The pandemic may be all but over but Australia is now dealing with new economic challenges in the form of rising inflation and interest rates and the ongoing fall-out from the war in the Ukraine.

Victorian businesses have thrown their overwhelming support behind a 10-year economic plan to power Victoria’s future.

The Victorian Government has lifted its working from home recommendations and says Victorians can now safely return to the office.

A National Cabinet meeting of Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments has agreed to reduce COVID-19 isolation periods and remove mask mandates on domestic flights.

The Melbourne Chamber of Commerce was honoured to host the Ukraine Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Vasyl Myroshnychenko, for the Ukraine Independence Day Breakfast with special guests.

The Victorian Government is flagging the ban of specific single-use plastics from sale or supply across the state from 1 February 2023.

To assist with managing COVID-19 in workplaces over winter, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has set out a guide to address key health, safety and employment issues.

The Victorian Government is launching a new round of the $60 million Small Business Ventilation Program.

The Victorian Government has issued an updated advisory to business and the community on winter COVID-19 settings as Victoria deals with an increase in COVID-19 hospitalisations and other seasonal respiratory including colds and flu.

Widespread energy constraints facing Victorian businesses will impact confidence and investment in the coming months.

The start of the 2022-23 financial year also ushers in a raft of new costs for businesses with wages, superannuation and energy prices rising from today, July 1.

Victoria’s regions account for almost 20 per cent of the state’s economy and are worth about $72 billion a year

Sustainability is as much about better utilising existing assets and people as it is implementing major change.

All Australians are feeling the pinch from the energy crisis, not least business.

The Fair Work Commission has ruled on a 5.2 per cent increase to the national minimum wage from 1 July, 2022

Strengthening Melbourne’s position as a sustainable city can deliver benefits for the business economy and commercialisation of new industries.