ACCC VINDICATES LABOR’S CALL FOR NBN SERVICE STANDARDS BUT MORE ACTION ON SMALL BUSINESS IS NEEDED

October 02, 2019

The ACCC has vindicated Labor’s call for improved NBN service standards, in a sweeping draft determination proposing remedies for delays in fixing NBN line faults, a step Labor has advocated for since June 2018.

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THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IS CRITICAL TO AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE

October 02, 2019

The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics paints a fairly sombre reflection of the Australian manufacturing industry, begging the question, what is the Morrison Government’s plan to help manufacturers to grow and become globally competitive?

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LABOR WELCOMES ACCC INVESTIGATION INTO SMALL BUSINESS PAYMENT TIME “RORTOCRACY”

September 30, 2019

Labor welcomes confirmation the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), and reportedly ASIC, will investigate delayed payment times and ‘reverse factoring’ forced on small businesses by large ones.

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MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT HITS RECORD LOWS AS JOB VACANCIES ALSO DROP

September 26, 2019

Today’s quarterly industry labour force figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) are a sombre reflection of the Australian labour market.

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JOHN CURTIN RESEARCH CENTRE PRESENTS ‘PATHWAYS TO GOVERNMENT’ - MELBOURNE WEDNESDAY, 25 SEPTEMBE...

September 25, 2019

‘PATHWAYS TO GOVERNMENT’

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GOVERNMENT BELATEDLY ACTS ON VITAMIN MANUFACTURERS

September 25, 2019

Labor welcomes the Government’s path forward – albeit extremely belated - to ensuring Australian vitamin manufacturers can say they are Australian Made on their labels.

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