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  <title><![CDATA[RADIO: Peter Anderson on ABC News Radio]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chief Executive Peter Anderson, talking to Sandy Aloisi on the Drive Program - 15 May 2012]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:52:03 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Time For Restraint]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive, Peter Anderson, has told Fair Work Australia that the broad economic circumstances, with many business struggling in the slow lane of the economy, demands a moderate wages outcome.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:05:23 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI To Wage Case: Low Inflation and Economic Slow Lanes Demand Moderation on Award Wages]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:27:47 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/ACCI-To-Wage-Case--Low-Inflation-and-Economic-Slow?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Short Shifts Upheld for After School Retail Work: Commonsense Ruling Unions Should Now Accept]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:51:02 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Short-Shifts-Upheld-for-After-School-Retail-Work--?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[TRANSCRIPT: Peter Anderson on ABC Radio AM Program]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson slams the Governments aboutface on the company tax cut, on ABC Radio AM Wednesday 9 May]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[STATEMENT: A Budget of Short Term Appeal, But Bigger Missed Opportunities and a Failure on Company Tax]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Official Statement by ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson on the Federal Budget Tuesday 8 May.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:50:53 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/MEDIA-RELEASE---A-Budget-of-Short-Term-Appeal,-But?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[TRANSCRIPT: Peter Anderson Federal Budget Doorstop]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson discussed the Tuesday 8 May Federal Budget]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:46:41 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/TRANSCRIPT--Peter-Anderson-Federal-Budget-Doorstop?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Broken Promise]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[This year's federal budget is strong in its ambition to repair government finances, however, its limited in its support for the economy and spoilt by its intention to proceed with the carbon tax and failure to deliver the promised company tax cut.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 20:17:19 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/A-Budget-of-Short-Term-Appeal?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Budget of Short Term Appeal, But Bigger Missed Opportunities and a Failure on Company Tax]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 20:08:20 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/A-Budget-of-Short-Term-Appeal,-But-Bigger-Missed-O?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Interest Rates - Decisive Decision To Boost Business Activity For The Right Reasons]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:14:22 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Interest-Rates---Decisive-Decision-To-Boost-Busine?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Confidence Boost]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is thrilled that the Reserve Bank Board has taken decisive action — as we hoped—and cut interest rates by 50 basis points—not just the normal 25. This will give a genuine lift on confidence to many businesses struggling in the slow lane of the economy.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:09:26 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Confidence-Boost?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rates Cut Needed]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The May edition of ACCI’s Survey of Business Expectations underlines the need for a cut in interest rates. The near 3000 business who responded nationwide report that conditions have improved slightly over the last three months, but all the key indicators remain well below long-term benchmarks.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:10:16 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Rates-Cut-Needed?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI BES: Business Conditions and Outlook Ticking Up But Remaining at Low Levels]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:59:52 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/ACCI-Business-Expectiations-Survey-Business-Condit?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Moderate Inflation Opens The Door For a Sizeable Rates Cut ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:58:01 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Moderate-Inflation-Opens-The-Door-For-a-Sizeable-R?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Now For A Rates Cut]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The better than expected inflation result has opened the door for the Reserve bank to cut interest rates. ACCI is urging the Reserve not just to cut, but to cut by 50 basis points to give business a real boost in confidence!]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:47:35 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Now-For-A-Rates-Cut?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Unions Drive Truck Through Strike Restrictions: Strike First, Talk Later Laws Found To Exist]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:02:36 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/Unions-Drive-Truck-Through-Strike-Restrictions--St?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lost Opportunity To Ease Pressure on Business]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:22:22 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Lost-Opportunity-To-Ease-Pressure-on-Business?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Intervention To Prevent Compo Absences Exposing Employers To More Unfair Dismissal Claims]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:52:30 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Human-Capital/ACCI-Intervention-To-Prevent-Compo-Absences-Exposi?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry Backs Mature-Aged Worker Incentives]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:10:58 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Human-Capital/Industry-Backs-Mature-Aged-Worker-Incentives?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[FWA Name Change]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson has urged the Gillard government to rename Fair Work Australia. In a speech in Canberra, Mr Anderson argues that the reputation of FWA has been significantly tarnished by the ongoing HSU controversy, and repositioning the tribunal with a new name would help an important institution recover.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:08:17 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/FWA-Name-Change?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Abolish Fair Work Australia Name to Protect Standing of IR Tribunal]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:36:45 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Abolish-Fair-Work-Australia-Name-to-Protect-Standi?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Resignation of Bob Brown]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:09:25 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Resignation-of-Bob-Brown?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Business Encouraged by COAG Decisions on Skills]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:47:36 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Business-Encouraged-by-COAG-Decisions-on-Skills?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[STATEMENT: Peter Anderson, ACCI Chief Executive]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Official Statement by ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson on the recently formed COAG Business Advisory Forum.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:20:21 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/STATEMENT--Peter-Anderson,-ACCI-Chief-Executive?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[COAG Business Advisory Forum - Statement by Peter Anderson]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:34:20 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/COAG-Business-Advisory-Forum?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Carbon Tax Takes Aim at Small Business]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:19:40 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Carbon-Tax-Takes-Aim-at-Small-Business?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[COAG Business Forum - Common Ground Found to Make Real Progress]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:05:22 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/COAG-Business-Forum---Common-Ground-Found-to-Make-?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cutting Red-Tape]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Business leaders emerged from the inaugural COAG Business Advisory Forum cautiously optimistic that enough common ground had been found with government to make a real difference in making regulations across the country more business friendly.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:28:01 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rates Should Be Cut]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson has urged the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates in May by 50 basis points. Why? To try to boost confidence ahead of the double whammy on July first from the Carbon Tax, and the minimum wage adjustment.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:15:56 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[To Support the Economy, Interest Rates Should Fall by 50 Basis Points in May]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:57:57 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/To-Support-the-Economy,-Interest-Rates-Should-Fall?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:58:22 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Research/Submissions/Workplace/Equal-Opportunity-for-Women-in-the-Workplace-Amend?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:12:16 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/ACCI-Survey-of-Investor-Confidence?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rates Cut Push]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence for April underlines the case for an interest rates cut. Virtually all the indicators are languishing at very low levels, a clear sign, businesses in the slow lane of the economy need some relief.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:56:53 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Rates-Cut-Push?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Onus on Governments to Deliver on Trade-Offs]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:36:40 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Onus-on-Governments-to-Deliver-on-Trade-Offs?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Business Honours Ken Court AM]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Members of ACCI, meeting at a gala dinner in Perth last night, honoured 30 years of service to ACCI and the Chamber of Commerce movement in Australian and the Asian region by WA businessman, Ken Court AM.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:21:08 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Australian-Business-Honours-Ken-Court-AM?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[General Business Sentiment Firms but Outcomes Remain Mixed]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The March quarter 2012 Survey reveals a further modest firming of General Business Expectations in the next six months, although the net indicator is still negative.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:05:48 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/General-Business-Sentiment-Firms-but-Outcomes-Rema?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Electricity Prices Among World's Highest: Failed Policy Just Getting Worse]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Electricity-Prices-Among-Worlds-Highest-Failed-P?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[TRANSCRIPT: Peter Anderson Parliament House Doorstop]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive, Peter Anderson discussed the RBA's decision to cut interest rates by .50% and what this means for business and the economy.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:06:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Employ &quot;Outside the Box&quot;]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:43:25 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Employ Outside the Box]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has launched a national campaign at Parliament House, urging employers to think 'outside the box' when recruiting staff.
The campaign outlines the benefits to the overall economy and individual enterprises. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:11:43 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mining Tax Passage Hides Bitter Pill for Employers]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:41:17 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/Mining-Tax-Passage-Hides-Bitter-Pill-for-Employers?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Commitment to Skills Development and Quality Training Welcome]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:16:07 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Human-Capital/Commitment-to-Skills-Development-and-Quality-Train?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Caution Required on Wages]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI’s submission to the Minimum Wage Review argues that a patchy economy demands a cautious approach on any wage rises. The submission says with growth well below trend, Fair Work Australia should be careful about imposing news costs on small businesses struggling in the "slow lane" of the economy.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:13:38 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Two Speed Economy Demands Caution on Wages]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:26:26 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business, Trade Experts Work to Break Deadlock in Global Trade Talks]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:22:12 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australia In the Asian Century]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:11:46 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Departure of Jeff Lawrence from ACTU]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:03:38 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Slowing Economy Taking Toll on Business]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:54:15 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Alarm Bells Ringing at ACTU's Call to Substantially Increase Apprenticeship Wage Rates]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:35:44 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[TRANSCRIPT - Peter Anderson on Sky News 'Business View']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson spoke with Helen Dalley on Sky News 'Business View' program. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:05:17 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Red Tape Buster]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI is pleased to be part of the government’s COAG Business Advisory Forum.

