ACTIVITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS

October- December 2019 Activities & Achievements

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The Australian Chamber is Australia’s largest and most representative business network. Our vision is to make Australia the best place in the world to do business – so that Australians have the jobs, living standards and opportunities to which they aspire. Our purpose is to mobilise the ideas, influence and passion of people in business to achieve policy outcomes in the national and international interest. Our membership includes all state and territory chambers of commerce and over 70 industry associations. Together we represent hundreds of thousands of businesses in every state and territory and across all industries. Ranging from small and medium enterprises to the largest companies, our network employs millions of people. We focus on issues that impact on business, including economic reform, industry policy, energy, trade and investment, workplace relations, work health and safety, and employment, migration, education and training. We give Australian businesses a platform to advocate for free trade and open markets and influence policy decisions affecting business in national and global forums.

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The safety and well-being of people working in the private sector was our focus during Safe Work October. ACCI has led the way in securing government, business and even union support for practical measures to improve work health and safety outcomes for people in small businesses. We can all be safety champions, for ourselves and our colleagues.

To make it easier to do business, we need smarter rules and regulations, not more. ACCI was at the heart of the government’s ongoing project to cut red tape to free up businesses to better meet the needs of the communities we serve. The appointment of our Trade Director, Bryan Clark, to Minister Ben Morton’s Deregulation Taskforce was another endorsement of ACCI’s thought leadership in Trade, on which so much of Australia’s prosperity depends.

The impact of years of drought was compounded by bushfires that unsettled millions of people in our south eastern capitals and terrified regional communities. ACCI and our members encouraged people to use their purchasing power to support drought affected communities and help fire affected businesses get back on their feet.

The growing economic impact of disasters reinforced our calls for policies to respond to public and business needs, boost business investment and manage the nation’s finances wisely. We set out a comprehensive plan in our Federal Budget submission; and we lobbied to make sure that, in the implementation of the recommendations of the Financial Services Royal Commission, we make it easier, not harder, for small business to access the finance they need to operate and to grow. Chief Executive Officer: Unfortunately, people in businesses were let down badly when the Senate James Pearson rejected the Ensuring Integrity Bill. The upper house gave the green light to lawless unions to intimidate people who don’t have the money or the muscle to withstand them. With our strong support the government re-introduced the Bill, and we committed to redouble our efforts with members to persuade the Senate to make it law.

We kept up pressure on the federal and state and territory governments to increase their investment in vocational education and training. We campaigned with members across several fronts, with political leaders, senior officials and businesses. We secured a seat at the table for industry and worked hard to put in place effective funding and governance to train Australians for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

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EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND Director: TRAINING Jenny Lambert

The key focus this quarter was once again on the Vocational Chamber held our quarterly Education, Education and Training (VET) sector reform agenda. Employment and Training Committee meeting in Leveraging the key message from the Morrison Government October which was attended by the Assistant Minister for of their commitment to delivering high-quality skills and Vocational Education, Training and Apprenticeships the vocational education system, the Australian Chamber Hon Steve Irons MP. continued to actively engage with the Minister’s Office and the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and The Australian Chamber also met with the Department of Family Business (DESSFB) regarding the progress of reform Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business regarding initiatives, including the VET Stakeholder Committee, the Review of the Skilled Migration Occupation Lists, which national careers institute co-design and national skills underpins Australia’s skilled migration program. With the commission workshops where the Australian Chamber is most significant potential changes to the skilled occupation represented by Jenny Lambert. lists revealed in the most recent Traffic Light Bulletin, the Chamber continues to provide members input in this process Further, we made a formal submission to the Productivity ensuring that their interests are represented. We continue Commission Review of the National Agreement for Skills our advocacy for a major review of the Australian and New and Workforce Development (NASWD) and engaged with Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) Commissioner Jonathon Coppel to highlight the key areas of and met with representatives from the ABS to encourage improvement needed within the VET system. The Australian greater action on this issue. Chamber engaged with various other VET stakeholders including the newly appointed Skills Commissioner and the Jenny continued her engagement on the Disability Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). The Chamber Employment Services Advisory Group, Industry also provided formal submissions on input into the Co- advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment and the design of the National Careers Institute and the National Collaborative Partnership on Mature Aged Employment. Skills Commission and Skills Organisations in addition to a submission to the Educational Council’s Review into Senior Secondary Pathways.

