Media Releases

"The latest projections from the Australian Energy Market Operator reinforce the unsatisfactory state of the electricity market and the need for greater policy certainty and coherence if we are to secure ongoing investment in energy supply and in energy-intensive industries," Ai Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox said today.

"The class action claim against WorkPac, filed in the Federal Court yesterday on behalf of CFMMEU members, demonstrates the need for legislative change to define a 'casual employee' in the Fair Work Act. It is blatantly unfair for an employee who has been engaged as a casual and paid as a casual to claim years of backpay for annual leave entitlements. Everyone knows that casual loadings are paid in lieu of annual leave," Australian Industry Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said today.

"Today's results announcement from BlueScope is a reminder of the strength and resilience of Australian industry," Ai Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox said today.

The Australian Industry Group has welcomed today's announcement by the State Government that it will be providing funding to local municipal councils to support recycling within the State.

"Infrastructure Australia's audit points both to successes and shortcomings in the approaches to Australia's economic and social infrastructure. Notwithstanding the impressive current pipeline of projects, the Audit points to the need for further investment, more farsighted planning and better coordination," Ai Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said today.

"Ai Group is encouraged that COAG has agreed to a Vision for Skills in Australia," Ai Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said today.

Ai Group has urged the Prime Minister and State and Territory leaders to use tomorrow's COAG meeting in Cairns to genuinely tackle the reform of Australia's training system.

I wish to express to you the importance and urgency of the opportunity at the upcoming COAG meeting to genuinely tackle reform issues for Australia’s training system.

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) fell by 3.9 points to 39.1 in July, recording the construction industry's steepest overall rate of contraction in six years (readings below 50 indicate contraction in activity, with the distance from 50 indicating the strength of the decrease).

A new report released today by Ai Group, The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Australian businesses in transition, outlines the state of business digitalisation as more and more businesses participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0.