Chief Executive Peter Anderson says the Forum is a "very welcome step forward" for the COAG regulatory reform agenda — that could genuinely cut red tape and produce a win-win for government and business alike.


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  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:28:22 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes TPP Negotiations]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:13:32 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Small Business Win]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has welcomed the new Gillard ministry, and is particularly pleased to see that small business has finally made its way into cabinet. This is a pleasing result for the hundreds of thousands of small business men and women around the country.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:53:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Pre-Budget Submission]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI is urging the government to make improving productivity the top priority in the upcoming budget.
Peter Anderson states the Federal Budget is an opportunity to improve Australia's declining competitiveness.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:55:07 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry Support for Gender Equality Cautioned by Reporting Requirements]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:53:48 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Employers Welcome Fair Work Appointments]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:45:08 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Joint Industry Protest ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI and half-a-dozen national construction-sector industry associations joined forces today in protest over the ABCC legislation currently before the Senate. In a joint statement ACCI suggested a last-minute amendment would enable wrongdoers to buy their way out of prosecution.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:13:47 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Enters the Twittersphere]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry formally launches its presence on Twitter today, 1 March, 2012.
Please follow us at @ACCIBizVoice to access information regarding ACCI advocacy, events and media engagements.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:03:57 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[TRANSCRIPT - Peter McMullin, Employ Outside the Box]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Board member, Peter McMullin presented at the recent launch of ACCI's policy document, Employ Outside the Box at Parliament House.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:30:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Farewell to Justice Giudice]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has applauded the service to industrial relations in Australia by retiring Fair Work Australia President Justice Geoffrey Giudice at a ceremonial sitting this morning in Melbourne.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:41:34 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Farewell-to-Judice-Guidice?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Super Levy Debate]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Senior ACCI executives have told a parliamentary committee that the planned increase in the compulsory levy paid by employers from 9% of payroll to 12% is "unfair, unfunded and unsupported by most businesses large and small."]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:22:01 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Super-Levy-Debate?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[LISTEN: ACCI Radio]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive, Peter Anderson spoke with ABC's The World Today program regarding the need for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates before July 1.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:41:05 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Waning Confidence]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The ACCI Small Business Survey for February shows conditions edging lower. This is the eighth consecutive quarter that conditions have slipped. The survey, shows a further erosion of confidence levels with many businesses now 'hibernating'. 
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:50:44 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Focus on the Economy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI’s Chief Executive has commented that the ongoing leadership wrangle between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd could have a detrimental effect on business. In an Opinion Article in the “Herald Sun” Peter Anderson says business has no interest in the internal dealings of political parties, but it has a very keen interest in stable government that delivers good policy.

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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:43:35 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Small Business Survey - February 2012]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:23:03 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson, Sky TV Business News]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Chief Executive, Peter Anderson today spoke with Sky Business News about ACCI's submission to the review of the Fair Work Act]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:32:17 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/Transcript---Peter-Anderson,-Sky-TV-Business-News?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fair Work Changes Needed]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI’s submission to the review of the Fair Work Act calls for a significant suite of changes. The submission says change is needed across 12 areas of the Act to support fairness, productivity and competitiveness.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:20:59 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Delicate Issue that Requires Delicate Handling]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A statement by ACCI's Chief Executive, Peter Anderson.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:43:47 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Discrimination law consolidation must not overreach]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:03:05 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Consolidation of Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:15:06 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Needs a Lift]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The latest ACCI Business Expectations Survey tells us a lot of people are hoping for another interest rate cut. The survey — covering the December quarter — shows a decline on virtually all measures. In short: confidence is sliding badly, and most people are expecting a poor start to the year. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:54:24 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Strong Evidence the Fair Work Act Needs Changing]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A statement by Peter Anderson, ACCI Chief Executive]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:01:59 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI comments on Seamless National Economy Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Statement by ACCI’s Chief Executive, Peter Anderson. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:52:06 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/ACCI-comments-on-Seamless-National-Economy-Report?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Economy Needs a Dose of Reform to Help Business Competitiveness]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Statement by ACCI's Director of Economics and Industry Policy, Mr Greg Evans.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:32:47 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Disturbing Outcome]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has drawn a line in the sand over the Fair Work Australia decision on Equal pay in community services, insisting this should not be allowed to flow on to other female-dominated industry sectors. Chief Executive, Peter Anderson has warned of the dangers of a flow on in today's opinion piece in The Australian. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:24:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Public Comment Submission - Critical Codes]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:59:52 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Submission to the Super Guarantee Levy Bill (Senate Standing Committee Enquiry) ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:30:14 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australia's Export Credit Arrangements: Response to the Productivity Commission Issues Paper]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:10:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Gloomy Outlook]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The ACCI Survey of investor Confidence has not painted a particularly bright picture for the opening quarter of 2012. Businesses are subdued, some even pessimistic, about their prospects in the opening months, with the uncertainty in Europe putting a serious dampener on confidence.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:26:35 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Penalty Rates Out-dated]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive has raised serious questions about the validity of penalty rates in the modern workplace. Click to read Peter Anderson's opinion article in the Melbourne Herald Sun newspaper - "Penalty Rates and Loadings Throw Backs to Long Ago".]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:21:07 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson, Sky TV ‘On the Record’]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson outlines the business priorities for 2012 on Sky News program ‘On the Record’.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:20:50 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Transcript---Peter-Anderson-Sky-TV-On-the-Record?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Focus on the Jobless]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has had an opinion article published in "The Australian Financial Review" urging new workplace Relations minister Bill Shorten to prioritise reducing the unemployment rate.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:40:58 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[IR Laws Need Balance]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson has had a high profile in the national media already this year, highlighting the lack of balance in the Government's IR laws. In a recent opinion piece published in The Australian January 5 2012, Mr Anderson argues that a policy written by the unions alone cannot hope to meet the needs of business.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:46:46 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Opinion-Pieces-Letters/IR-Laws-Need-Balance?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[What Business Needs in 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has a clear message for government at the beginning of 2012—we need to make it easier to do business in Australia! With the major economies slowing, Australia will need to encourage business activity to maintain growth and protect jobs. Here’s our ten-point plan for growth and jobs.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:13:57 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/What-Business-Needs-in-2012?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[New WHS Laws]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The new legal framework for work, health and safety came into effect on January 1st, 2012.

The new laws are operating in the Commonwealth, the ACT, Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.