Morning tea with the Hon , Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. James Pearson, CEO, ACCI, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash & Dr Jeremy Johnson AM, Immediate Past President, ACCI.

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ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRY POLICY Chief Economist: AND SUSTAINABILITY Ross Lambie

The Economics and Industry Policy Committee meeting was this reform will need to be business-led, so close engagement held on 14 October and included round table discussions with the Federal Government on related policies is important. at Parliament House with the Assistant Minister on Deregulation, Ben Morton, Minister for the Environment, ACCI’s Board and Chief Economist met with the Reserve Sussan Ley, and Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Bank Governor, Dr Philip Lowe, at the annual luncheon in Infrastructure, Alan Tudge. Members appreciated the early October, and with the Treasury Secretary, Dr Stephen opportunity for the open discussions with the Ministers on a Kennedy, and his senior executives in November to discuss range of issues, including regulatory reform and the progress the state of Australian economy and exchange views. Both of the deregulation taskforce, environmental regulation meetings were highly informative and provided senior and the emergence of the circular economy as a priority bureaucrats with the opportunity to hear about how small for the Government over the current term of Parliament, and medium-sized businesses are dealing with challenging infrastructure development through the City Deals program economic conditions. and adjustments to the immigration targets. The team coordinated a roundtable between members and As a result of the EIP Committee meeting, Minister Ley the Treasury Taskforce responsible for implementing Hayne participated in a Business Leaders Council event on the Royal Commission recommendation 1.7 – Abolition of Circular Economy in both Sydney and Brisbane, with the latter Point of Sale credit exemption. The meeting has resulted in also being attended by Trevor Evans, Assistant Minister ongoing discussions with the Taskforce and the Treasurer’s on Waste and Recycling. With policy development around office to minimise the cost and regulatory impacts on retailers the circular economy still in its early stages, Minister Ley and financiers of implementing the recommendation. appreciated the frank views and advice of Members. It is clear The Secretariat extensively engaged with members on policy priorities for the 2020-21 Budget in the preparation of the ACCI’s Pre-Budget Submission. This Submission included recommendations to expand the mandate of the Deregulation Taskforce, extend the instant-asset write-off for the first $50,000 of all investments in plant and equipment by small businesses, and to grow the circular economy by committing funds from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to mobilise private investment in waste management, recycling and more efficient use of material.

We continue to engage with key Ministers, the Shadow Ministry and bureaucrats in support of our key policy priorities. Over the quarter, we have also been active in representing industry on a number of government and non- government working groups and committees, including the ACCC Performance Consultative Committee, ATO Small Business Stewardship Group, and NAB Small business Customer Advisory Council.

Chief Economist, Ross Lambie networking with members at the Australian Chamber Annual Dinner

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TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL

