Surging demand for skilled workers, materials and equipment looms as a major risk to the delivery of public construction projects in the next three years, according to Infrastructure Australia.
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New South Wales has undergone sweeping Cabinet changes, following the resignation of Gladys Berejiklian as Premier.
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Australia’s Federal Budget deficit for the 2020-21 year has fallen well short of earlier projections, reflecting a strong economic rebound in the first half of 2021.
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Federal Trade and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan confirmed this week that outbound travel would open up once states reached 80 per cent vaccination rates.
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Trade liberalisation has delivered several economic benefits to Australia, principally through increased access to export markets and competitively-priced imports.
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Australia has joined with the United States and the United Kingdom to establish a new trilateral security partnership, with an immediate priority to develop nuclear-powered submarines.
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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has championed the development of manufacturing to harness Australia’s reserves of critical minerals and rare earths.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that Australians may be able to travel overseas by Christmas, should the nation reach a full vaccination rate of 80 per cent.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has stepped up the pressure on states and territories to open up their economies once full Covid-19 vaccination rates reach 70 to 80 per cent.
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Employers should seek legal advice if they wish to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory in their workplace, according to updated advice issued by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has resisted calls for mandatory vaccination for Covid-19, stressing that the rule of law provided employers to give “reasonable directions” for staff in particular workplaces to be vaccinated.
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Australia’s two largest capital cities have continued to lose population during Covid-19, according to internal migration figures for the March 2021 quarter.
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Less than 12 months from the next Federal Election, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has removed major Labor commitments to reform tax treatment of capital gains and negative gearing.
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If you like to promote Australia as a free enterprise state, free of government patronage of business, think again.
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With NSW, Victoria and South Australia under Covid-19 restrictions, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has again rejected calls to re-introduce the JobKeeper scheme.
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New South Wales’ prolonged Covid-19 restrictions have prompted the Federal Government to extend its support package for affected businesses and workers.
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National Cabinet of Federal, State and Territory leaders have agreed to reduce the number of international arrivals by 50 per cent, down from the present weekly cap of 6,370 arrivals.
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Covid-19 has delivered a severe jolt to Australia’s economic and population growth prospects, according to the latest Intergenerational Report released by Federal Treasury.
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Federal Industry, Science and Technology Minister Christian Porter has released Australia’s first artificial intelligence (AI) action plan, outlining four priority areas for the development and adoption of AI technologies.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed details of a proposed free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, promising cheaper imports and greater access for Australian agricultural products.
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