The Federal Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O'Connor has outlined his priorities “to tackle the most challenging skills and labour shortages to confront the country in decades”.

The Victorian Chamber has unveiled its 2022-2023 Federal Budget Submission with priorities that, if delivered, will create thousands of jobs, help businesses thrive and significantly increase economic activity

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 Federal Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra has adopted a number of recommendations contained in a joint Victorian communique by business, universities and other key industry and sector groups.

Next month’s Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra shapes as a generational opportunity to address the most important issue facing Australia’s economy.  An opportunity that, if tackled properly, can transform not just the way we work but set us up for global success for generations to come.

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

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.

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is inviting you to have your say to help boost employment opportunities for Victoria’s youth.

As the Australian Business Growth Fund (ABGF) explains below, growth funding is a type of equity funding designed to help businesses invest in growth opportunities to enable them to scale.