Director: AFFAIRS |ICC AUSTRALIA Bryan Clark

As Acting Director of the International Chamber of war between major economies, and the significant decrease Commerce (ICC) Australia, Andrew Willcocks, met with the in poverty in the Asia Pacific in the context of the region former President of the European Parliament, Mr Pat Cox pursuing equitable and sustainable growth. in Sydney. Mr Cox was in Australia to promote Australia’s trade ties with the European Union (EU) given the upcoming EU- In December, ICC Australia Chair Nola Watson attended Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiation rounds, ICC Knowledge Sharing sessions in Paris on behalf of all and to promote the Republic of Ireland as a place for Australia ACCI members and engaged with the Business and Industry to do business with the EU. Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the OECD. Nola was assisted by Andrew Willcocks, Associate Director of ICC Australia. The ACCI co-hosted the inaugural Trade Modernisation event Knowledge Sharing Sessions are a vital component of ICC’s with ANZ, exploring the theme “The Race to Integrate National Committees coming together. The meetings provided Emerging Technologies with Trade”. The event was launched the opportunity for Australian feedback and input on ICC’s by Senator Andrew Bragg, High Commissioner for the global work, and to also understand the actions of other Republic of Singapore Mr Kwok Fook Seng, and Nola Watson, National Committees and global ICC members. Chair of ICC Australia. This was the first in a series of new conversations sparked by industry on the topic of Trade ICC Australia is pleased to announce the appointments of Modernisation in Australia and was well attended by the Australian Dr Peter J Glynn as Vice Chair of the Environment Department of Home Affairs, Australian Border Force, and and Energy Committee for the Business and Industry the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. Industry Advisory Committee with the OECD; and Mr Silvio de advocates speaking at the event included WiseTech Global, Denaro, Acting Chairman of Industry Association (IA) ANZ, Westpac, IBM, MuleSoft, Port of Brisbane, PwC, Agile member Australian Tyre Industry Council (ATIC), to the ICC Digital, KPMG, and the Ethical Trade Alliance. Commission on Environment and Energy in Paris.

Members of ICC Australia organised the Paris International Arbitration Reception at the Australian Embassy in Paris in October. Speeches at the reception were delivered by Australian Ambassador Brendan Berne, ICC Secretary General John Denton, ICC Court Secretary General Alex Fessas, and ICC Counsel in charge of the Common Law team Tunde Ogunseitan. This event was preceded by an informal conference to discuss issues and recent developments in international arbitration. The ICC Australia National Policy Committee also met in October to discuss a range of international policy topics, including Global Policy Products and policy positions around the now concluded Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

Bryan Clark, Director of ICC Australia, returned from secondment with the Treasury’s Deregulation Taskforce to attend the 33rd Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) Conference in Dhaka. His Excellency Brendan Berne, Australia’s Ambassador to France, speaking Sessions discussed Brexit, implications from the ongoing trade at the ICC Australia Arbitration Conference and Reception at the Australian Embassy in Paris

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Director: TOURISM Jenny Lambert

The quarter, once again, focused on progressing the A meeting of the Australian Chamber – Tourism Committee Tourism 2030 strategy. The Australian Chamber-Tourism and a roundtable with Austrade and Assistant Minister for was nominated to assist Austrade to rewrite the strategy Vocational Education and Apprenticeships, the Hon Steve Irons document following a forum of industry stakeholders in were also held alongside the Friends of Tourism event. December. Australian Chamber – Tourism met with Minister Birmingham’s office in the lead up to the event, to frame Executive Chair of Australian Chamber - Tourism, John Hart is industry input into the strategy. on the Board of Tourism Australia and continues to represent the Australian Chamber - Tourism on the Passenger Facilitation The Australian Chamber - Tourism hosted a Friends of Committee, the Tourism Visa Advisory Group, and the Tourism Tourism event in Parliament House at which Minister Access Working Group. Birmingham and convenor, Trent Zimmerman, MP for North Sydney spoke. The event was co-hosted by the Australian Tourism Export Council, with Managing Director, Peter Shelley, speaking on a panel with local operators about the challenges facing inbound businesses.

Mr Trent Zimmerman MP, Marg Wade CEO of Canberra Secrets, Mr Trent Zimmerman MP, Marg Wade CEO of Canberra Secrets, Nick Denis Pierce Chairman of Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC), Tyrrell CEO of GoBoats, Peter Shelley Managing Director of Australian Senator the Hon , Minister for Trade, Tourism Tourism Export Council and John Hart, Executive Chair of Australian and Investment, Peter Shelley Managing Director of ATEC and John Chamber Tourism participating in a panel at the Friends of Hart, Executive Chair of Australian Chamber Tourism at the Coalition Tourism Event. Friends of Tourism Event.

