ACTIVITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS 2020

2020 has been a momentous year. ACCI has been at the centre of the submissions to boost supply and It has tested and brought out the best Commonwealth’s response from the demand in the October Budget, secured start. We won the argument for wage real increases in spending on Vocational in us, as we confronted first bushfires subsidies to save businesses and jobs Education and Training and argued for a then the coronavirus, and are now and JobKeeper was born. controlled and safe re-opening of trade laying foundations for recovery and and movement of people. We worked with government and industry the new normal. to secure essential health equipment We began to strengthen the case for and supplies to save lives. We worked a more targeted, clear and certain In the shadow of smoke, flames and with unions and other employer groups approach to protecting public health, fear that gripped communities in to change industrial relations laws without hollowing out jobs and ruining temporarily to allow businesses to prospects of millions of Australians who NSW, and South in keep operating, by changing the work depend on business and a growing Summer, the ACCI network mobilised arrangements for their staff to cope with economy for their standard of living. to help thousands of people whose steep and sudden changes in demand. businesses were destroyed or badly Our employer guides were deployed and re-badged by members throughout our damaged. network and used internationally as a Our website provided practical advice benchmark. for businesspeople to get assistance; ACCI and its members were invited As government restrictions bit hard into to the table with the Prime Minister the viability of businesses across the and Cabinet Ministers and agencies country, we persuaded authorities, with leading the bushfire response; and our evidence, to ease those measures that arguments won direct financial assistance went too far and to take proper account for impacted businesses from the of the vital role of businesses in keeping Commonwealth; State and Territory communities going and supporting the governments. health response.

Members came together at our General With Zoom, we re-invented our events Council and Tourism Summit at for members and brought them virtually Batemans Bay on the fire-affected face to face with the people making NSW south coast in an unprecedented decisions affecting the livelihoods of show of solidarity for bushfire affected people in business. businesses. Our work up to June laid the foundation As we were recovering, Coronavirus for the second half of this long year. With our members, we began arrived on our shores. It swept up Chief Executive Officer: negotiating longer term improvements businesses as communities went into James Pearson lockdown and borders closed. to industrial relations laws, made

1 Activities & Achievements EMPLOYMENT & SKILLS Director: Jenny Lambert

The key focus has been on mitigating the sent to the Treasurer in May, followed by Skills Needs List, provided comment on impacts of COVID-19 on employment a more detailed submission to the COVID the VET Reform Roadmap initial draft, and skills. The Government recognised Business Liaison Unit (CBLU). This led to a submission to the Department of the importance of skills in supporting the extension of JobKeeper announced Home Affairs on the 2020-21 Migration Australia’s recovery, announcing key at the end of July. Strong advocacy Program and also the Select Committee programs such as the Supporting with the PM also led an extension and on Temporary Migration, highlighting Apprentices and Trainees wage subsidy expansion of eligibility criteria of the the economic and fiscal benefit of and JobTrainer. We have had frequent Supporting Apprentices and Trainees migrants. engagement with Ministerial Offices, wage subsidy until 31 March 2021. the Department of Education, Skills ACCI continued to prosecute the value and Employment (DESE) and other ACCI held two Employment & Skills of migration to the Acting Minister for federal agencies on key issues including Committee meetings in February and Immigration, the Hon MP, Vocational Education and Training May. The first was attended by Assistant including the immediate issues facing the (VET) reform, apprenticeships, JobSeeker Secretary of the National Careers migration system in light of Australia’s and overall VET investment. Institute, Grant Lovelock and the national border closures. second by the Chair of Undoubtedly, one of the most challenging Industry Skills Committee (AISC), Jenny continued her engagement on outcomes arising from the current crisis Tracey Horton. The E&S Committee the VET Stakeholder Committee, is the devastation it has wrought on also held a supplementary meeting with New Employment Services advisory the job market and subsequent rise the Assistant Minister for Vocational, group, Disability Employment Services in unemployment. ACCI advocated Education & Training, the Hon Steve Advisory Group, and the Australian strongly in March for wage support and Irons MP and the Deputy Secretary for Industry Skills Committee. ahead of the June review of JobKeeper, Skills and Training, Nadine Williams in formed an internal working group February. chaired by E&S Director, Jenny Lambert to address the need for an extension for During the period, ACCI made a the hardest-hit industries. A letter was submission to the Review of National

ACCI Webinar with the Hon MP, Minister for Home Affairs, addressing the impact that COVID-19 has on Australia’s federal law enforcement, national and transport security, criminal justice, emergency management, multicultural affairs, settlement services and immigration and border-related functions.