More information can be found on the "Our Network" page of this website.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:59:24 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/New-WHS-Laws?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry welcomes Fair Work review]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has been prominent in the media since the Government’s announced review of the Fair Work Act. Business is hoping the government has swung the pendulum back towards the middle group. Business believes productivity should be the clear, and unambiguous focus of the review.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:09:52 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/Industry-welcomes-Fair-Work-review?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Christmas Message]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Thank you for working with us during 2011. We look forward to returning after a short break. Our Canberra and Melbourne secretariats will be closed from midday 23 December and re-open on 3 January 2012.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:51:54 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/A-Christmas-Message?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Westpac/ACCI Industrial Trends]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Westpac/ACCI Industrial Trends Survey for the December Quarter highlights a widespread expectation that Australia’s labour market is going to soften further into the new year.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:37:22 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Research/Economic-Surveys/Industrial-Trends/Westpac-ACCI-Industrial-Trends-Survey?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business still out in the cold]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pleased all the major banks have now decided to pass on Tuesday's interest rates cut to householders.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:51:57 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Business-still-out-in-the-cold?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bank Delay Harming Real Economy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The deterioration in the today’s employment figures underlines in sharp terms why the major banks have done Australia a disservice by failing to quickly pass on this week’s interest rate cut.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:15:31 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Bank-Delay-Harming-Real-Economy?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Export Awards]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry offers its congratulations to the 75 finalists in this year‟s Australian Export Awards.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:10:02 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Global-Engagement/Export-Awards?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[What is the Delay?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry challenged the major banks today to explain their delay in passing on yesterday’s interest rate cut to both household and business customers.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Banks Should Deliver]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI continues to pressure the banks over interest rates. Economics director, Greg Evans, has welcomed the moves for home borrowers but says business is still being left out in the cold by some of the banks.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:19:46 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Banks-Should-Deliver?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[15th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of the ILO]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson takes to the international stage, addressing an ILO regional meeting in Kyoto, Japan.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:21:08 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Speeches/15th-Asia-Pacific-Regional-Meeting-of-the-Internat?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fiscal Outlook Finely Balanced]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:18:03 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Fiscal-Outlook-Finely-Balanced?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Elects Victorian Businessman Richard Holyman National President]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:13:25 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/ACCI-Elects-Victorian-Businessman-Richard-Holyman-?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry assistance in a 'patchwork economy']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Productivity Commission Chairman, Gary Banks addressing the ACCI Annual Dinner in Canberra.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:55:36 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[President's Annual Dinner Speech]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Speaking Notes

David Michaelis

President

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Annual Dinner

Realm Hotel, Canberra

23rd November 2011]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:27:55 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Protest]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI’s General Council meeting in Canberra has passed a resolution protesting over the government’s handling of the superannuation levy increase. The strongly worded resolution expressed alarm at the government’s lack of engagement with employers on the issue and was signed by 26 from state chambers of Commerce and leading national industry Associations.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:10:29 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/ACCI-Protest?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson, Sky TV Afternoon Agenda]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson outlines what the passage of the superannuation component of the mining tax legislation means for business.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Transcript---Peter-Anderson,-Sky-TV-Afternoon-Agen?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Annual Report]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Annual Report, and Business Review, has also rolled off the presses right in time for the Annual dinner in Canberra.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:44:35 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Publications/ACCI-Annual-Report?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Magazine]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The summer edition of the "Commerce & Industry" magazine is hot off the press! Thirty five pages, packed with informative articles from ACCI members on a wide range of issues affecting business.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:15:23 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Publications/New-Magazine?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lifting super rate not a viable policy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Op Ed - Peter Anderson - The Australian - 26 Aug 2011]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:55:20 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Opinion-Pieces-Letters/Op-Ed---Peter-Anderson---The-Australian---26-Aug-2?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI letter to Parliament re: Superannuation Levy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Letter from ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson to MPs re: Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2011]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:53:59 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Opinion-Pieces-Letters/ACCI-letter-to-Parliament-re--Superannuation-Levy?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Submission on the Superannuation Guarantee Levy (House of Representatives Committee Enquiry) ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Submission to the House of Representatives Economics Committee on the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2011]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:51:16 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Research/Submissions/Workplace/ACCI-Submission-on-the-Superannuation-Guarantee---?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI steps up fight on superannuation levy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has continued its determined campaign to get the legislation to raise the employer super levy dealt with as a separate issue - de-coupled from the mining tax bills before parliament. Chief Executive Peter Anderson has written to MPs suggesting the imposition of a $20 Billion new burden on business deserves to be looked at on its merits - not “hidden” in mining tax legislation.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:18:17 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/ACCI-steps-up-fight-on-superannuation-levy?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Employers Call for Productivity Commission Inquiry into Fair Work Laws]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A national meeting of more than twenty leading employer and business organisations in Melbourne has affirmed the need for changes to Australia’s fair work laws, and called for the review to be independently conducted by the Productivity Commission.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:45:29 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/Employers-Call-for-Productivity-Commission-Inquiry?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama visits Australia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has been prominent in the media during the visit by U.S. President Barrack Obama. Chief Executive Peter Anderson had an opinion article published in "The Australian" Nov 17, "Obama Drawn to Asia and We stand to Benefit" that talked up the potential benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and drew some telling distinctions about how America and Australia do business, most notably the telling point that the U.S. has NOT burdened business with a carbon tax.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:20:32 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Opinion-Pieces-Letters/Obama-Drawn-to-Asia-and-We-stand-to-Benefit?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Small Business Survey - Business Conditions Remain Critical for Small Business]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The November 2011 ACCI Small Business Survey shows that small business trading conditions and confidence continued to deteriorate over the September quarter, with all the actual and expectation indicators for small business falling below their five year averages over the quarter. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:56:30 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/ACCI-Small-Business-Survey---Business-Conditions-R?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Small Business Survey - November 2011]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The November ACCI Small Business Survey shows that small business trading conditions and confidence continued to deteriorate over the September quarter, with all actual and expectation indicators falling below their five-year averages.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:41:37 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Research/Economic-Surveys/Small-Business/ACCI-Small-Business-Survey---Identifying-National-?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Banks Finally Respond]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The banks have finally responded to ACCI’s calls for the recent interest rate cut to be passed on to business. ACCI’s Economic Director Greg Evans welcomed the move, but says the banks are clearly "dragging their feet" when it comes to business customers. "They pass on the cut to home borrowers almost immediately, but take nearly two weeks to pass the cut on to business. That’s just not good enough".]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:42:05 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Banks-Ignore-Business?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ABCC is a strong, and needed regulator]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[At this time of real uncertainty about the Industrial relations climate, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry finds it extraordinary that the Government is now prepared to fuel that fire by introducing legislation to replace the Australian Building and Construction Commission.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:57:10 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/ABCC-is-a-strong,-and-needed-regulator?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[From Apprenticeship to a Career]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs & Workplace Relations, Senator Chris Evans, receives the report “From Apprenticeship to Career” from ACCI board member, Peter McMullin. The report provides a guide for employers & employees on making a smooth transition from training to full-time employment.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:30:34 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Human-Capital/From-Apprenticeship-to-a-Career?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business call to Banks - Show us the Rate Cuts]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Statement by Greg Evans - Director of Economics and Industry Policy

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the move by most of Australia’s banks to fully pass on the official rate cut in the pricing of their variable rate home loans.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:50:38 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Business-call-to-Banks---Show-us-the-Rate-Cuts?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business to fight union 'wishlist']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI rejected a push from the ACTU for a host of changes to the Fair Work Act to give unions even more power to force employers into arbitration. Chief Executive Peter Anderson is quoted extensively in a front page article in “The Australian” Nov 2.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:52:12 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/The-Australian---Business-to-fight-union--wishlist?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Opinion, The Australian: Strikes Damage the Innocent]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:43:27 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Opinion-Pieces-Letters/Opinion,-The-Australian--Strikes-Damage-the-Innoce?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Confidence boost for Christmas lead-up]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomed the interest rate cut. Economics Director, Greg Evans said: "Only a minor adjustment, but it is the single most positive thing to happen for many small to medium enterprises in 12 months."]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:24:46 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Rates-Cut-will-bolster-confidence-in-the-lead-up-t?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Business Expectations Survey - Business Conditions and Sentiment Remain at Low Levels]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The latest edition of the ACCI Business Expectations Survey shows that most actual and expectation indicators for businesses deteriorated or remained relatively unchanged over the September quarter, except the actual index of Wage Growth.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:48:03 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/ACCI-Business-Expectations-Survey---Business-Condi?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greg Evans pushes for Rate Cut]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI’s Economics Director, Greg Evans, has been active in the media pushing the case for a rate cut following the moderate inflation figures this week. Greg was on ABC TV News and Lateline Business.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greg Evans presents at the Tax Forum]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Economics Director Greg Evans presented the case for business at the Tax Forum in Canberra.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:18:01 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obstacle for a Rate Cut Removed]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry believes today’s muted underlying inflation read reduces the barriers to a rate cut in November.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:11:19 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Obstacle-for-a-Rate-Cut-Removed?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chamber Push for Small Business Focus by CHOGM]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, supported by Western Australia’s largest business representative group, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia has today urged Commonwealth Leaders to adopt a 4-point action plan to support small and medium business through the current volatility in global economies.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:20:35 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes PM Trade Commitments at CHOGM]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says that Prime Minister Gillard's vow at the commonwealth Heads of government Meeting in Perth overnight that Australia would not return to protectionism and continue to provide free trade access to developing nations "sends the right message with the right tone at the right time."]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:02:11 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Trade Committee Endorses Free Trade Push]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Trade and International Affairs committee has endorsed Trade Minister, Craig Emerson's calls for a "new pathway" for the Doha trade talks.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:15:33 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/ACCI-Trade-Committee-Endorses-Free-Trade-Push?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Supports Ministerial Push on Free Trade]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian chamber of Commerce and Industry agrees with Trade Minister, Craig Emerson's calls for a "new pathway" for the Doha trade talks.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:23:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Peter Anderson - ABC Radio &quot;The World at Noon&quot; - Business Down but not Out]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Peter was also interviewed on ABC Radio “The World at Noon”  on what the passage of the carbon tax means for Australian business.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:41:09 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Minority Government Not Working]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Chief Executive Peter Anderson addressing the National Press Club, making the point that minority government is Not serving the Australian economy and the passage of the carbon tax is a perfect example of the failure.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:23:48 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Minority-Government-Not-Working?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Peter Anderson - National Press Club Speech]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Peter Anderson address to National Press Club]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:02:18 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Speeches/Peter-Anderson---National-Press-Club-Speech?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Small Business to Suffer]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson releasing the Castalia Research, showing small to medium business will lose profitability under the carbon tax.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:48:48 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Small-business-to-suffer?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Influencing Canberra Workshop]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Clerk of the House of Representatives, Bernard Wright, addressing the ACCI “influencing Canberra” workshop at parliament House in Canberra on Thursday October 6.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/ACCI-Gallery/Influencing-Canberra-Workshop?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI's Case at the Jobs Forum]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Julia Gillard chats with ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson after the Jobs forum in Canberra.
