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3 November: Prime Minister visits China
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PM's China visit an opportunity for a timely relationship reset
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Australian industry hopes the Prime Minister's visit to China will mark the start of an upswing in the relationship and provide more certainty to deal with China as a key market for our overall economic success, Ai Group Chief Executive Innes Willox said today.
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1 November: Workplace Relations Reform
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ACTU's claims on far-from-modest IR changes do not bear scrutiny
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If the Federal Government's proposed industrial relations changes are simply "modest", as claimed by ACTU secretary Sally McManus earlier this week, Australian employers and their workforces would be intrigued to know what unions would see as their real demands, Ai Group Chief Executive Innes Willox wrote in an opinion piece published in Wednesday's Australian Financial Review. What is being proposed is a radical makeover of the Australian workplace relations system.
Read the full opinion piece
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3 November: Construction Industtry Digitalisation
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ETIM Product Classification Model for Electrical Products distributed in Australia
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Ai Group today announced another milestone in the move to digitalisation in the building and construction industry through the completion of action to implement the ETIM product classification model for electrical products. ETIM enables manufacturers of products to provide technical information relating to their products in a common format.
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1 November 2023: Australian Industry Index
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Construction climbing out of contraction
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The Ai Group Australian Industry Index® eased in October, with a broader range of industrial businesses reporting contractionary conditions as the index recorded an 18th month in negative territory. While the employment, activity and new orders indicators all fell, the Australian PCI® construction indicator continued a rally, rising strongly into expansion to post its highest result since March 2021.
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2 November: Economic and Social Outlook
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Full employment and low inflation – can we pull it off?
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As we look to the future our labour market is drum tight, our skills needs are immense and the rapidly changing environment around us is challenging. So, can we achieve the daily double of low inflation and low unemployment? Looking through the lens of "structural unemployment", Ai Group Chief Executive Innes Wiillox this week told an Economic and Social Outlook Conference in Melbourne that we can start to approach the question by addressing our skills needs.
Read the full speech
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1 November 2023: Workplace Harassment
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Advisory group 'an important step' in preventing workplace sexual harassment
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Ai Group is representing business in an advisory group established by the NSW Government to address workplace sexual harassment. Helen Waldron, Ai Group’s NSW Head and Nicola Street, Ai Group’s Director of Workplace Relations Policy, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, have been invited to join and share their expertise with the NSW Respect at Work Advisory Group, which met for the first time last week.
Read our Blog post to find out more
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1 November 2023: Manufacturing Growth Program
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Second round of grants up for grabs for Victoria's manufacturers
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Ai Group is urging manufacturers in Victoria to apply for a new round of government grants of between $50,000 and $250,000 – a tremendous opportunity for the State’s manufacturers to boost growth and innovation. Recipients of the first round of 2023 grants were recently announced, with 14 manufacturers sharing $3.2million of funding and creating 138 new jobs.
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>>22 November: Ai Group Online Event
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AI for industry – more than ChatGPT
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Ai Group is celebrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) Month and you are invited to join us for presentations from two industry leaders. The question of whether AI is more than ChatGPT, along with practical examples and ethical considerations when using it, will be explored. Our speakers include Martin Ripple, CEO of ANCA, and Kaaren Koomen AM, Director Government & Regulatory Affairs, IBM Australia.
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>>9 November: Ai Group Online Event
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Cyber Security: Launch of new Report and Member Reference Group
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Ai Group is hosting a double-header event: Chief Executive Innes Willox will launch Cyber readiness in Australian industry, the report from our recently conducted Cyber Security Survey; and we'll also launch our Cyber Security Member Reference Group with guest speaker Jason Brown, Principal Advisor – Risk and Security to the Board of Thales Australia & New Zealand, who will delve into 'Cyber Security’s Role to Safeguard Australia'.
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