2 Activities & Achievements ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRY POLICY

Chief Economist: AND SUSTAINABILITY Ross Lambie

We have been active in a range of informed the revision to the 2020-21 Pre- measures, and to begin the development Ministerial and Departmental committees Budget Submission the development of a of policies for the reopening of the and working groups in response to the longer-term policy vision document. economy and driving the recovery. COVID-19 pandemic that are focused on the initial support measures and recovery ACCI’s 2020-21 Pre-Budget Submission ACCI continues to pursue deregulation planning. These include the COVID-19 for the October 2020 Budget was working with the Deregulation Taskforce Business Liaison Unit’s peak bodies forwarded to the Treasurer and his of the Coronavirus Business Liaison roundtable, the Department of Industry, Department on 15 July 2020. It was Unit (CBLU) to identify priorities for Science, Energy and Resources Supply an adjunct to our earlier submission regulatory reform. We have worked with Chain Roundtable and COVID-19 from January 2020, due to the changing members to develop five key areas of Strategic Communications Working situation in the wake of the economic regulatory reform to support a business- Group, as well as the Health Industry disruption caused by the COVID-19 led recovery. Coordination Group. Our advocacy pandemic. The submission focused on contributed to the establishment of the changes the Government can be doing Australian Manufacturing Fund for in the medium-term to set the course personal protective equipment (PPE) for recovery and repair. It concentrated and the extension and expansion of the on initiatives that can be implemented international airfreight assistance this financial year that would enable mechanism to secure supply of critical a more productive and competitive medical/tech equipment. operating environment for business as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 ACCI wrote to the Prime Minister crisis. requesting a freeze on federal regulator fees and levies and received a favourable ACCI is also preparing a longer-term response from the Finance Minister. policy vision with a focus on economic Minister Cormann said he would ask policy and reforms necessary to his fellow Ministers to consider fee restore the economy following the relief at the earliest opportunity where impacts of COVID-19. The aim is to have a sector is adversely impacted by the a suite of policies that will significantly lift COVID-19 pandemic and was directing his economic growth above trend over the department to consult with regulators to next three decades. To ensure Australians assist. have the future living standards to which they aspire, the economy will ACCI also continues its work with the need policies that create the conditions National Bushfire Recovery Agency for sustainable, strong, job-creating on the peak-bodies roundtable. ACCI growth. worked with other peak bodies on the development of programs for, and Throughout the crisis, ACCI has the allocation of funding to, the most been monitoring the impact of the highly affected communities. ACCI also COVID-19 social distancing and trading advocated for counselling to support restrictions, and Government support highly impacted businesses in fire- measures on small business through affected regions and was rewarded with our COVID-19 SME Business Conditions funding for rural financial counsellors. Survey. The first two editions of the survey in April and May coincided with The Economics and Industry Policy the peak of the initial lockdown period Committee meeting was held on 16 June and the beginning of the easing of 2020, with a focus on the post-COVID-19 restrictions. The survey has attracted economic recovery and priorities for the close interest from the Government, October 2020 Budget. This discussion assisting it to better target relief