AUSPIC]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:02:39 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/ACCI-Case-at-the-Jobs-Forum?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Systematic Approach to Retaining Apprentices]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Apprenticeship non-completions are a major concern for the Australian business community and are a significant drain on the national training effort. Increasing completion rates will lead to better return on investment in training for employers and governments and increase the skills level of the Australian workforce.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Issues-Papers/Human-Capital/A-Systematic-Approach-to-Retaining-Apprentices?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI puts its case to the Tax forum]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Chief Executive Peter Anderson laid the perfect foundation ahead of the tax forum with an opinion article in "The Australian".]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:28:25 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Opinion-Pieces-Letters/ACCI-puts-its-case-to-the-Tax-forum?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The latest edition recorded a sharp downturn over the September Quarter. With the exception of Expected Wages Growth all indicators have fallen below their 5yr low. ACCI’s Economic Director Greg Evans argues the Reserve Bank should consider easing interest rates.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:25:06 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/ACCI-Gallery/ACCI-Survey-of-Investor-Confidence?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Job well done!]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Dick Grozier from the New South Wales Business Chamber deserves our thanks for the job he’s
done in negotiating with the Australia Government over its response to the Cooper Review on
Superannuation, and the Stronger Super reforms announced on September 21st.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:34:22 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/Job-well-done!?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI/Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Economics & Industry Policy Director, Greg Evans, and Westpac Senior Economist, Huw McKay, join forces to outline the survey results at a media conference (Parliament House - Thurs Sep 22 2011).

Started in 1961, it is Australia's longest running private business survey.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:46:20 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/ACCI-Gallery/The-200th-edition-of-the-ACCI-Westpac-Survey-of-in?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Melbourne CEOS luncheon]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Industry leaders met in Melbourne on September 2 at a luncheon put on by the Printing Industries, sponsored by Media Super.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:36:45 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/ACCI-Gallery/Melbourne-CEOS-luncheon-by-the-Printing-Industrie?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rising Unemployment requires a change in policy direction]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The ACCI believes today’s unemployment figures starkly demonstrates that growth in the Australian economy is not evenly spread. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:54:13 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Rising-Unemployment-requires-a-change-in-policy-di?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Job Satisfaction is High, It's Business Stress that Ranks Higher]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:22:57 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/Job-Satisfaction-is-High,-It-s-Business-Stress-tha?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Carbon - An Issue about Tax, not the Environment]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:18:45 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Carbon---An-Issue-about-Tax,-not-the-Environment?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Submission To The Productivity Commission Report  - Performance of the Australian Retail Industry]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:03:30 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Research/Submissions/Workplace/ACCI-Submission-To-The-Productivity-Commission-Dra?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Response to the 2010 Review of the Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions Act) 2007]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:59:32 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Research/Submissions/Human-Capital/ACCI-Response-to-the-2010-Review-of-the-Migration-?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Fair Work Act - Is It Fair? Is It Working?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:48:30 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/The-Fair-Work-Act---Is-It-Fair--Is-It-Working-?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on ABC Radio The World Today - Manufacturing, Defence Contracts, IR Reform]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson comments on the challenges facing Australia's manufacturing sector, rejects union calls for price preferencing for local firms in defence contracts and workplace relations reform]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:30:50 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Transcript---Peter-Anderson-on-ABC-Radio-The-World?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson, ABC Radio Breakfast with Fran Kelly - Manufacturing, productivity, IR ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive comments on Australia's manufacturing sector, competitiveness, productivity and workplace reform on ABC Radio National's Breakfast with Fran Kelly program]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:55:10 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/Transcript---Peter-Anderson,-ABC-Radio-Breakfast-w?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Productivity Key To Manufacturing Future]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive comments on the future of Australian manufacturing on ABC TV Inside Business www.abc.net.au/insidebusiness]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:54:29 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Productivity-Key-To-Manufacturing-Future?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Accord's Hygiene for Health website]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI supports the launch of Accord's Hygiene for Health website which promotes the benefits of hygiene for community health. Accord is the national voice of the hygiene, cosmetics & specialty products industry in Australia and part of ACCI's National Member Network]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:08:49 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Human-Capital/Hygine-For-Health?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lifting Super Rate Is Not A Viable Policy]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Opinion-Pieces-Letters/Lifting-Super-Rate-Is-Not-A-Viable-Policy?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[How is the super extension going to be funded?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI calls on the Government to explain how it will fund its proposed increase in compulsory employee superannuation from 9% to 12% ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:56:04 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/How-is-the-super-extension-going-to-be-funded-?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[National Skills Regulator Important Task Ahead ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the Government's proposed amendments to the National Vocational Education & Training Regulator]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:57:58 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Human-Capital/National-Skills-Regulator-Important-Task-Ahead?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Competitiveness Is The Key To A Strong Manufacturing Sector]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[We should be seriously concerned but not defeatist in our response to recent job losses in Australia's manufacturing sector. 

