Ai Group has been hearing a lot from member businesses across Eastern Australia who are horrified by the enormous electricity and gas price increases they are facing. “I heard the wholesale price was doubling,” goes a common refrain, “so why…
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What happened to the dollar in July? The Australian dollar (AUD) has risen sharply against the US dollar (USD) during July 2017 (see chart 1). Indeed, the AUD is now nudging up to 80 US cents, for the first time…
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The Fair Work Commission today handed down a major decision dealing with a raft of union claims seeking highly problematic restrictions on the use of casual and part-time employment. Ai Group played the lead role on behalf of employers in…
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