International
Australian Chamber welcomes increased funding for Export Market Development Scheme
29 Mar 2019
“Today’s announcement will relieve some of the pressures that exporters face and should allow more businesses to gain better rebates,...
High costs at home and pressure to innovate are challenging Australian exporters
26 Mar 2019
“High costs at home and the need to come up with new or improved products and services are major challenges...
Opportunities for business and jobs open up with Australia-Indonesia Deal
01 Mar 2019
Australian Chamber CEO James Pearson will join the Chamber’s Indonesian and Australian partners at the event, to celebrate their joint...
Australia right to look to the Indian Ocean, as well as Asia-Pacific, to secure our future
10 Jan 2019
Australian businesses now have access to TRILLION dollar market
19 Oct 2018
We congratulate the Federal Government on their work in getting Australia into the GPA, and look forward to the opportunities...
AusChamber Twitter
34 years ago today, the Hawke Govt tackled lawbreaking construction industry union the BLF. Tomorrow the Govt will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
18:07 - 23 Jul. 2019
Great meeting today with Assistant Minister @SteveIronsMP on the important topic of skills and apprenticeships. Loo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
18:07 - 23 Jul. 2019
It's time to ensure unions obey our laws and heed our courts. Full statement from @AusChamberCEO here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
12:07 - 23 Jul. 2019
Australian Chamber welcomes Senate endorsement of TPP
17 Oct 2018
Australia’s largest and most representative business network, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the passage of the...
Business welcomes Opposition support for the TPP and improvements to trade agreements, and warns on moves to remove dispute resolution and labour market arrangements
11 Sep 2018
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, welcomes the Federal Opposition’s support...
Australian Chamber welcomes Indonesian trade announcement and regional visits by new Prime Minister and Trade Minister
31 Aug 2018
Australia’s largest and most representative business lobby group, the Australian Chamber of...
Rising stars go head to head in International Mediation Competition
28 Jul 2018
Australian Chamber welcomes accession to multilateral government procurement agreement
29 Jun 2018
"Australia’s accession to the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)...
Australian Chamber – Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends Q2 2018
12 Jun 2018
Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, James Pearson said “We welcome the ongoing overall outlook...
New Tools to Revolutionise International Trade
29 May 2018
PwC Australia, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Port of Brisbane have collaborated to develop a ‘Trade...
Australian Chamber welcomes Government’s response to China’s draft cyber supervision laws
10 May 2018
We encourage trade and investment with China that embraces the modern digital...
Australian Chamber welcomes US steel tariff exemption
01 May 2018
The decision by the US Government to exempt Australia from its steel and aluminium tariffs is welcomed by the Australian...
Australian first for International Chamber of Commerce
13 Mar 2018
Australian Chamber congratulates Mr John Denton on his appointment as the ICC Secretary General
Australia gets US steel tariff exemption
11 Mar 2018
The Australian Chamber welcomes the announcement that Australia will be exempt from the proposed US tariffs on steel and aluminium.
Free trade is a two-way street
08 Mar 2018
The Australian Chamber welcomes the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Santiago, Chile this...
Australian Chamber congratulates export award winners
06 Dec 2017
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry congratulates the winners of the Australian Export Awards, announced last night at a...
Peru-Australia trade deal welcomed. Deal finalised in just six months.
10 Nov 2017
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes the announcement today of an agreed preferential trade deal between Peru and...
FutureAsia offers a framework for deeper engagement
29 Sep 2017
Smarter and deeper engagement with our overseas neighbours will help create new business opportunities and better outcomes for our economy,...
Tariff reductions positive step towards comprehensive agreement with Indonesia
21 Sep 2017
Minister Ciobo’s announcement that Australia and Indonesia will move promptly to implement tariff reductions is a positive step towards the...
Speech | APEC workshop on Rules of Origin (ROO) related to the potential development of a Free Trade Area of the Asia – Pacific (FTAAP)
31 Aug 2017
The Australian Chamber’s Bryan Clark presented to an APEC workshop on Rules...
International Tourism is the stand out performer in job generation
15 Aug 2017
Tourism is confirmed as the unsung hero of the Australian economy with record international visitor numbers in year to June...
National University of Singapore wins first prize
24 Jul 2017
In July, ICC Australia held its biggest educational event with 14 university teams from the Asia Pacific region competing around...
Protectionism represents a risk to Australia
20 Jul 2017
The Productivity Commission has issued a timely warning of the national and global risks of protectionism, the Australian Chamber of...
Australian Chamber represents employers on the world stage
14 Jun 2017
The Australian business community will play a stronger role in international debates over employment and workplace relations policy with the...
US withdrawal from climate agreement underlines importance of domestic certainty
02 Jun 2017
The United States’ decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement underlines the importance of ensuring our own climate policies...
Empowering Women to Become Breadwinners
02 May 2017
What if women in regional South Africa were helped to become bakers, installing a wood-fired oven at home, getting training...
Sharing the facts about Australian trade
21 Apr 2017
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is today joining with other leading business groups to share key facts on...
Australian business welcomes Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
27 Mar 2017
The visit to Australia this week of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang provides a golden opportunity to strengthen economic ties between...
Australia risks its global influence unless we boost competitiveness
27 Mar 2017
Australia needs to take action to strengthen its competitiveness as other countries strengthen theirs, otherwise we risk declining global influence,...
Australia’s global economic influence at risk: ACCI warns | The Australian, March 2017
27 Mar 2017
Australia’s global influence will be put at risk unless action is taken...
Australia should enhance competitiveness to eliminate risk of losing global influence | International Business Times, March 2017
27 Mar 2017
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has called for making...
2017 Communications Summit Presentations
21 Mar 2017
The Australian Chamber Communications Summit, held last Friday in Melbourne, brought together the communications staff from across our network to...
Trade Facilitation Agreement will create jobs in Australia and abroad
23 Feb 2017
The Trade Facilitation Agreement that has now come into force could support the creation of 20 million jobs worldwide, including...
Time for strong headway on Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership
23 Feb 2017
Business groups from Indonesia and Australia have gathered in Canberra this week to support officials from the two nations engaged...
Budget ideas to build on our tourism export success
16 Feb 2017
Australia is attracting record numbers of international visitors and needs to continue to invest in tourism initiatives in order to...