Small Business
Increase in the instant asset write-off a boost for small business
29 Jan 2019
Australia’s largest and most representative business network, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement today...
Small Business top of agenda where it belongs
21 Jan 2019
“Addressing the competitive conditions in which small to medium size enterprises operate will need to be the number one focus...
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s New Year’s Resolution
28 Dec 2018
In this upcoming Federal Election year, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s New Year resolution is to convince the...
Speech | Annual Dinner Address | President Jeremy Johnson
12 Dec 2018
Australian Chamber President Jeremy Johnson's welcome address at the 2018 Business Leaders Annual Dinner.
THE FACTS: WAGES ARE GROWING
14 Nov 2018
The ACTU is sowing confusion by claiming wages are staying low following the latest wage growth data. The facts are...
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Australian Chamber welcomes federal government’s support for small business
14 Nov 2018
"The government's decision to improve access for small businesses to finance is welcome,” James Pearson, Chief Executive of the Australian...
Tax cuts the right move by Federal Government
11 Oct 2018
“We urge politicians of all sides who say they are supporters of small business to back the tax cuts being...
Speech | Australian Chamber Business Leaders Summit Cocktail Reception Address
19 Sep 2018
We are the nation’s largest and most representative business network. We are recognised for our thoughtful and assertive advocacy for...
Extension of Instant Asset Write-Down welcomed; more action needed to end business uncertainty
12 Sep 2018
“Small business is the backbone of the country and accelerated depreciation is an...
Small Business Tax Cuts & Asset Write-Off Must Now Be Government Priority
06 Sep 2018
Accelerating legislated tax cuts and permanently locking in law the instant asset write-off for small business, has to be a Federal...
A good start but job not done: Fair Work should be much fairer to small businesses
30 Jul 2018
The Australian Chamber welcomes the Fair Work Commission’s commitment to better support small business but wants more to be done...
ACTU wrong on wages
25 Jul 2018
"It’s wrong for the ACTU to claim the wage setting system is failing working people,” Australian Chamber of Commerce and...
ACCC call for lower energy costs welcomed by Australian Chamber
11 Jul 2018
“The Australian Chamber has long argued prices simply must come down,” Australian Chamber CEO, James Pearson, said today.
Workplace Relations System Should Work Better For Small Business
06 Jul 2018
“Working Better for Small Business” a new report commissioned and released by the Fair Work Commission today, highlights some of...
Common sense could be the winner from Labor’s backflip on business tax
02 Jul 2018
Many Australian businesses breathed a sigh of relief last Friday when commonsense prevailed amongst the ALP’s leadership team. They backed...
Labor Tax Policy – “A Kick In The Guts For SMEs”
26 Jun 2018
“This is a kick in the guts for over ten thousand businesses employing over one million workers who now see...
Increase to Minimum Wage Puts Jobs in Small Business At Risk
01 Jun 2018
Small business risks being pushed further out of the economy by the Fair Work Commission’s decision today to lift minimum...
Heading In The Right Direction – But More Ambition Needed
08 May 2018
Overall this is a positive budget – but it leaves Australia more exposed than we would like to any deterioration...
Australian Chamber supports push to simplify workplace relations
27 Apr 2018
Australian Chamber welcomes recognition the Australian workplace relations system is too complex by the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise...
Labor should not let unions choose their own regulators
21 Apr 2018
Today’s report in The Australian newspaper that Labor would abolish the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) and reinstate the...
ACTU wage claim shirtfronts small business & slams the door on jobseekers
19 Apr 2018
The ACTU’s claim that a 7.2% minimum wage rise will create tens of thousands of new jobs shirtfronts the small...
Why the ACTU wants to break the rules it wrote
17 Apr 2018
We all need to tackle the very real problems confronting the existing Fair Work Act, starting with those identified by...
ACTU policy package – “A recipe for disaster”
21 Mar 2018
The ACTU’s proposed policy package and its war against employers is a recipe for disaster not supported by the facts.
Labor’s new instant tax write-off policy welcomed by Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
13 Mar 2018
Federal Labor Opposition commitment to allow all businesses to immediately deduct 20...
ACTU risks damaging small business and employment through excessive wage demands
12 Mar 2018
ACTU risks damaging small business and employment through excessive wage demands.
ABC Radio National
12 Mar 2018
CEO, James Pearson discusses tariffs and the union's latest war on business on ABC Radio National.
Truth and small businesses are the first casualties of the ACTU’s latest war on business
11 Mar 2018
Calling out the ACTU on its latest scare campaign against Australian business.
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.
An inconvenient truth is still the truth
06 Mar 2018
“The ACTU is deliberately cherry-picking outdated data to argue a misleading case,” said CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce...
It’s time to push the reset button on the business tax debate.
27 Feb 2018
The Australian Chamber welcomes new Deputy Prime Minister
26 Feb 2018
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes the elevation of Michael McCormack as the new Leader of the National Party...
Why you can’t take a “Pimp My Ride” approach to transforming your business
22 Feb 2018
“Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s...
Australian Chamber CEO James Pearson on facts
21 Feb 2018
Facts are important and never more so for the business community as debate heats up towards a Federal election. That’s...
Business welcomes continued wages growth
21 Feb 2018
ABS seasonally adjusted quarterly figures for wage growth released today show a rise. CEO of the Australian Chamber James Pearson...
Australia must maintain independently set, balanced minimum wages
20 Feb 2018
Today’s comments from the federal Opposition underscore the critical importance of maintaining truly independent minimum wage setting through the Fair...
Brand Australia – Call for single brand welcomed
23 Nov 2017
The Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports the government’s call today, in the release of its Foreign Policy White...
Prime Minister The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP, remarks at the Australian Chamber Small Business Roundtable, Parliament House
22 Nov 2017
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speech to the Australian Chamber Small Business Roundtable...
Faster payments to small business welcomed
22 Nov 2017
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes the government’s announcement today that small businesses providing goods and services to...
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...