3 Activities & Achievements TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL

Director: AFFAIRS |ICC AUSTRALIA Bryan Clark

With the goal of re-initiating flights of the IFAM Freight Assistance scheme this in recent COVID stimulus packages. between Australia and NZ with a proof which was due to end on 27 July with We are now seeking continuation of concept flight operated between DFAT through engagement with the of this level of funding across the Australian and New Zealand capitals review group, DFAT committee meetings forward estimates in coming budget and sister cities, Canberra and Wellington, and the National Trade Facilitation announcements. ACCI undertook several initiatives. This Committee. This extension to the end of included developing a proof of concept the year was coupled with an additional International Chambers of Commerce, proposal which was circulated with $350million in funding. Australia chair, Nola Watson and Director government. The ACT Government Bryan Clark has also participated in wrote to both Australian and NZ We have been working with the many Government departmental Prime Ministers in support of our (ABF) and advisory groups dealing with COVID proposal. We worked with Canberra CBLU to remove tariffs on COVID health and also many global webinars discussing Airport on a grassroots media campaign product imports with great success. On responses and reforms at a global to support this proposal and generate 4 May, ABF announced COVID health scale. public pressure on the government. We products would be tariff-free until are delighted that our advocacy has now 31 July 2020. After meeting with DISER Lastly, we welcomed Sara Gillespie to resulted in the and DFAT to discuss an extension of the international team to support our opening up quarantine free entry for his tariff-free period, we secured a win efforts to leverage our global network people from NZ to come to Australia for importers with an extension to 31 and engage more deeply in policy and we look forward to reciprocal December 2020. discussions as well as drive greater arrangements not only with NZ but also member opportunities. We thank Michelle with low risk destinations in Asia and We made long-standing calls on Straight for her terrific support following other parts of the world in the near Government to lift the level of funding for the departure of Andrew Willcocks earlier future. Export Market Development Grants to this year, along with the Membership and We successfully lobbied for an extension $200 million. The Government agreed to Marketing team.

James Wiblin, Assistant Secretary, India and Indian Ocean Branch, Bryan Clark, Director, International Trans-Tasman Travel Bubble Proposal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australia, Nola Watson, Chair, ICC Australia and Professor Peter Draper, Executive Director of the Institute for International Trade at The University of at the Report Launch & Policy Discussion on the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)

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TOURISM

Director: Executive Chair: Jenny Lambert John Hart

The tourism industry has been devastated comprises tourism industry leaders from a Given the dire state of the industry, the by the effects of both the disastrous range of sectors. It has provided valuable Australian Chamber – Tourism Committee bushfires season in January, followed input to the Minister for Trade, Tourism has convened more frequently, holding closely by a more complete tourism and Investment, Government agencies meetings in March, May and June. The shut down due to COVID-19. In light including Austrade, the National Tourism Committee and the Tourism of this, Australian Chamber – Tourism COVID Coordination Commission, Restart Taskforce have worked closely has worked hard to provide much- Tourism Australia, Treasury, NBN and together to identify key priorities which needed support to industry in these the Coronavirus Business Liaison Unit are then amplified to all levels of unprecedented times. to provide an industry roadmap to the Government. Government to assist in recovery efforts. Australian Chamber – Tourism held a The Taskforce has also created several Executive Chair of Australian Chamber- Tourism Recovery Summit in Batemans documents used in its advocacy, including, Tourism, John Hart is on the Board of Bay in March. The summit provided the Tourism Restart Plan, Making Tourism Australia and continues to great insight into the challenges faced Tourism COVID Safe: Guiding Principles, represent the Australian Chamber- by fire-affected areas, which were then Proposal for changes to restrictions Tourism on the Passenger Facilitation shared with Tourism Ministers. The affecting Dining, Business Events, Bus Committee, the Tourism Visa Advisory following day, the Government made and Coach Transport, and Expedition Group and the Tourism Access an announcement regarding bushfire cruises as well as an Industry Proposed Working Group. John is also a member response including the opening up of Restart Timetable. These documents of the National Tourism Incident grants to all fire-affected businesses, have been well received by industry Communication Plan group, which was not just directly impacted businesses. and highly circulated on various media convened in December 2019 to address platforms, particularly the Timetable. initially the bushfire threat, but it has Australian Chamber – Tourism established since adjusted to include COVID-19. the Tourism Restart Taskforce (TRT) in A major achievement was the change April to address key supply-side issues to the 1 person per 4 sq m rule that arising out of the COVID crisis. The was originally included in the national Taskforce is chaired by ACCI’s immediate roadmap relating to industry restart to 1 past president, Dr. Jeremy Johnson and person per 2 sq m for smaller premises.

