Media Releases

"The Federal Government's call for Registrations of Interest is another step towards the design of a program to underwrite new investments in Australian electricity generation. It follows a short, more general period of consultation," Australian Industry Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said today.

"The announcement of South Australia as the home of Australia’s space agency adds further to the exciting future SA has as a leader of new technological and industrial development in Australia," Ai Group SA Head Stephen Myatt said today.

"Australia's enterprise bargaining system has been a major contributor to Australia's strong economic performance and growth in living standards over the past 25 years. The key merits of the system have not altered over time. It is in the interests of businesses and their employees to reach agreement on the wage rates and conditions of employment that suit the needs of each business and its employees, provided that minimum legislative and award standards are not under-cut," Ai Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said today.

"Businesses of all sizes are relieved that the Australian Government has taken decisive action to protect businesses from unfair 'double-dipping' claims by casual employees. It is obviously unfair for an employee who has been engaged as a casual and paid a casual loading to be able to pursue years of back-pay for annual leave," Australian Industry Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said today.

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) declined by 1.9 points to 44.5 in November, signaling a third consecutive month of decline and the sharpest rate of contraction since February 2015 (readings below 50 indicate contraction in activity, with the distance from 50 indicating the strength of the decrease).

Ai Group welcomes the Senate Economics Committee's report into non-conforming building product.

"The family and domestic violence leave amendments to the Fair Work Act, that passed through Parliament today, are a sensible legislative change to address an important community problem," Australian Industry Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said today.

"The Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market Conduct) Bill 2018 should not be rushed through the Parliament. It has not been subject to sufficient consideration and consultation; it unnecessarily goes well beyond the recommendations for market reforms in the ACCC's recent report into improving energy affordability; and it would undermine investment in Australia by adding substantially to the risk business faces of undesirable interference in the economy," Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group said today.

"The Australian Industry Group welcomes the passage through Parliament last night of the Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and Other Measures) Bill 2017. This is an important Bill and it is pleasing to see political differences put aside to allow this sensible Bill to pass," Ai Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said today.

"Today's national accounts confirm that the economy has slowed in the second half of 2018 which is consistent with Ai Group's monthly performance indicators since at least the middle of 2018," Ai Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said today.