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WORKPLACE

RELATIONS Director: Scott Barklamb

The final quarter of 2019 saw the ACCI Workplace Relations Back on Australian soil, ACCI participated in consultations team engaging with and advancing members’ interests in on the operation of the Fair Work Act relating to stillbirth, relation to the Attorney-General’s review of the industrial and engaged with the Sex Discrimination Commissioner relations system. ACCI lodged substantial written submissions as part of her National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in in relation to life of project agreements for greenfields Australia to ensure future actions and initiatives in this area projects, and legal protections of employees’ wages and are practical and effective. Graeme Watson, Senior Adviser entitlements. We have commenced engaging with members on to the Attorney-General, and Sandra Parker, the Fair Work the third discussion paper relating to cooperative workplaces Ombudsman both joined the Workplace Policy Committee and are identifying opportunities to improve the system to as guest speakers in October. better support more productive and harmonious workplaces. In the last sitting week of Parliament for 2019, the Ensuring Outside of the industrial relations review, ACCI lodged Integrity Bill was reintroduced and passed the House of submissions prosecuting the interests of members in Representatives, following ACCI’s campaign to encourage response to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s the Government to re-introduce the Bill after its unexpected Discussion Paper on Priorities for Federal Discrimination defeat in the Senate in November. ACCI continues to engage Law Reform, and the Attorney-General’s Department’s with crossbench senators to support passage of the Bill, Religious Freedom Bills. A number of concerns ACCI raised which remains a key priority for 2020. in relation to the first exposure draft were addressed in the second exposure draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill, which ACCI is currently drafting a further response to.

Internationally, ACCI’s Director-Workplace Relations, Scott Barklamb represented Australian employers at the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation, which is shaping a significant global and regional work program relevant to Australia’s future law and practice on workplace relations.

ACCI’s Deputy Director – Workplace Relations, Tamsin Lawrence, ACCI’s Director – Workplace Relations, Scott Barklamb, joins members joins Tom Connell on Sky News to discuss next steps on the Ensuring of the Bus Industry Confederation to debate the future of our Integrity Bill industrial relations system

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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY & WORKERS’

Director: COMPENSATION Jennifer Low

ACCI continued to regularly engage with the Federal Attorney- In November, ACCI continued our efforts against over- General’s Department and Office on the model WHS laws prescriptive dust disease and silica responses by regulatory Decision Regulatory Impact Statement (DRIS) process and agencies lodging a submission to the National Dust Disease recommendations and progressed a political engagement Taskforce. Further opportunity to raise concerns with strategy with WHS & WC Committee members to effectively regulatory responses to silica and the workplace exposure engage with state and territory WHS Ministers in a coordinated standards review came at the Safe Work Australia Members effort. Meeting mid-November. Other key topics discussed at the meeting included: Safe Work Australia research priorities, October’s Safe Work Month theme was ‘Be a safety progress on the National WHS Prosecutions Database, champion…’ ACCI was once again active in promoting approval for an Enforceable Undertakings Database, two the safety and health message and used the theme as an new Codes of Practice proposed and subsequently dismissed opportunity to combine similar imagery with the ‘Small as well as an initial discussion on capturing injury data and Business Is a Big Deal’ campaign theme. A suite of social policy responses to migrant workers, transport and gig media tiles, email banners and posters were distributed with economy workers. ‘Safety is a BIG deal’ messaging and #smallbusinessbigdeal. The final General Council meeting of the year canvassed a The Productivity Commission released their draft report on strategic response to emerging social issues that are crossing mental health which we responded to in the media. The WHS over to the workplace such as mental health and sexual & WC Committee meeting in November canvassed the draft harassment. The final WHS & WC Committee meeting of the report and discussed our follow-up submission which will year followed council and focused on progressing a new WHS oppose a number of recommendations as well as a greater and WC small business strategy to lead engagement with key media and public response leading up to the final report. agencies in 2020.

Discussing WHS training and apprenticeships with WHS Committee WHS Director Jen Low talking about #PartandParcel and maximising members (Natalie Reynolds, Master Plumbers and Tony Lopez, HIA) engagement with SMEs at the Global Healthy Workplace Summit for at the combined Master Plumbers, AMCA, NFIA and union Brunswick Safe Work Month in October. training facilities.

