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Positive gas initiatives but power grid boost is the game changer

“The Federal Government’s package of energy initiatives includes a range of improvements to our gas markets but will also kickstart our energy grid,” Innes Willox Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group said.

Sep 15, 2020

Alan Carpenter appointed to DevelopmentWA Board

WA Lands Minister Ben Wyatt announced that the State Government’s development agency DevelopmentWA has appointed Mr Alan Carpenter as a Director on its Board.

Sep 15, 2020

Boost to confidence desperately needed in Victoria

“With new infections in Victoria falling convincingly, we now need to boost consumer and business confidence by rapidly reopening the state,” Tim Piper, Victorian Head of the employer association Ai Group said.

Sep 14, 2020

Investment to make more WA SMEs ‘Defence-Ready’

WA Defence Issues Minister Paul Papalia launched the $200,000 Defence-Ready Initiative to empower more local businesses to join the defence industry supply chain.

Sep 14, 2020

Western Australian economy resilient in the face of COVID-19

Western Australia’s hard border and strong COVID-19 response has buttressed the local economy to post the strongest economic growth of any State in 2019-20.

Sep 11, 2020

Keeping Australia’s International Trade Moving

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are quickly paling into insignificance in comparison to the inability of Port Botany to provide New South Wales exporters and importers an effective international gateway to market.

Sep 11, 2020

New Apprenticeships And Traineeships – Working For Victoria

The Victorian Government is supporting 300 young Victorians into apprenticeships and traineeships as part of its $500 million Working for Victoria Fund.

Sep 10, 2020

WA to extend COVID-19 commercial tenancy laws

The State Government is extending the emergency period under WA’s Commercial Tenancies (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020 until March 28, 2021.

Sep 10, 2020

More tax relief for Victorian businesses and property owners

The Victorian Government is providing more tax relief for Victorians doing it tough due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.

Sep 10, 2020

JobKeeper extension welcome relief for businesses and employees

“The passage through Parliament of the extension of JobKeeper beyond the end of September (2020) is a very welcome relief for the many employers whose operations are suffering from sharply reduced sales as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Extending JobKeeper will mean they can…

Sep 10, 2020

An easy solution to worker permits

The Australian Industry Group has called on the Victorian State Government to allow the current worker permits being used by industry to be extended into the second period of lockdown.

Sep 10, 2020

WA leading Australia’s COVID-19 economic recovery

Western Australia’s economy is continuing to bounce back solidly behind its hard border, with new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data released showing 88 per cent of jobs in the State lost due to COVID-19 were recovered by August 22 2020.

Sep 9, 2020