Politics can no longer be avoided: PGA
IN the current agricultural landscape, it’s hard to talk about industry issues without talking about politics.
Government interference dominates discussion at Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA annual convention
Everything from crippling overregulation to the stagnation of grain and livestock prices was on the agenda at the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA’s 2024 annual convention.
Reforms must help small business
In focusing on declining productivity and financial pressures on households from persistent inflation and elevated interest rates, the minutes of the Reserve Bank board’s September meeting on monetary policy will give the Albanese government and the opposition plenty to think about in this new sitting session of parliament.
IPA Poll: Attitude Towards The Importance Of Northern Australia
Data for Question One was collected via a poll of 1,003 Australians commissioned by the Institute of Public Affairs.
Northern Australia deserves better
It’s disappointing to read how inadequately The Australian Financial Review has treated the critical issue of developing northern Australia.
Business Council of Australia boss unleashes on Anthony Albanese over Labor’s new industrial relations laws: ‘Steps backwards’
Business Council of Australia (BCA) chief executive Bran Black is set to tell Mr Albanese in a speech on Tuesday night that leaders of many major companies ‘feel we are losing our way’ economically under Labor.
Tax and debt time bomb will hurt young Aussies, BCA chief warns
Labor and the Coalition are consigning younger generations to a future of higher taxes, ballooning government debt and poorer living standards, Business Council of Australia chief executive Bran Black will warn.
Chief executives in full voice with shirtfront for Anthony Albanese
Chief executives of the nation’s biggest companies are warning Australia is “losing our way” and taking “steps backwards” under Labor, with the Business Council of Australia taking a shot at Anthony Albanese for accusing disgruntled employers of “talking Australia down”.
Time to Review the Zone Tax Offset and Enable Regional Communities
It is hard to fathom that what is now the Zone Tax Offset (ZTO), originally established in 1945, has barely evolved in more than 70 years.
Labor’s War on the West
The Albanese Government is under fire from major businesses in the State for launching an assault on the resources sector on two fronts – flirting with the Greens who want a debilitating “climate trigger” as part of new environment laws, and emboldening unions in the Pilbara to take on BHP and demand massive bonuses for workers.