This loss of people's livelihood is a stark reminder that we need policy from Governments which give us a competitive edge]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:46:26 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Competitiveness-Is-The-Key-To-A-Strong-Manufacturi?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI supports Creative Innovation 2011]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Innovation Agenda: New ideas are crucial to lifting productivity, jobs and standards of living]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:59:21 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Human-Capital/ACCI-supports-Creative-Innovation-2011?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Scam Warning]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:49:18 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[COAG Steps Forward On Vocational Education]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes agreement by COAG to fundamentally reform the vocational education and training system as a step forward in boosting Australia's productivity]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:47:29 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Human-Capital/COAG-Steps-Forward-On-Vocational-Education?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Family Violence is a community issue]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomed the release of the Australian Law Reform Commission's Discussion Paper on Family Violence & Commonwealth Laws and cautions that responsibility for family violence and its affects must be owned by the community not just employers]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:09:01 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Workplace/Family-Violence-is-a-community-issue?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Supports World Trade Organisation ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI calls on the Australian Parliament to resist short-term populism on Australia's trade policy and supports Trade Minister Dr Emerson's stance on the World Trade Organisation & NZ apples]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:56:49 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Global-Engagement/ACCI-Supports-World-Trade-Organisation?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on the Ross Greenwood Program Radio 2GB - ACCI's Small Business Survey]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson comments on the health of Australia's small business sector on Ross Greenwood's Money News Program Radio 2GB]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:01:19 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Transcript---Peter-Anderson-on-Ross-Greenwood-s-Mo?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on ABC Radio The Workd Today Program - Small Business and Productivity]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson commenting on Australia's productivity challenge highlighted by the results of ACCI's Small Business Survey ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:58:50 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Transcript---Peter-Anderson-on-ABC-Radio-The-Workd?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson Doorstop Parliament House Canberra - ACCI Small Business Survey]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Transcript of ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson releasing the results of ACCI's Small Business Survey at Parliament House Canberra]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:10:51 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Transcript---Peter-Anderson-Doorstop-Parliamen-(2)?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Small Business Confidence &amp; Conditions Continue to Deteriorate]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Small Business Survey finds that small business confidence and conditions have continued to deteriorate over the previous quarter]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:44:45 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Economics-Industry/Small-Business-Confidence---Conditions-Continue-to?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[SME Confidence Continues To Slide]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Small Business Survey found continued deterioration in small business confidence and business conditions]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:44:55 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:00:39 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New national workplace health &amp; safety laws are getting closer]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:18:25 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Business Forum 2011]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI and the members of our National Member Network support the Commonwealth Business Forum being held in Perth in October 2011]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:45:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[SMEs will be hurt by a carbon tax]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:23:15 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Warning Signs In Labour Force Data]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:16:51 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry Welcomes Skills Funding]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:36:07 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The time has come to pedal faster]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:03:33 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Time Has Come To Pedal Faster]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:53:27 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Scrapping Carbon Tax The Only Way To Restore Confidence]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Government should abandon its plan to impose an economy wide carbon tax following the Reserve Bank's warning today about risks to the Australian economy from economic uncertainty in Europe and the United States]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Greg Evans on ABC Radio PM Program - RBA Leaves Rates Unchanged]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greg Evans ACCI's Director of Economics & Industry Policy comments on the Reserve Bank's decision not to increase interest rates]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:33:44 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Uncertainties Warrant Continued Interest Rate Caution]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the Reserve Bank's decision not to raise interest rates as businesses around Australia breath a sigh of relief]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:42:45 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI  Business Expectations Survey]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:02:07 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:19:53 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:40:09 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes Tax Forum Details]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI looks forward to participating in the Government's October Tax Forum and supports building a tax system that drives enhanced national productivity]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:36:15 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rates Pause Best Option Given Uncertainties]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank should pause any increase in interest rates despite an acceleration in the pace of inflation]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:35:27 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[RBA: Carbon Tax Will Undermine Productivity]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian economy is not well placed to cope with the added costs of a carbon tax]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:22:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Less than 6 months until new national WHS (OHS) laws ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:49:25 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tax Forum Must Encourage Productivity Driving Tax Reform]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australia's business leaders welcome the forthcoming Tax Forum and call for an agenda to encourage meaningful tax reform]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:17:03 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Backs NT Cattlemen &amp; Their Families]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australia's business leaders threw their full support behind northern Australian cattle producers and their families and the live cattle export industry with Indondesia]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:38:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[President's Address - ACCI General Council Dinner ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's President David Michaelis addressed themes including the proposed carbon tax, live cattle exports to Indonesia & skilled migration]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:02:47 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on ABC Radio's AM Program - Industry Carbon Tax Advertising Campaign]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson says the carbon tax will big pain but no environmental gain]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:46:09 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Takes Carbon Tax Concerns To The Community]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has joined with the Australian Trade and Industry Alliance to highlight the business community's concerns about the proposed carbon tax to the Australian community]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:06:43 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Welcomes Commitment To Quality Education At East Asia Summit]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:25:13 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Treasury Modelling Highlights Decline In Living Standards]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:13:55 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Going it alone will not solve global problems]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:58:20 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Carbon Tax To Hurt Construction Industry]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Master Builders Australia CEO Wilhelm Harnisch on Sky News Australia]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:49:41 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Carbon Tax Will Hurt SMEs]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Greg Evans, ACCI's Director of Economics and Industry Policy says a carbon tax will hurt SMEs on Sky News Australia]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:11:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Big Pain For No Gain ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Chief Executive of Australia's largest business organisation says the Government's carbon tax will deliver big pain for no environmental gain]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:41:42 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:54:22 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Peter Anderson on Meet the Press]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Carbon Tax: Big Effort, Little Gain, Big Pain]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI says the Goverment's carbon tax policy will mean a big effort, for little gain but plenty of pain. It will weaken the Australian economy for little benefit for the environment]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Government's introduction of the Work Health Safety Bill in the Federal Parliament displays leadership and sets an example for State & Territory Governments the private sector & the trade union movement]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Survey of Investor Confidence found that business conditions and sentiment fell to the lowest level since 1998]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:55:30 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Peter Anderson, ACCI's Chief Executive on Sky News Australia's Australian Agenda Program comments on the Government's proposed carbon tax, the Opposition's alternative, the two-speed economy & industrial relations reform]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes Export Market Development Grant Support]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the Government's decision to continue the Export Market Development Grant and the ceiling for initial payments increased]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Services: The New Economic Paradigm]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on ABC News 24 - Fair Work Act Needs Change To Live Up To Its Name]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson says changes must be made to fix practical problems with the Fair Work Act which mean it is not operating fairly for employers or employees]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:13:04 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Both Parties Need Their Heads Out Of The Sand On IR]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Peter Anderson says radical changes are not needed to fix problems with the Fair Work Act which are hurting employees and employers. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:28:35 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Neither side in politics is pursuing reform]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson business is concerned about both parties lack of a strong economic reform agenda]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:30:37 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson, ABC News Radio, ACCI Says Neither Side In Politics Is Pursuing Reform]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Does corporate Australia think the PM is anti-business? Chief Executive Peter Anderson's perspective]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:48:01 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Good News For Retailers &amp; Students Seeking Casual Work]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The decision by Fair Work Australia (FWA) is a win for both retailers and young Australians taking their first steps in the job market]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:32:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on ABC Sat AM Program - Australian Banks Accused of Ripping Off Business]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson says banks have been offsetting revenue from residential housing customers by slugging business]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:58:30 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Banks Caught Red Handed]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI says Australia's banks have been caught red handed by the Reserve Bank despite denying they have been slugging business customers with increased fees to offset reduced residential mortgage revenue ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:45:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Manufacturers Expect Things To Get Worse]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:33:26 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Manufacturer's Sentiment, Outcomes &amp; Expectations Are In Decline]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Results of the ACCI Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends in the manufacturing sector show a marked downturn in business expectations and the first negative outlook in two years]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:07:08 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Westpac Survey Of Industrial Trends]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:24:19 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Response to Climate Change ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Director of Economic's & Industry Policy explains why the majority of Australian business are opposed to a carbon tax at the Plastic & Chemicals Industries Association's National Conference]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:13:57 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Address by Greg Evans, Director of Economics &amp; Industry Policy To PACIA'S National Conference]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Small &amp; Medium Businesses Will Be Worse Off Under A Carbon Tax]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI says coal industry research released today highlights negative impact the proposed carbon tax would have on Australia's SME sector]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[NSW Business Chamber Wins World Chambers Competition Prize]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:17:12 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[David Gregory, ACCI's Director of Workplace Policy and Steve Knott CEO of AMMA say the current IR climate is encouraging unions to strike first and talk later]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:08:47 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[David Gregory, ACCI's Director of Workplace Policy & Steve Knott, CEO of AMMA say unions are being encouraged to strike first and talk later in an IR climate characterised by Fair Work Australia's Decision in the JJ Richards Case - ABC TV Inside Business