David Smith, Manager, Tourism Research Australia presenting at the Tourism Recovery Summit in Tourism Restart Plan Batemans Bay in March 2020 5 Activities & Achievements

WORKPLACE RELATIONS Director: Scott Barklamb This year has seen the ACCI workplace employer funded paid pandemic leave, businesses to get through the pandemic. relations team focussed on delivering and engaged with Government to secure The Guides also generated questions immediate term repairs to Australia’s government-funded pandemic leave on the administration of various workplace relations system, to provide disaster payments. schemes and assistance, which ACCI has essential relief to employers during the channelled into government to seek pandemic, to support keeping businesses In relation to JobKeeper, ACCI strongly changes and clarification. in business and Australians in jobs, advocated for clarity in relation to and to assist businesses in the restart / the JobKeeper Scheme and to ensure it June brought us to another very recovery phase. reflected employer interests, and was significant focus of the Workplace practical and accessible for struggling Relations team during 2020 – the various More flexibility was needed in Awards businesses. ACCI engaged with industrial relations reform working as an immediate-term response to the Government to secure the significant groups chaired by the Attorney- pandemic and trading restrictions. ACCI temporary changes to the Fair Work General. As Australia’s largest and most and members worked with unions Act for employers and employees representative business organisation, to secure the variation of a number who have access to the wage subsidy, ACCI secured a seat on all five working of modern awards in the Fair Work both in relation to the initial JobKeeper groups, representing employer interests Commission, to support variations to scheme, and to the announcement of the in the areas of enterprise agreement hours, duties, location of work etc to extension of JobKeeper. making, modern awards, casuals & equip employers and employees with fixed term employees, compliance options to respond to the COVID-19 ACCI members urgently needed and enforcement, and greenfields pandemic and its impacts on businesses information on their employment agreements for new enterprises. and jobs. Member feedback is that such options as custom reduced abruptly The aim of the groups is to urgently measures, along with others ACCI has and businesses came under massive explore and identify pathways to long- engaged with across the work of our pressure, and as businesses moved lasting workplace relations reform that network, have helped small to medium- to take advantage of very positive can support jobs and help secure the sized business facing the greatest announcements on JobKeeper. The productivity and efficiency necessary adversity in living memory, retain Workplace Relations team produced to ensure Australian enterprises jobs, keep the doors open and not lose a series of guides to assist employers, can be competitive and able to bring investments. including ACCI’s Employer Guide to investment and global trade back to assist employers in responding to the this country. The process is hoped to Also in the Fair Work Commission, ACCI pandemic, the JobKeeper Guide outlining lead to meaningful amendments to the represented member interests on claims what employers need to know and how Fair Work Act. relating to unpaid pandemic leave and to ensure compliance with the provisions, the ability to take double annual leave and the Government Assistance Guide, at half pay. ACCI defended employer providing information on government interests in relation to applications for assistance and support available for

Tamsin Lawrence, Deputy Director - Workplace Relations, Guides produced by the Workplace Relations team. ACCI appears on The Australian’s Remaking Business Series, where Tamsin answered questions about JobKeeper and other assistance available to business.

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ACCI’s Workplace Policy Committee has to mid-2021, highlighting that Australia Group which had its inaugural meeting met regularly throughout this process and simply cannot afford to increase the costs this year; the Committee on Industrial along with ACCI’s established workplace of retaining or regaining jobs, or keeping Legislation; and internationally as the relations policies and priorities, has small businesses in business in 2020. representative of Australian employers enabled ACCI to inject valuable ideas While the Fair Work Commission majority on the Governing Body of the and experiences into the Government’s disappointingly awarded an increase of International Labour Organisation. considerations, and to take a leading role 1.75%, this was delayed for the industries in various working groups. most in distress and is a significantly ACCI also stood ready to engage with lower outcome than has been delivered in anticipated legislation on religious ACCI represented members’ interests recent years. discrimination and sexual harassment, in the 2020 Annual Wage Review, following major inquiries during 2019. advocating that minimum wages should ACCI also continued our engagement on be maintained at current levels through the Modern Slavery Expert Advisory

Scott Barklamb, Director - Workplace Relations, ACCI, and Ingrid Fraser, Senior Advisor - Workplace Relations, ACCI join representatives of the International Organisation of Employers at the Global Summit on the Future of Work in Kuala Lumpur.

