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Pressure to fix gas tax raising less revenue than beer

Senator David Pocock will ramp up pressure on the government to re-examine a fossil fuels tax that raises less money than beer thanks to a "fatal mistake".

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Treasurer mulls making tax fairer for young Australians

Australia's "unfair" tax system has created a situation where retirees can earn the same income as working households, but pay less than half the tax.

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Australian, Chinese business leaders seek common ground

A roundtable of Chinese and Australian business leaders in Beijing has recommended greater collaboration on green steel, education and agriculture.

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Thirty licences to open a cafe: state red tape ranked

Australian business must work through a patchwork of regulations wherever they operate, but requirements in some states are more onerous than in others.

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CFMEU crackdown laws lodged as calls mount to go harder

CFMEU officials who attempt to disrupt the work of external administrators have been threatened with heavy penalties, but not everybody is happy with the laws.

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Why Business Council of Australia CEO says nation should follow Newcastle

'The Hunter had to. Australia now has to, too.'

Newcastle Herald

Business lobby rejects Coalition’s ‘disingenuous’ claims Labor pursuing big Australia policy

Business Council of Australia wants migration to be more business-friendly and rejects concerns of a surge in arrivals

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Faster disaster relief packages for businesses urged

The Business Council of Australia has called for packages to be developed by national cabinet to get enterprises back on their feet quickly following disasters.

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How the Hunter can transform the nation

Business Council of Australia advocates for improved coordination to assist region's such as the Hunter reach their full potential.

Newcastle Herald

Migration system review told to abolish skilled occupations lists

The Business Council of Australia and Grattan Institute have both recommended removing the skilled occupation lists that requires prospective migrants to have skills Australia lacks.

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Australian business hails Albanese’s meeting with Xi as ‘tremendous reset’

Business Council of Australia chief Jennifer Westacott says it is an opportunity to ‘start building relationships’ damaged by trade and human rights disputes

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Federal government makes multi-employer bargaining change in attempt to pass workplace bill

The federal government makes concessions to its contentious industrial relations legislation in a bid to pass the workplace bill before Christmas.

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Labor faces employer revolt over changes to multi-employer pay deals in IR bill

Adding to pressure on Albanese government, unions are warning of risk to manufacturing jobs from sky-rocketing gas prices

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Could a national energy transition authority allay the fears of communities reliant on fossil fuel industries?

The transition to net zero will be one of Australia’s biggest transformations, and many believe we need a national body to coordinate and plan the change.

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Morning mail: unions and business find common ground, house prices plummet, Nationals overlook women

Thursday: Today’s jobs summit opens with broad consensus on three big-ticket policies. Plus: seven pictures of Boris Johnson looking daft

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'Immediate action' on Fair Work Act

Employment Minister Tony Burke has flagged removing "unnecessary limitations" to single and multi-employer agreements as a priority at the job summit.

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Labor may accelerate industrial relations reforms to ‘get wages moving’, Anthony Albanese says

Prime minister tells National Press Club government could ‘potentially take further action’ if no consensus reached at jobs and skills summit

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Coalition climate policy forced big polluters to pay $15m for carbon credits in past year

Scott Morrison says Labor wants to use government safeguard mechanism as a ‘sneaky carbon tax’ but it is already making big business pay for offsets

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Business backs government climate policy that Morrison says is a ‘carbon tax’ when attacking Labor

Business Council of Australia says safeguard mechanism ‘is already in place alongside a suite of other measures to reduce emissions’

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