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MEDIA

Senior Advisor - Media Marie Hogg

Our spokespeople - Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Chair and Policy Directors – combined for a highly effective media effort in the final quarter of 2019.

From the effects of tumbling interest rates, to the tumultuous our Immediate Past President Jeremy Johnson’s speech also landscape of our trade relations and the campaign to hold featured on Sky News. militant unions to account, the ACCI was quick to respond as the year drew to a close. The Morrison Government’s Ensuring Integrity Bill was a high priority for ACCI throughout the final quarter of At the beginning of October, the domestic discussion centred 2019, and due to the outcome of the bill in the Senate, its around the RBA’s decision to slash interest rate cuts to an reintroduction in 2020 means it will continue to be front of historic low. James’ reaction was swift, urging banks to pass on mind. James, Workplace Relations Director Scott Barklamb the full cut. and Deputy Workplace Relations Director Tamsin Lawrence all appeared in the media (across broadcast, radio, print and Our new Chief Economist Dr Ross Lambie hit the ground online) to emphasise the importance of the bill. running in the media. He conducted a number of on-air and print interviews regarding the economy, arguing against more Tamsin Lawrence, policy lead on the Ensuring Integrity Bill, powers to block mergers, and discussing calls to delay an entered the media for the first time with a photoshoot, increase to superannuation. The latter landed Dr Lambie on television interview and print op-ed trifecta. Underlining the front page of the Australian Financial Review. our support for the bill, she emphasised the disgraceful behaviour of some rogue union members, including that Both the burgeoning digital and circular economies are against women in the workplace. high on the ACCI agenda, with Dr Lambie positioning ACCI as thought leaders through our pre budget submission. Tamsin and our Director of WHS Jennifer Low also ended the year discussing mental health in the workplace following the Meanwhile, our tourism and education policy teams were busy release of the Productivity Commission’s report. Both were in spotlighting both the dire need to increase VET funding and The Australian, providing strong representation on behalf of boost tourism to regional communities. Regional and agri- ACCI and its members. tourism promotions increased heading into Christmas, with ACCI supporting a number of initiatives to get people to buy As the year drew to a close, the Morrison Government from and visit the bush. Both Australian Chamber - Tourism announced that “Small Business” would be removed from Chair John Hart and Chief Executive James Pearson made departmental titles. ACCI was first to raise concerns over the numerous public appearances urging Australians to support move - captured the next day on the front of the Australian small, regional businesses. Financial Review.

As trade tensions between the US and China continued to In all, ACCI was mentioned or appeared in more than 70 radio escalate, ACCI and ICC Australia publicly stressed the and television segments, 86 print articles and 140 online need for trade diversification as well as new opportunities news items. available in trade digitisation. We called for bipartisan support for the Indonesian and Hong Kong free trade agreements, and encouraged industry to explore new trade opportunities in the Indian Ocean Rim.

Our concerns on the WTO’s appellate body freeze were also picked up in the media, across the Fairfax/Nine network.

The Business Leaders’ Annual Dinner on November 27 received good coverage, both before and after the event, with Treasurer Frydenberg’s speech on the launch of the Business Growth Fund leading coverage in the papers, and

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Wednesday 2nd October, Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association Lunch with Federal Minister for Communications the Hon Paul Fletcher MP at Allens Offices, Sydney.

The Hon Paul Fletcher MP & Dan Rosen CEO of ARIA

Tuesday 15th October, Restoring Faith in Corporate Ethics Breakfast and panel discussion at Clayton Utz Offices, Sydney

Megan Motto, CEO, Governance Institute of Australia, Ross McInnes, Partner, Clayton Utz, Dr John A. Rees, Acting Director, Institute for Ethics & Society, & The Hon Anna Bligh AC, CEO, Australian Banking Association

