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Policy

Acting for you

As a member of Ai Group, you benefit from being part of a collective and respected voice to government. Our representation gets real results for you, your business, and Australian industry as a whole, by ensuring your views are represented to all levels of government.

Ai Group is one of the most influential advocacy groups in Australia. We represent and promote your interests to deliver real outcomes that improve the competitiveness, profitability and growth of your business, and the broader economy.

We provide real action and real representation which means real results for our members. Our policies cover a wide range of issues that affect your business and the environment in which you operate. We are your voice to all levels of government on:

  • Workplace relations
  • Trade and export
  • Import competition 
  • Skill shortages
  • Immigration
  • Tax
  • Regulation
  • Construction and infrastructure
  • OHS and workers’ compensation
  • Superannuation
  • Defence
  • Education and training
  • Environment and energy
  • Business growth and competitiveness

Ai Group’s public policy positions are continually developed through ongoing analysis and consultation with members.

Ai Group’s public policy team regularly provides submissions, on a wide range of areas, to various Parliamentary Committees, independent bodies, commissions, and to government.

Did you know?

The Australian Industry Group is Australia's leading industry organisation providing services to approximately 10,000 companies who employ around 750,000 staff. We represent sectors which comprise around 440,000 businesses and 2.4 million employees. We are closely affiliated with more than 50 other employer groups in Australia and directly manage a number of those organisations. We also have formal and long standing links with more than 80 overseas employer organisations.
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Real results

Ai Group has a positive working relationship with the Federal Government. This is demonstrated by:

  • Ai Group has a leading role on the Government's Business Advisory Group, assisting to shape the new workplace relations system.
  • Ai Group Chief Executive, Heather Ridout, has been appointed to the Government's Taxation System Review.
  • We are also represented on Skills Australia and the Infrastructure Australia Council.
  • Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, was keynote speaker at Ai Group's PIR Conference in Canberra, on the day she was sworn into office.
  • Treasurer, Wayne Swan, made his first major speech at an Ai Group hosted business leaders function in Sydney in December 2007.
  • Minister for Climate Change and Water, Penny Wong, outlined the Government's climate change agenda at an Ai Group function in Melbourne in February 2008.