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Cost-of-business crisis driving WA businesses to close or downsize
The rising cost of doing business in Western Australia has emerged as the biggest risk factor for businesses closing or downsizing in 2024, according to...
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Economic growth to slow slightly but strong investment in WA will continue
Western Australia’s economic growth is predicted to slow in the coming year, amid slowing growth in China and due to the impact of higher interest...
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Naval shipbuilding a gamechanger for WA’s defence industry
The Federal Government’s commitment to ensure continuous shipbuilding in Western Australia, as part of its response to the Naval Surface Fleet Review, recognises the fundamental...
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Huge opportunity for WA businesses to step up on employing people with disabilities
WA has made little progress in closing the employment gap faced by people living with disabilities, despite strong evidence that doing so is good for...
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Joint statement from the CEOs of Australia’s chambers on Industrial Relations
On behalf of business operators across Australia, we urge the Senate to carefully reconsider the implications of this rushed and flawed industrial relations legislation. The...
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WA economy, supply chains hit by industrial dispute at Fremantle Port
Ongoing industrial turmoil at Fremantle Port is costing Western Australia’s economy more than $10 million a week and threatening the stability of the state’s supply...
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$200 million Venture Capital fund would spark innovation boom in WA
CCIWA has outlined a plan for a State Government-backed $200 million Venture Capital fund to help Western Australia become a major innovation hub in the...
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Confidence down in WA’s regions as cost crisis starts to bite
Business confidence in regional Western Australia has taken a hit as we head into 2024, with the rising cost of doing business remaining the biggest...
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Big step forward for project approval reform in WA
CCIWA welcomes the Cook Government’s decisive move to slash the green tape that is tying up billions of dollars of investment in WA but warns...
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The “Closing Christmas” Bill set to lay off casual workers
Christmas cheer could be in short supply for employers and their workers this time next year, if the Federal Government’s radical “Closing Loopholes” Industrial Relations...
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Small and family businesses bearing brunt of cost crisis
WA’s small and family businesses are being squeezed by spiraling costs and staff shortages. CCIWA’s quarterly Business Confidence report, which surveyed 816 West Australian businesses,...
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Deal to pass toxic labour hire attack a major blow for WA
A deal with the Senate crossbench to pass parts of the Federal Government’s Closing Loopholes Bill will damage WA’s mining sector and undermine the future...
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