Program]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:13:57 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Response To Productivity Commission Report On Carbon Emission Policy ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Productivity Commissions Report - Carbon Emission Policies In Key Economies is no endorsement of the Government's proposed carbon tax]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:57:12 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Re-Elected To ILO Governing Body]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson was re-elected for a third term to the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 06:01:54 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Welcomes Rates Decision]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:07:18 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Stands Up For Small Business]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Director of Economics & Industry Policy Greg Evans speaks up for small business on issues including the carbon tax, interest rates, skills & access to finance on the Switzer Program - Sky News Australia]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:23:37 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Welcomes Post Budget Skills Dialogue]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:03:54 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Says Minimum Increase Is Unaffordable]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Chief Executive Peter Anderson responds on behalf of Australian business to the 3.4% increase in the minimum wage]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:18:10 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson, ABC PM Program, Business Says Minimum Wage Increase Is Unaffordable]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson says the 3.4% increase in the minimum wage will result in substantial increases to employer's costs, is a blunt blow to SMEs and may prove a Pyrrhic victory for some employees]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:03:33 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson Responds To The Minimum Wage Decision - ABC Radio World At Noon]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson says Fair Work Australia's minimum wage decision is a blunt blow to small businesses and those industries in the slow lane of the two-speed economy]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:16:22 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[3.4% Minimum Wage Increase Is A Blunt Blow To SMEs]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:25:44 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Wage Decision A Blunt  Blow To Small Business]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI says the 3.4% increse in minimum wages handed down by Fair Work Australia is excessive and a blunt blow to Australia's SME sector]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:45:18 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Highlights From The Business Congress]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:21:26 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Caution Needed On Interest Rates &amp; Wages]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The sharp decline in economic activity in the March quarter should mean caution on both interest rates and minimum wage decisions]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:22:45 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Employers In Double Jeopardy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI says Fair Work Australia's decision in the J.J Richards is a no win for Australia, puts employers in double jeopardy and opens the door to industrial chaos]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:01:48 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript -  Greg Evans on ABC Radio's Fran Kelly Breakfast - ACCI 's Position On A Carbon Price]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Director of Economics & Industry Policy Greg Evans says ACCI rejects a proposed $10 per tonne carbon price and remains opposed to Australia implementing a carbon tax or trading scheme ahead of an international agreed model ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 16:23:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mainstream Business Can't Afford Another Tax]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The national voice of Australian businesses of all sizes operating in all industries opposes a $10 per tonne carbon price]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 11:07:33 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Government Support For Coal Exports Welcome But Domestic Use Should Not Be Penalised]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes Resources & Energy Hon Martin Ferguson MP's defence of Australia's export coal industry and says domestic use should also not be penalised ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 14:38:45 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry Cool On Proposed Single Regulator Of Not-For-Profit Sector]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A national regulator for all of Australia's diverse not-for-profit sector would be a one size fits all solution that would unreasonably add to the red tape burden on small resource challenged organisations]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 14:09:06 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Remains Opposed To A Carbon Tax]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI notes the release of the Climate Commission Report. Australian business accepts that action needs to be taken on carbon emissions but do not believe that the introduction of a carbon tax ahead of the rest of the world is the right action]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 16:11:55 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd's Australia-China 2.0 The Next Stage In Our Economic Partnership and his focus on the growth potential for the Australian services sector in North Asia]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 12:44:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[SME Dispute Resolution Options Paper Welcome]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the release by the Small Business Minister of an options paper on dispute resolution in the SME sector as welcome and timely]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 21:41:48 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes Austrade Reforms]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the reforms to the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) announced today by Minster for Trade Hon Dr Emerson]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:47:18 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Survey Shows Small Business Confidence Remains Weak]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 11:10:44 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Small Business Conditions Remain Weak]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Robust Testing Of Gender Pay Claim Now Required]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Robust testing of gender pay claims must now follow Fair Work Australia's questioning approach to union wage claims in the community sector]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 17:21:14 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI puts business case for award wage moderation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's submission to the National Minimum Wage Decision hearings]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 10:17:42 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Patchwork Economy &amp; Weak SME Sector Demands Award Wage Moderation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Another sizeable increase in award wages will further weaken Australia's struggling small business sector & fly in the face of Budget warnings about a patchwork economy and softer than expected jobs data]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 09:53:01 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson Doorstop On Federal Budget Parliament House Canberra]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Transcript of Peter Anderson's comments to the Canberra Press Gallery on the Federal Budget]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 23:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business  Response To The Federal Budget ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson comments on the Budget to the Canberra Press Gallery]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 22:02:24 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Budget Workmanlike But More Ambition Needed]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI gives a workmanlike Budget which needed more ambition the short-term fiscal thumbs up but says there a longer term productivity question marks]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 20:23:42 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business/School Partnerships Help Build Better Prepared Students]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes 'Realising Potential:Business Helping Schools Too Develop Australia's Future' released by the Business-School Roundtable]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 10:22:32 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Apprentice Incentives Needed On Hiring &amp; Completions]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the Prime Minister's announcement of additional funding to support apprenticeship completions and called for further reforms including employer incentives to hire apprentices]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 18:37:42 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Senate Banking Competition Report Underwhelming]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Report of the Senate Inquiry into competition in Australia's banking sector is underwhelming. It has little to offer consumers or small business]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:57:26 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry Savvy VET Trainers Required To Drive Skills Development]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has welcomed the Productivity Commission's Vocational Education and Training Workforce Research Report. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 13:36:50 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Human-Capital/Industry-Savvy-VET-Trainers-Required-To-Drive-Skil?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fair Work Australia Risks Industry Wide Bargaining]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Full Bench of Fair Work Australia has today handed down a decision that risks opening the door to industry wide bargaining by unions despite the Government's assurances to contrary at the last election]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 17:21:52 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chief Executive Address To Australia Arab Business Forum]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 14:08:30 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Reputation As A Reliable Supplier Vital For Middle East Trade]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Speaking at the Australia Arab Business Forum in ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson said strike action by the MUA damages Australia's international reputation]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 12:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry Welcomes Focus On Workforce Development &amp; Participation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes Skills Australia's focus on streamlining reform of the Vocational Education & Training sector in its roadmap paper launched today]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 14:04:49 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Weakness In Business Conditions Persist]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The May 2011 ACCI Commonwealth Bank Business Expectations Survey has found that weakness in conditions persist]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 12:20:40 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Weakness In Business Conditions Persist]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The latest CBA-ACCI Business Expectations Survey finds weakness in business conditions continues and that most indicators have worsened compared to the same time last year]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 11:32:13 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI 2011-12 Pre-Budget Submission]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 16:46:24 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Revealed: The Hidden Costs To Small Businesses Of Minimum Wage Rises ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[New ACCI research reveals the hidden costs to Australia's SME sector of minimum wage decisions by Fair Work Australia include lower profits, cash flow and working hours]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:24:53 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Congratulates Safe Work Award Winners]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI congratulates the winners and participants in Safe Work Australia's 6th Annual Safe Work Awards]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:30:50 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry response to proposed workplace health &amp; safety laws]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:01:18 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson ABC News Breakfast comment on the Federal Budget &amp; Proposed Carbon Tax]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive Peter Anderson commenting on the Federal Budget and the proposed carbon tax on ABC News Breakfast]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:11:27 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Comment On The Federal Budget  &amp; Proposed Carbon Tax]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:59:10 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Work Health &amp; Safety Harmonisation At The Crossroads]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The national harmonisation of workplace health and safety laws is in danger of collapse unless Safe Work Australia delivers a practical set of regulations ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:11:55 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry Urges A Tight Productivity Focused Budget]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive responded to the Treasurer's call for a tight Budget & released ACCI's productivity focused Pre-Budget Submission]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:20:16 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Response to proposed WHS Laws]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:15:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson Doorstop Parliament House Canberra Industry Urges Tight Productivity Budget ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Peter Anderson responded to Treasurer Swans speech previewing the 2011-12 Federal Budget]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:17:19 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Response to the Treasurer's Budget Preview]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI calls on the Government to deliver a tight productivity focused Federal Budget]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:49:07 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry Urges Tight Productivity Budget]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australian industry has called on the private sector to back Wayne Swan's call for a tight Federal Budget and a return to surplus and calls for wider economic reform]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:24:11 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Agreement With Indonesia ]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI is today signing a Memorandum of Understanding  (MOU)with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin) in Jakarta to open the way for closer economic cooperation.