACCI - Westpac 166th Survey of Industrial Trends - 4 March 2003 - Release / Report

• The Work and Family Debate is More than Just about paid Maternity Leave - 3 March 2003

• ACCI's Pre-Budget Submission - Maintaining the Momentum of the Australian Economy - 28 February 2003

• New Employer Push on Non-Union - Workplace Agreements - 27 February 2003

• No Compulsory Increase in Award Wages : ACCI - 26 February 2003

• ACCI Urges Fresh Look at Fairer Unfair Dismissal Laws - 24 February 2003

• ACCI Intervenes on Union Bargaining Fees - 20 February 2003

• Small Business: Tight Margins, Tough Conditions - 14 February 2003 - SBS

• Business Support for Better Targeted Safety Net - 13 February 2003

• Chamber Welcomes White Paper on Foreign and Trade Policy - 13 February 2003

• A Blunt Message to Governments - Employer Wage Bills are Not Your Plaything - 7 February 2003 - Review

• Employers Reject ACTU Wage Claim - 5 February 2003

• Growth Steady - 31 January 2003 - BES

• The Pressure on Prices is Diminishing But the CPI Needs to be Lower - 22 January 2003

• Contrasting Employer and Union Agendas for Change - Looking Ahead to the Industrial Relations Conflicts of the Coming Year - 17 January 2003 - Review

• Economy Still Performing Well Although Confidence has Subsided - 10 January 2003 - SOIC

• New Year's Message: Business View of the Next Twelve Months - 1 January 2003

 

 

2002

• Employers Oppose ACTU Redundancy Claim in Industrial Relations Commission - 20 December 2002

• Paid Maternity Leave Report - 11 December 2002

• Productive Spending and Lower Taxes Must be the Aim - How the Australian Economy Can be Kept on Track - 6 December 2002 - Review

• National Research Priorities - 5 December 2002

• Cost Recovery Guidelines - 4 December 2002

• A Chance at an Unemployment Rate of Only 1.9 per cent - 4 December 2002 - Speech

• ACCI Launches Corporate Governance Policy - 4 December 2002 - Policy

•   Industry Welcomes Government Commitment to Growth - Joint Media Release between ACCI, ACSPA, APMF & PACIA - 4 December 2002

• ACCI - Westpac 165th Survey of Industrial Trends - 3 December 2002 -Release / Report

• Treasurer's Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook - 27 Novemer 2002

2001

• Acting Chief Executive (20/12)

• A Reminder Not to Repeat the Mistakes of the Past (07/12)     Review

• Economy was Going Very Well (05/12)

• More Might Have Been Done (05/12)

• ACCI - Westpac 161st Survey of Industrial Trends - December Quarter 2001 (04/12)      Report     Release

• Small Business - Going Well for the Moment (16/11)      Survey

• New Trade Round Welcomed (15/11)

• The recovery process is continuing (09/11)     Survey

• What Small Business Wants from the Next Government (02/11)     Review

• New President for ACCI (19/10)

• Regional Businesses Spell Out Top Priorities (05/10)     Review

• An Opportunity Missed (03/10)

• The Economy has been Improving But Expectations are Now More Subdued (01/10)     Survey

• Small Business Package (24/09)

• Full-Time Employment Falls for Twelfth Consecutive Month (13/09)

• What Business Wants from Australia's Next Parliament - Results of ACCI's National Pre-Election Survey (07/09)     Review

• The RBA Recognises Reality (05/09)

• ACCI - Westpac 160th Survey of Industrial Trends - September Quarter 2001 (04/09)     Report     Release

• ACCI National Work and Family Awards 2001 (03/09)

• Stronger Regions - Business Reaction (29/08)

• Australia United States Free Trade Agreement Study Welcomed (28/08)

• Small Business Survey Results - Very Positive Expectations but Actual Outcomes Still Subdued (17/08)     Survey

• The Union Claim on "Unreasonable Hours" - An Invitation to Additional Problems in the Workplace (10/08)     Review

• Full-Time Employment Continues to Fall - The Australian Economy is Not Overheating Nor is Likely to Do So Anytime Soon (09/08)

• The RBA Should Tell Us Why (08/08)

• We are Once Again Commencing a Recovery Process - This Time the RBA Must Help Sustain Recovery Not Cut it Short (03/08)     Survey

• Inflation is Under Control Maintaining Growth in Where the Main Game Lies (25/07)

• Increased Competition Providing Telecommunications Outcomes - Small Business Less Satisfied than Large (20/07)     Release

• Survey on Telecommunications - To What Extent is Telecommunications a Problem? (20/07)      Survey

• Enterprise Zones and Regional Development (09/07)     Review

• Economy Turns the Corner - Actual Conditions on the Mend (29/06)     Survey

• Prices Surveillance and the ACCC (08/06)     Review

• Historic Agreement in Brisbane Today (08/06)

• A Good Beginning but with Plenty of Room for Improvement (06/06)

• ACCI - Westpac 159th Survey of Industrial Trends - June Quarter 2001 (05/06)     Release  Report 

• Private Investment Falls in March But is Expected to Recover in the Year Ahead (31/05)

• Chamber Issues Warning on Fraudulent Emails/Letters (28/05)

• The Right Budget  (22/05)    Budget Measures

• Conditions in Small Business Weaken Further - Stronger Growth Should be our Policy Aim (18/05)     Survey

• Employers'  Views on Training and User Choice (11/05)    Review

• Conditions Still Weak - But the First Signs of an Upturn are Now Being Seen (04/05)     Survey

• Changes to Labour Force Collections Mirrors ILO Standards (03/05)

• ALP Policy on Government Purchasing (02/05)

• ACTU Wage Claim Decision Disappointing (02/05)

• The RBA Should Tell Us Why (02/05)

• Chamber Welcomes Immigration Program for 2001/02 (27/04)

• Rate Reductions Should Continue (24/04)

• The First Signs of a Labour Market Improvement (12/04)

2000

• Attack on Domestic Manufacturing (19/12)

• Welfare Reform (14/12)

• A Slowing Economy (13/12)

• Climate Change Impasse (08/12)     Review

• A Sharp Deterioration in the Labour Market (07/12)

• ACCI - Westpac 157th Survey of Industrial Trends - December Quarter 2000 (05/12)     Release      Report

• Disappointing outcome at International Greenhouse Negotiations (26/11)

• International Greenhouse Negotiations (21/11)

• Small Business Activity Sharply Down - Expectations Not Much Better (20/11)     Survey

• A Review of Our Retirement Income System Urgently Needed - Further Delay will Cost us Dearly (10/11)     Review

1999

• Electronic Commerce And Consumer Protection (13/12)

• Australia’s Greenhouse Challenge (13/12)

• More Good News On The Labour Market (09/12)

• A Victory For Competitive Tendering (03/12)

• Mid-year Review (25/11)

• ACCI Elects New President (25/11)

• A New Survey Of Small Business (23/11)

• Business Supports Superannuation Choice Of Funds (15/11)

• Electronic Commerce Must Be Prominent In WTO Round (08/11)

• The Wrong Decision On Rates (03/11)

• An Economy Going Extremely Well - Higher Rates Will Only Risk Undermining An Extraordinary Achievement (01/11)