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"As the national cabinet considers how to open up to international travel, state and territory leaders will need to accept that a zero risk approach is just not going to work," Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group said today.

An Australian voice is to lead a coalition of national business associations from around the world to represent the interests of industry to the G20 nations as the world looks at life beyond COVID-19.

"The new taxes on electric vehicle usage that are being developed in several States, and are now before the Victorian Parliament, are effectively putting the cart before the horse and should not be implemented until clean vehicles are better established and the taxes are better designed," Innes Willox, Chief Executive of national employer association Ai Group said today.

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI®) rose by 2.9 points to 58.7 in March, recording its highest monthly result since June 2018 as the recovery following the COVID-19 recession of 2020 continued to gain strength (results above 50 points indicate expansion, with the distance from 50 points indicating the strength of the increase).

Ai Group welcomes the Prime Minister's announcement today that the Federal Government will support wholly, in part or in principle, the 55 recommendations in the Respect@Work Report of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins.

"Ai Group welcomes today's release of the Recycling and Clean Energy National Manufacturing Priority road map. Waste, clean energy and circular economy remain areas of critical importance for Australia and are vital for Australia’s successful transition to net zero emissions," Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group, said today.

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) climbed by 4.4 points to 61.8 in March, delivering the strongest monthly result in the index's history (readings above 50 indicate expansion in activity, with higher results indicating a faster expansion).

"The reopening of Queensland is welcome Easter news for business and the community but the ramifications from the uncertainty created by the lockdown will be far-reaching," Rebecca Andrews Queensland Head of the national employer association Ai Group said today.

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) increased by a further 1.1 points to 59.9 in March, indicating a sixth consecutive month of strong recovery and the index's highest monthly result since March 2018 (readings above 50 points indicate expansion in activity, with higher results indicating a faster rate of expansion).

"Ai Group welcomes today's release of the Defence National Manufacturing Priority road map. The road map will make Australia more resilient and better equipped to respond to rising geopolitical tensions and uncertainty," Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group, said today.