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Job Security &amp; Carbon Tax Link Common Ground For Business &amp; Unions]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the ACTU's new concerns that a carbon tax will cost Australian jobs, but their claims that manufacturing jobs can be replaced by so called green jobs do not reflect industry realities]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:08:46 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Appoints Press Gallery Doyen]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[David Turnbull, former Chief of the nine network's Canberra Bureau commenced today as ACCI's Director Communications]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Says No To Strike First Talk Later Laws]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Gillard Government laws which require unions to submit to enterprise bargaining before taking or threatening strike action should be upheld by the Full Bench of Fair Work Australia in hearings of the J.J Richards Case today]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:08:17 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Carbon Tax Begs Both Bigger &amp; Smaller Business Questions]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Gillard Goverment's carbon tax compensation announcement sidesteps major questions about trade competitiveness and the impact on both large and smaller businesses]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:58:23 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pay Equity IR Case Undermines Real Gender Equity Challenge]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A union test case in Fair Work Australia is undermining the cause of gender and workplace equity]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:42:32 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes Positive Trade Focus]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[As the international voice of Australian business ACCI welcomes the release of the Government's Trade Policy Statement. As strong advocates of global free trade ACCI supports trade liberalisation and agrees that the best trade policy is domestic economic reform to ensure Australian business is competitive in global markets ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:24:51 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[One Stop Shop Service Delivery Proposed For Apprentices &amp; Their Employers]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the Government's focus on simplifying the apprenticeship system and has proposed a one-stop shop model of service delivery delivered by a national network of business organisations to provide better services to apprentices and their employers]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:02:36 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Online Whistle Blowers - The Risks For Business]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Commerce & Industry magazine profiles the risks to business from online whistle-blowers, comment on every State and Territory Government by each State and Territory Chamber of Commerce and strike action under the Fair Act and issues for business in its Autumn edition ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:34:06 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Commerce &amp; Industry Magazine - Autumn 2011]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:23:50 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ACCI, as the international voice of Australian business joins global business leaders in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the OECD]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:22:04 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission On Family Violence &amp; Commonwealth Laws]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Survey of Investor Confidence]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry: University Link Strong But Funding Reform Could Improve Outcomes]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's submission to the Government's Inquiry into Base Level Funding of Higher Education argues that a demand driven funding model could improve graduate job readiness and welcomes flexibility in course scheduling]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:18:57 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson Doorstop Parliament House Canberra -Majority Concerned About Impact of Carbon Tax On Jobs &amp; Industry ]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Majority Are Concerned About A Carbon Tax]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Majority Concerned About Impact Of Carbon Tax On Jobs &amp; Industry]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[New national opinion research released today shows that the majority of Australians share the concerns of Australian business about the impact of a carbon tax on jobs and Australian industry]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australia's Peak Business Organisations Adopt Carbon Tax Resolution]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Service Industries Underrepresented &amp; Undervalued ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 18:16:32 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Services Industry Blueprint]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:45:39 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI President's Address To Heads Of 38 Business Organisations]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Mature Labour Market Embraces Mature Aged Workers]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on ABC News Radio Morning Program - Greens Corporate Tax Proposal]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[National Skills Survey Confirms Skills Shortage Despite Increased Employer Training Investment]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Trade Competitiveness At Risk From Carbon Tax: Trade Expert]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:03:59 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on BBC News Australia Mulls Contentious Carbon Tax To Cut Emissions]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on ABC AM Program Business Consultation On Carbon Tax]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Industry Welcomes Announcement of Tax Reform Meeting ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:48:10 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A $9.50 Increase Will More Than Compensate Low Wage Earners]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian business solidarity with Japanese communities &amp; business]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:10:20 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on ABC The World Today Program On Business Travel To Japan Following Earthquake &amp; Tsunami]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:27:35 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI-Westpac Survey Of Industrial Trends]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Westpac Survey Shows General Business Sentiment &amp; Expectations Rising]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The ACCI Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends for the March quarter of 2011 indicates a marked upswing in general business expectations and strong actual and projected growth in the manufacturing sector indicators]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Resources &amp; Construction Skills Critical To Sector Growth]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes initiatives announced by the Australian Government which could form the first steps in avoiding a critical skills shortage in the resources sector]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:37:22 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - David Gregory on ABC Radio's PM Program - Business Gives Mixed Views To Reporting Rules]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:47:45 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Progress For Women In The Workforce Stymied By Red Tape Burden]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:19:32 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:38:25 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:56:41 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:26:44 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Independent Contractors In The Building &amp; Construction Industry Should Be Respected]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI submission to the Australian Building and Construction Commission's (ABCC)inquiry into sham contracting]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:55:39 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Promoting A Conducive Climate For Trade &amp; Investment In Infrastructure Development]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Carbon Tariffs Would Unravel Decades Of Trade Reform]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Calls for carbon tariffs highlight why a premature adoption of a carbon tax is wrong]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:00:55 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes Small Business Minister's Address to ACCI's Economic Policy Committee]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australia Faces A Productivity Challenge]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rates Need To Remain On Hold Until Private Sector Recovery Gains Traction]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Impact Of A Carbon Tax on Business]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:06:12 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[The architecture of the carbon tax announced by the Government is inherently uncertain and Australia takes a big risk introducing it without a binding global agreement in place.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[IRU &amp; ACCI Partnership To Boost Graduate Skills]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI and Innovative Research Universities (IRU) launched a national partnership to encourage business and universities to work together and boost employability of graduates]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:12:40 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:41:55 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:56:59 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on 2UE David Oldfield Program - Business Response To Carbon Tax]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Peter Anderson says the carbon tax announced by the Australian Government will be a very substantial headache for business]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pre-Emptive Carbon Decision A Blow For Business Competitiveness]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Government's sudden announcement that its proposed carbon tax will commence from July 2012 is a blow for Australian business, particularly SMEs]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:46:37 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Paid Parental Leave Rejection Short Sighted]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Today's decision by the Australian Parliament to force SMEs to administer the paid parental leave scheme from 1 July 2011 is short sighted]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:17:49 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Proposed Increase To Superannuation Levy]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:39:15 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has responded to recent calls from within the superannuation industry for the government to legislate a 33% rise in the compulsory superannuation levy paid by private sector employers.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the Government's offer of talks on the problem of employers being required to pay leave loadings in termination pay despite some awards and agreements saying the opposite]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:35:41 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Speaks: Paid Parental Leave Should Be Administered By The Government]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[98% of employers want the Government to make paid parental leave payments. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:11:36 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Solidarity With NZ Business &amp; Community]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australian businesses expresses solidarity with our business colleagues and their communities affected by the earthquake in New Zealand]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:39:43 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has backed industry concerns that some employers will be forced to pay 17.5% annual leave loading despite their award or collective agreement saying the opposite]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:13:27 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson ABC The World Today - Report Finds Apprentice System Needs Overhaul]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:41:42 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[If a training tax and recommendations which would entrench red tape and 'job snobbery' are ruled out, then the proposed overhaul of the apprenticeship system will help meet the skills shortage and lead to more employment of apprentices]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:48:53 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Recognition Of SMEs In Carbon Debate A Missing Link]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has called on Australia's SMEs to be more engaged and assertive in voicing their views in the carbon pricing debate]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Opening Statement To Senate Inquiry Into Industry Skills Councils By Peter Anderson, Chief Executive]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:09:32 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ACCI has called for industry sub-sectors to be given more scope to influence training packages in a restructured Industry Skills Council Framework]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:44:03 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Small Business Survey February 2011]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:43:29 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Small Business Losing Momentum]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's national Small Business Survey has found that the gap between business conditions experienced by small and larger businesses has worsened.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:06:14 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Combined Employers Closing Submission To Fair Work Australia Low Paid Bargaining Case ]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:37:26 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Submission - Safe Rates, Safe Roads Response  To DEEWR Directions Paper]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:49:51 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on ABC Four Corners - The Real Julia?]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:17:23 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New ACCI Apprenticeship Research]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI launches new research - It's Not About Age, Pathways For Engaging Mature Aged People & Existing Workers As Apprentices ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:19:27 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ACCI launches new research research into more effective harnessing of the skills & experience of mature aged people and retaining existing apprentices]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:28:35 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[It's Not About Age, Pathways For Engaging Mature Aged People &amp; Existing Workers As Apprentices]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[It's Not About Age, Pathways For Engaging Mature Aged People & Existing Workers As Apprentices]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:28:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Targeted Assistance Required For Queensland Businesses]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The first detailed business assessment of the impact of the floods on Queensland businesses shows that targeted assistance is required to help them recover]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:45:46 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Passing Of Bill Mansfield]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australia's business organisations and the employer community more broadly, are deeply saddened at the passing of Bill Mansfield.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:58:19 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Resource Industry Survey Points To Rocky IR Road]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A survey conducted by the Australian Mines and Metals Association and RMIT finds resource sector employer's confidence in the Fair Work Act has decreased.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:47:59 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Superannuation Reform Consultation Welcome]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The 'Stronger Super Peak Consultative Group', announced today by the Assistant Treasurer, paves the way for meaningful implementation of reforms arising from the Cooper Review]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:11:27 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank ACCI Business Expectations Survey]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:45:29 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Confidence Deteriorates]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Commonwealth Bank ACCI Business Expectations Survey finds business confidence & conditions have deteriorated]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Government Flood Recovery Package]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Announcement of the Australian Government's flood response plan]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:33:25 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Backs Government's Call For A Doha Round Breakthrough]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Business backs Minister Emerson's commitment to global free trade in his speech to the Partnership Summit in Mumbai, India]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[The latest Australian inflation data signals the need for caution]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:58:37 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - David Gregory on  Radio 3AW Neil Mitchell Program - Fast Tracking Apprentices]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Should apprenticeships be fast tracked through competency based assessment to help meet skills shortages.