Head of Influence and Policy at Ai Group, Peter is responsible for policy development on a wide range of issues relevant to members. He also represents Ai Group on various Advisory Councils and as a Director at Standards Australia and AustralianSuper. Previously Director – Policy at the Business Council of Australia, Peter also held academic positions in Economics Departments at the University of Queensland and the University of Newcastle after starting his career at the Commonwealth Treasury.
Late last week, in an historic referendum, the UK voted in favour of leaving the European Union (Brexit), with the majority of voters (52%) opting to leave the trading bloc. The move by the UK introduces more volatility into the global…
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In the past week there has been a welcome rise of interest in the thorny issues of dumping and anti-dumping measures. The Productivity Commission (PC) has released a research report examining recent changes to Australia’s anti-dumping regime and looking at…
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The recent Competition Policy Review has prompted proposals to change legislation relating to the Misuse of Market Power – and Ai Group wants to hear what our members think. As part of its response to the Competition Policy Review Final Report…
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Ai Group is particularly aware of the need to boost the innovation performance of Australian businesses, so it was great to work closely with the Australian Technology Network (ATN) in sponsoring a report launched this week: Collaborate, Innovate and Prosper:…
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There is a lot of talk about “advanced manufacturing” at the moment. It is associated with words and phrases like “innovation”, “collaboration”, “high tech” “global supply chains”, “moving up value chains”, “adding value”, “going global”, “value adding services” and “clean”…
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