Wednesday 2nd October, Business SA and Australian Chamber of Tuesday 29th October, ‘Australian Makers’ Series Launch and Morning Commerce and Industry Energy Forum with John Pierce AO, Chairman, Tea with the Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) at MinterEllison in Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Adelaide. Leader of The Nationals, Federal Member for Riverina at KPMG Offices, Sydney Catherine Mooney, Head of Stakeholder Relations at AGL, John Pierce AO, Martin Haese, CEO Business SA & Clay Wohling, Partner, MinterEllison Ben Lazzaro, CEO, Australian Made Campaign, Hon Michael McCormack MP, Allyn Beard, Deputy Chairman, Australian Made Campaign & Ross Greenwood

Friday 11th October, Thursday 31st October, Morning Tea with Senator Waste Roundtable with the Hon Michaelia Cash the Hon Sussan Ley MP Minister for Employment, Federal Minister for the Skills, Small and Family Environment at Allens Business at PWC Offices, Offices, Sydney. Sydney. Andrew Macaulay, Dominique Lamb, CEO, National CEO, Print and Visual Retail Association with Senator Communications the Hon Michaelia Cash Association with the Hon Sussan Ley MP, Minister for the Environment

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Thursday, 14th November, Major Dinner to Celebrate the Appointment of the Hon Arthur Sinodinos AO as Australia’s Next Ambassador to the United States of America with special guest, the Hon John Howard OM AC, Former Prime Minister of Australia at The Fullerton Hotel, Sydney

Friday 1st November, Australian Chamber breakfast with the Hon Paul The Hon Arthur Sinodinos Fletcher MP, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts & AO, & The Hon Amanda Stephen Rue, CEO, NBN Co at Doltone House, Sydney. Vanstone MP

Megan Motto, CEO Governance Institute of Australia, The Hon Paul Fletcher MP, Tess Phillips, Director of Government & Public Relations Australia New Zealand at JCDecaux

Thursday, 7th November, Health Forum and Industry Panel Discussion with the Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet at Pfizer Offices, Sydney Senator AO DSC, Senator for NSW, James Pearson, CEO, ACCI & Ray Melissa McGregor, Managing Director, Pfizer Australia & NZ, The Hon Greg Hunt MP Sputore, President, ACCI & Elizabeth de Somer, CEO, Medicines Australia

Bronwyn Capanna, Executive Director, Accord Australasia, Adjunct Prof. John James Conry, The Hon John Howard OM AC & Stephen Conry, CEO, JLL Australia Kelly, CEO, National Heart Foundation, Damian MItsch, CEO, Australian Dental Association Inc

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Wednesday 27th November, Australian Chamber Business Leaders Annual Dinner at National Gallery, Canberra.

Ray Sputore, President, ACCI, The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, Treasurer & Dr Jeremy The Hon John Howard OM AC, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios the Primate of the Johnson AM, Immediate Past President, ACCI Greek Orthodox Church of Australia, The Hon Gladys Berejiklian, Premier of NSW

The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP Ambassador Arthur B. (A.B.) Culvahouse Jr. United States Ambassador to Australia & with Julie Lander, Con Tsigounis, Executive Head of Investor Relations, The IQ Group Global CEO, CareSuper, Steve Knott AM, CEO, AMMA and Karen Sobels, President, Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Monday 25th November, In conversation with Pulitzer-Prize winner, Samantha Power, Author of “The Education of an Idealist” Luncheon at Lander & Rogers Offices, Sydney

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Thursday 19th December, FinTech Lunch with Senator Andrew Bragg, Senator for NSW and Chair of the Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology at Ernst & Young, Sydney.

Senator Andrew Bragg with Melina Morrison, CEO of Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals and Nick Pilavidis, CEO of Australian Institute of Credit Management

Friday 20th December, ACCI’s Christmas Lunch with the Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Leader of The Nationals at City Tattersalls Club, Sydney.

The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Senator Hollie Hughes, Senator for NSW, Suresh Manickam, CEO, NECA

The Hon Michael McCormack MP with Wes Lambert, CEO, Restaurant & Catering Industry Association and Domenic Genua, General Manager, Boating Industry Australia

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