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Time for cost benefit analysis of lockdown decisions – need to supercharge vaccination effort
"For too long we have heard state leaders quote “health advice” for their job and life wrecking decisions on lockdowns. The time has come for that advice to include a proper cost benefit analysis of lockdown decisions, including the impact of COVID lockdowns on general health, mental health, impacted business sectors and the general economy," Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group said today.
Tuesday 20 July 2021
Lockdowns need to be refined, localised and minimised – Don’t Panic
"Australia's governments must resist being pressured into ever tougher lockdowns by loudmouth commentators and instead recognise our community and our businesses deserve more considered and proportionate approaches to dealing with COVID," Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group said today.
Friday 16 July 2021
European 'carbon tariff' is as much an opportunity as a threat
"Australia needs to engage with moves towards a European 'carbon tariff' or risk ending up with a noodle bowl of unilateral decisions and systems in multiple countries that would be a nightmare for many Australian exporters," Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group said today.
Thursday 15 July 2021
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Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill
Friday 9 July 2021
Guaranteeing a minimum return of class action proceeds to class members
Monday 28 June 2021
Annual Wage Review 2020-21: Post-Budget Submission and Supplementary Submission on the latest economic data
Friday 14 May 2021
Annual Wage Review 2020-2021: Reply Submission and Responses to Questions on Notice
Friday 23 April 2021
Australian Senate Select Committee on Job Security
Friday 9 April 2021
Department of Education, Skills and Employment: University Research Commercialisation
Tuesday 6 April 2021
Skills Urgency – Transforming Australia's workplaces
Wednesday 28 April 2021
Business experiences in 2020 and outlook for 2021
Monday 21 December 2020 (View summary infographic)
Background Paper: An Apprenticeship Model for the modern economy
Wednesday 25 November 2020
Australian Ports: Discussion Paper
Tuesday 24 November 2020
Business experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic, March to September 2020
Friday 23 October 2020
Business Insurance: Unaffordable or Unavailable?
Wednesday 21 October 2020 (Read summary Fact Sheet)
Business experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic, March to July 2020
Monday 31 August 2020
Transcript: Innes Willox discusses COVID Vaccine Taskforce meeting and Sydney lockdown, ABC News Breakfast
Thursday 8 July 2021
Opinion: Time to open up economy, Innes Willox, The Australian
Monday 17 May 2021
Opinion: What to do about China? An industry perspective, Innes Willox, The Australian
Monday 18 January 2021
Opinion: Moving targets are impossible (Victorian recovery roadmap), Innes Willox, Herald Sun
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Opinion: Melbourne's misery will weigh on economic growth for many years, Innes Willox, The Australian
Monday 17 August 2020
Opinion: Premiers must remove blanket shutdowns from their COVID arsenal, Innes Willox, The Australian
Monday 13 July 2020
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