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:04:11 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transcript - Peter Anderson on ABC Radio 'PM' Business Wants IR Flexibility But Not Wholesale Change]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[IR flexibility]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:05:39 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Securing SMEs In Australia's Low Carbon Future]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Research on the impact of carbon reduction schemes on SMEs]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:28:19 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Retail Spending Slump Shows Recovery Is Tentative]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[retail spending slump shows recovery tentative]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[High Court Paves Way For Fairer OHS Laws]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:32:28 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Boosting Australia's Economy Through Economic Reform]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Productivity Commission Echoes Business Support For Quality Not Quantity In OHS Regulation]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Time To Release Henry Tax Review]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:30:08 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:53:11 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Global Banking Standards Add Weight To Banking Competition Reforms]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[New global banking standards add weight to banking reforms]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:19:42 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:00:40 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:34:59 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Tax Summit]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[National Public &amp; Business Affairs Magazine Launched ]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Costly Transition To Fewer Awards Starts Today]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:19:40 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes Release of National Model OHS Regulations]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:57:49 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:44:19 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Amendola Report]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:30:05 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[SME Concerns Should Be Major Focus Of Govt Response To Henry Tax Review]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Henry Review]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:38:36 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Transition To Modern Awards Will Increase The Cost Of  Doing Business]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Modern Awards]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Youth Employment]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:59:23 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lift Paid Parental Leave Red Tape Burden On Employers]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[30 Minute Dialogue On OHS: ACCI]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:23:05 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ABCC Delivers Economy-Wide Productivity Gains]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:15:35 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[PM RighTo Rebuff NSW Rejection Of National OHS Laws]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[WHS ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:10:13 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[FWA Youth Working Hours Decision Unfair To Young People]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Youth working hours ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:06:54 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Employers In United Front to Uphold National OHS Reform]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:52:29 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Challenges Carbon Tax Presumptions]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Challenges Carbon Tax Presumptions]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:40:48 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes Proposed ALP Nuclear Power Debate]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes Proposed ALP Nuclear Power Debate]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:04:56 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Recovery Needs Time To Consolidate]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Recovery Needs Time To Consolidate]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:54:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Congratulates National Export Awards Winners]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI Congratulates National Export Awards Winners]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:58:08 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Urgent Review Of Public Holiday Rates Needed]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Public Holiday Rates]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:35:58 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Calls For Greater Bank Competition]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:59:05 GMT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's General Council calls for a private sector role the National Broadband Network]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:40:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[More Small Business People Needed In Parliament: ACCI]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[More small business people are needed in the Australian Parliament]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:30:50 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Draw A Line Under WorkChoices: ACCI]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Draw A Line Under WorkChoices: ACCI]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:21:18 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Public Holiday Confusion Needs To Be Clarified]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Confusion about public holidays needs to be clarified.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:49:41 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Submission to Senate Inquiry Into Competition In The Banking Sector]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Submission to the Senate Inquiry Into Competition In The Banking Sector]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:25:02 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Small Business Taskforce Targets Finance]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI National Taskforce Targets Small Business Access To Finance]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:34:27 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes New Visas To Alleviate Skills Shortages]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:09:07 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Launches National Skills Survey]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:04:54 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cap &amp; Trade Scheme Now Relegated To American History]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Carbon tax]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:15:47 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fiscal Consolidation Is Not Risk Free]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Mid Year Economic Outlook]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:22:38 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[G20 Can Learn From Australia's Investment in Skills &amp; Labour Market flexibility]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[G20 Can learn from Australia]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:57:53 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Urges G20 To Keep Trade &amp; Investments Markets Open]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[G20]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:29:41 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Leads Global Condemnation of Attack On Venezuelan Employer Organisation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[International employers, Venezuelan chamber of commerce]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:41:06 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Government  Focus On International Banking Reforms Welcome]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Basel III ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:03:32 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Opposition Paid Parental Leave Bill Is Welcome]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:48:11 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Private Investment The Key To Boosting Productivity]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Private investment is the key to increasing the productive capacity of the Australian economy.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:06:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[SMEs Will Be Tested By IR Changes]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:55:32 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Welcomes Start Of ASEAN Free Trade Agreement]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:33:20 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Supports NAPLAN Benchmarks]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:22:45 GMT</pubDate>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:13:57 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Maritime Strike In North West Shelf and Bass Strait  A Major Economic Issue]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The economic implications of the Maritime Union's strike has serious national implications.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:32:17 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Boosting Australia's Productivity Through Economic Reform]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the 2010 Inter-generational Report produced by the Australian Productivity Commission.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Start Of Standard Business Reporting A Positive Milestone For Australian Business]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the commencement of Standard Business Reporting (SBR).]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:52:50 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Revised Mining Tax Falls Short Of Meaningful Tax Reform]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Chief Executive, Peter Anderson says the revised mining tax is not meaningful reform.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:49:48 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[IMF Highlights Need For Broader Tax Reform]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[International Monetary Fund (IMF) highlights need for broader tax reform in the Australian economy]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:18:31 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Welcomes Continued Government Support For Free Trade Agenda]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI welcomes the Minister for Trade's support of free trade policy on Sky News Agenda]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Employment Laws Make Doing Business Harder]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[New employment laws taking effect from today make it more difficult to be an employer.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:32:56 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Appointment of New ABCC Commissioner]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI calls for the Government to keep the ABCC intact in line with it's appointment of a new Commissioner.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:52:05 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Acknowledges Need For Strong  Building Industry Regulator]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI acknowledges the pivotal role of former ABCC Commissioner John Lloyd. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:30:23 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ACCI Survey Says Small Business Wants Belt Tightening]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The highest priorities for small business is the high level of government spending, the level of tax and difficulties accessing finance.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:53:06 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business To Politicians: Taxes On Jobs Are Hurting]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI released a survey showing eroding support among employers for compulsory super.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:18:47 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lower Super Fees Better Than Higher Employer Levy - Business Reaction to Cooper Review]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Lower superannuation industry fees is a better option than an increase in the employer super levy.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:43:25 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Political Alignment On Company Tax A Positive First Step]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's announced plan to cut company tax means both parties now have plans to reduce the company tax rate.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:42:43 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Skills &amp; Workplace Reform Must Be A Priority For Next Government]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Integrated skills and workplace measures to lift productivity and career prospects must be on the new government's reform agenda]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:06:26 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Henry Tax Review - What It Means For Business]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[For Australian business, the government's initial response to the Henry Tax Review was a very mixed bag.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:36:38 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Issues-Papers/Economics/Henry-Tax-Review---What-It-Means-For-Business?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Backs Bilateral &amp; Regional Trade Reform]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Results released from a new survey into Australia's free trade agreement(FTA) agenda ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:31:21 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Conditions For SMEs Worsen - ACCI  Small Business Survey]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Small Business Survey has found that conditions for small businesses have worsened over the June quarter]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:20:39 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rates Need To Stay On Hold]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The RBA's decision to hold off further interest rate rises is the correct response.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:09:35 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Short-Changed By Cuts To Export Grants]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI's Trade and International Affairs Committee disappointed by cuts to the Export Market Development Grants Scheme. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:56:11 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Business Reaction to 2010 Federal Election Result]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australian business should not be unnerved at the prospect of the formation of a minority government. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:19:17 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[More Recognition of Employer's Investment In Skills]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Employer's investment in building the workplace skills of Australians must be recognised.SMEs must have ongoing support to expand their skill base.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:58:57 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Formation Of Minority Gillard Government]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ACCI congratulates the Prime Minister on securing a governing coalition. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:19:10 GMT</pubDate>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.acci.asn.au/Research-and-Publications/Media-Centre/Media-Releases-and-Transcripts/Formation-Of-Minority-Gillard-Government?feed=ACCIResearch]]></link>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tax Summit Must Consider Mining &amp; Other Taxes]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Business calls for the Government's tax summit to consider the mining tax, other taxes and recommendations of the Henry Tax Review.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:56:46 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Update from Peter Anderson, CEO]]></title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:05:51 GMT</pubDate>
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