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The Latest Breaking News from Business Hunter

Beer for robots - AI is coming to a workplace near you

The 'AI, friend or foe?' summit will be held at Newcastle City Hall on Thursday

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Hunter unemployment rate 'defying gravity' amid economic headwinds

The Hunter's jobless rate is falling at a time when the national rate is rising.

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'A sigh of relief': Hunter leaders share their views on the budget

Slashing cost-of-living pressures is a central feature of Labor's Federal Budget announcement which politicians and Hunter leaders have lauded as a win for locals.

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'Are you on our side?': New Hunter Minister not drawn on Supercars stance

The highly divisive event presents an immediate test for the MP.

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Labor MPs push for 'fair share' for Hunter as Minns leads red wave

The Hunter's Labor MPs say they will have strength in numbers when it comes to getting a fair share for the region from the newly elected state government.

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RED LETTER DAY: Labor celebrating as Liberals take stock of dismal election night

A woeful night for the Liberals as Hunter MPs improved their already large margins.

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Hunter's priorities ignored by major parties

Both major parties had once again treated the Hunter as a policy-free zone, the head of the region's peak business body believes.

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Hunter business conditions 'undeniably challenging'

The employment outlook of the Hunter has changed, with one in five businesses expecting to cut staff in the next three months and 56 per cent anticipating zero growth, according to new data.

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Call for Hunter advocacy groups to coordinate efforts

The Hunter's disparate array of advocacy and lobby groups needed to adopt a more coordinated approach to the Hunter's energy transition, the director of the Grattan Institute's energy program believes.

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Hunter businesses face energy crunch

The Hunter's peak industry body has supported the Australian Energy Market Operator's call for urgent investment in generation, long-duration storage and transmission to achieve energy certainty.

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STEM school and energy skills centre on business agenda for election

The organisation has prepared an election platform informed by 4200 members, business leaders and regular surveys undertaken throughout the year.

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Business Hunter applauds 'unheard of' low regional jobless rates in latest ABS figures

Good news for Hunter although national economy 'in slow decline'

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Smaller businesses will have major role in emissions reduction says Business Hunter

Business Hunter pushes for more help on 'net zero pathway'

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Hunter businesses 'downbeat', new survey results show

Businesses in the Hunter region are more concerned than the NSW average when it comes to rising interest rates and energy costs, according to the latest Business Conditions Survey.

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Meet the panel of experts who will guide the Hunter's clean energy transition

Business Hunter chief Bob Hawes will lead an expert panel that will provide advice to the state government regarding the Hunter's clean energy transition.

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'Katie takes her place today among the greats'

The accolade is considered the highest honour in the 136-year business organisation

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Port woes push Hunter firm to look at US factory

The company's executive chairman has called on Labor leader Chris Minns to unpick the state's container terminal deals.

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Minns says removing port limit 'crucial'

The would-be premier wants to see the detail of NSW's port privatisation deals before committing to compensation.

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Stockton solution 'three levels of government' but state is the ringmaster

Minns makes his pitch for Hunter vote

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Minns confirms visit to erosion-hit beach

LABOR state opposition leader Chris Minns is expected to visit Stockton to meet with concerned residents over beach erosion during a visit to Newcastle this afternoon and tomorrow. Mr Minns is scheduled to inspect the UGL Goninan train building and repair facility at Broadmeadow this afternoon, and is a guest…

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Business calls for government to pass port bill

The chamber says Parliament must remove the "burden" on businesses.

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Unions and business agrees on need for energy transition authority

Australia's peak union and business bodies have endorsed the need for an overarching authority to support regions such as the Hunter during the transition to clean energy.

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Newcastle's jobs market is 'staggering', hurting trader confidence: Hawes

The region's workforce has shrunk despite significant population growth during the pandemic.

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Is the Hunter getting its fair share of a $3.6 billion royalties bonanza?

This year an extra $2.2 billion in royalties revenue will fill the state's coffers, much of it from the Hunter Valley

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NSW Budget: energy, roads and accountability on Hunter's wishlist

Energy and accountability on Hunter's state budget wishlist

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