Australia: “Ai Group welcomes the appointment of Ms Kay Gardiner as Queensland Gas Commissioner,” Ai Group Queensland Director Matthew Martyn-Jones said.
“Ms Gardiner has a track record of working well with industry and the community in the energy sector and more recently in her senior role at the Queensland Water Commission.
“In her new position she will [...]

Australia: In relation to today’s climate change policy announcement by the Prime Minister, and expected further policy announcements by opposition parties, the following comments are below.
“Ai Group’s strong climate change policy principles have been further developed and were released in detail this week. Our input to whatever process is set up by any incoming government [...]

UK: One of the biggest events on the local business calendar will see firms chipping in for charity in more ways than one.
The NSPCC Annual Golf Day, which is being organised in partnership with the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, is taking place on Wednesday, September 22.
This year, the teams of four will be [...]

Victoria, Australia: According to the latest VECCI-Commonwealth Bank Survey of Business Trends and Prospects, Victorian business conditions moderated over the three months to June 2010.
The survey showed business confidence continues to fall as Victorian businesses face a decline in profitability, resulting from low sales, discounted selling prices and rising labour costs.
The VECCI Business Sentiment Index [...]

Victoria, Australia: According to the latest VECCI-Commonwealth Bank Survey of Business Trends and Prospects, regional business conditions softened further over the three months to June 2010, but continued to hold up relatively well compared to the experience of metropolitan businesses.
Whereas lower selling prices contributed to a more prominent decline in profitability for metropolitan businesses, regional [...]

Australia: Scott Driscoll, National President of the United Retail Federation, has cited the recently released Deloitte Index report* that has analysed the effects of the Gillard Mining Tax showing how seriously damaging the tax could be for the Australian economy.
“The report explicitly states that investments will move off shore and create massive uncertainty in the [...]

Australia: Australia’s emissions reduction policy must maintain the competitiveness of Australian export and import-competing industries – such as food and grocery – without exposing them to costs their competitors don’t face, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said.
Responding to Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement on climate change, AFGC agreed with a national consultative approach [...]

Australia: Scott Driscoll, National President of the United Retail Federation, has applauded Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott’s pledge to reduce company tax to 28.5%, saying that many retailers and small businesses were on “Struggle Street” and the move would assist them greatly in getting back on track long term.
“Announcement by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will be [...]

Australia: Scott Driscoll, National President of the United Retail Federation, has slammed the monumental wastage that Julia Gillard presided over in Government in response to recent inflation data and the Auditor- General’s report that government ‘stimulus’ had played no positive role in combating the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).
“The recent inflation data adds to the very [...]

Australia: Scott Driscoll, National President of the United Retail Federation, has confirmed that he is in the planning stages of launching a media campaign to encourage the federal government to reconsider the proposed Mineral Resource Rent Tax, on the grounds it will have substantial flow on impacts to the rest of the economy, including the [...]