7 Activities & Achievements WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY & WORKERS’

Director: COMPENSATION Jennifer Low

The start of 2020 saw a number of COVID issues, working with SWA to an interest in the issue. This includes submissions made including a response achieve several outcomes such as WHS the National COVID-19 Coordination to the draft edition 7.7 of the Australian compliance and enforcement flexibility. Commission (NCCC), Safe Work Code for the Transport of Dangerous WHS Regulators issued a statement of Australia, the Attorney-General’s Goods by Road & Rail, an ACCC regulatory intent that they will “apply a Office and Department, Treasury, submission on Silica, a response to the common sense and practical approach COVID Business Liaison Unit (CBLU), NSW WHS Amendment (Review) Bill to interactions with workplaces” on Department of Health, Department and our response to the Productivity March 31st. We reviewed and commented of Industry (DISER) and other relevant Commission draft report into mental on over 28 industry-specific and 25 ministerial offices. health. topic-specific guidance documents produced by SWA for COVID as at July ACCI and our members have been The WHS&WC Committee met on 2020. pivotal in providing real-time business February 12th to discuss the WHS feedback and data to inform National Model Laws Decision Regulatory ACCI also consulted on acceptable Cabinet considerations as well as Impact Statement and to plan the next phrasing of the draft National Cabinet developing over 12 proposals addressing steps in our WHS Minister political “National COVID 19 Safe Workplace issues such as Hospitality Restart Capacity strategy noting the upcoming meeting Principles” and assisted the NCCC Caps Proposal ACCI May 20, Freeze on of WHS Ministers in April to vote on in re-working the NCCC prototype - Regulator charges, COVIDSafe response recommendations. Following the spread “My business planning tool” before Industry protocols proposal, JobKeeper of COVID-19 in Australia and declaration finalisation and approval by National – Now and Going forward, Trans-Tasman of a pandemic, ACCI won SWA members Cabinet. “Safe corridor” proposal, and removing agreement to pause non-COVID related the one person per four square metre work plans to move into crisis response ACCI pursued our members’ concerns rule proposal for the Hospitality Sector mode, and the Attorney-General’s around COVID restart through regular and the Tourism Restart Plan. Department agreed to postpone the meetings with key players in the meeting of WHS Ministers. federal government, across a range of We refocused on responding to agencies and ministerial offices with

Safe Work Australia Covid-19 Imagery

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MEDIA

Senior Advisor - Media Marie Hogg

The business perspective has been businesses during this time. Our public the crushing effects of restrictions critical and in high demand this year, push to get more businesses hosting and lockdowns, the opportunity and as the economic impact of COVID became regional events to support affected need for public advocacy on behalf pronounced. communities culminated in a surge of business was acute. As the graph in media around our Bateman’s Bay below shows, our media appearances ACCI clocked up roughly 100 mentions business summit in March. Through our surged, jumping 1,600 in May. Overall, per month online and in broadcast dedicated bushfireinfo.business website, in the first COVID quarter (April to June), during the first quarter of 2020 – similar we generated increased content and ACCI accounted for 48% of the voice figures to the final quarter of 2019. advocacy on behalf of business. representing business in print, and 41% Our advocacy was squarely focused on broadcast. on supporting bushfire-affected By May, as businesses began to feel

Media Appearances Jan- Oct 2020

We drew upon the wealth of content huge impact on government decision- Our dedicated COVID website, our team generated to advocate for making, but also on public opinion. australianchambercovid.com, provides businesses these last six months. The Each release sparked public discussion, another channel for our support and Business Conditions surveys, pre- from our bold plan to launch a travel advocacy efforts, and continues to be Budget submissions, Travel Bubble bubble between Australia and New maintained with updated guides, Proposal, Tourism Restart Plan, Zealand, to our advocacy for our “traffic- advice and news. National Roadmap, and Government light” or tiered system to move out of and Employer Guides not only had a lockdowns.

9 Activities & Achievements EARLY 2020 FACE-TO-FACE EVENTS

ACCI is known for its extensive network and its many face-to-face events. However, 2020 has pushed the events team to reach out to its members and community in a brand-new way.

#BackingTheBush events General Council Dinner, Batemans Bay Tuesday, 3rd March

In early March we met our members in Batemans Bay in support of Bushfire recovery where we held the year’s first General Council Dinner, Meeting and Business Leaders Lunch. We were honoured to welcome Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM for a fascinating talk on his personal experience and fire management strategy during this time. Attendees also enjoyed an excursion to local Winery, Bawley Vale Estate, which was followed by cocktail drinks at JJ’s at the Marina.

James Pearson, CEO, ACCI; Nola Watson, Deputy President, ACCI; Councillor Liz Innes, Mayor, Eurobodalla Shire Council; Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM, the then Rural Fire Service commissioner; Fiona Phillips MP, Member for Gilmore, New South Wales; Ray Sputore, President, ACCI; Dr Jeremy Johnson AM, Immediate Past President, ACCI and Lyall Gorman, Deputy President and Board Member, Business NSW at the #BackingTheBush Business Dinner

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#BackingtheBush Events visiting Bawley Vale Estate

Nikki Govan, Chair Business SA, Shane Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM, the former Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM, the former Fitzsimmons AFSM, the former NSW Rural NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner and Fire Service Commissioner and Martin and Gillian Stapleton, CEO, Direct Selling Philippa Kelly, CEO, Large Format Retail Haese, CEO, Business SA Association Association

John Winter, CEO, Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Members at the General Council Dinner Turnaround Association and Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM, the former NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner

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Health Forum and Morning Tea with Adjunct Professor John Skerritt, Deputy Secretary for Health Products Regulation, Department of Health @ PwC, , Friday the 14th February 2020

Bronwyn Capanna, Executive Director, Adjunct Professor John Skerritt, Deputy Damian Mitsch, CEO, Australian Dental ACCORD and Adjunct Professor John Secretary for Health Products Regulation, Association and Adjunct Professor John Skerritt, Deputy Secretary for Health Department of Health and Dr Deon Skerritt, Deputy Secretary for Health Products Regulation, Department of Schoombie, CEO, CHP Australia. Products Regulation, Department of Health Health

Tuesday 18th February, Reception with the Hon Angus Taylor MP, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction @ Corrs Chambers Westgarth,

Geoff Gwilym, Executive Director, The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Minister for Victorian Automobile Chamber of Energy and Emissions Reduction and Commerce and the Hon Angus Taylor Dr Jeremy Johnson AM, Immediate Past MP, Minister for Energy and Emissions President, ACCI

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The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Minister for The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Minister for The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Minister Energy and Emissions Reduction and Energy and Emissions Reduction and for Energy and Emissions Reduction Paul Guerra, CEO, Victorian Chamber of Philippa Kelly, CEO, Large Format Retail and Karyn Sobels, President, Victorian Commerce and Industry Association Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Wednesday 19th February, Networking Breakfast with the Hon MP, Minister for the Environment at Allens, Sydney

Karen Gomez, CEO, Paintback and The Dr Julia Crawford, President, Australian Hon Sussan Ley MP, Minister for the Veterinary Association and The Hon Environment Sussan Ley MP, Minister for the Environment

Michael Pratt AM, Secretary, NSW Treasury Boardroom Breakfast, 25 February 2020 @ EY, Michael Pratt AM, Secretary, NSW Treasury and NSW Industrial Relations Sydney and Melina Morrison, CEO, BCCM

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Tuesday 10th March, Breakfast with Senator the Hon , Minister for Finance at MinterEllison, Sydney

James Pearson CEO, ACCI, Diane Tate, CEO, AFIA, Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance & John Winter, CEO

Jason Falinski MP, Chair of the Standing MP, Chair of the Standing Helen Seidel, Senior Director, Committee on Tax and Revenue, Member Committee on Tax and Revenue, Government Relations, Visa and Senator for Mackellar and Claudia Sagripanti, Member for Mackellar and Wes Lambert, AO DSC, Senator for New South CEO, Exhibition and Event Association of CEO, Restaurant & Catering Industry Wales

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Networking Breakfast with The Hon MP, Deputy Premier of New South Wales, Thursday 12th March 2020 at EISS

The Hon John Barilaro MP, Deputy Nicholas Pickard, Director Public Affairs & The Hon John Barilaro MP, Deputy Premier of New South Wales and Communications, APRA AMCOS and The Premier of New South Wales and Alexander Hutchison, CEO, Energy Hon John Barilaro MP, Deputy Premier of Natalie Turmine, Chief Executive Officer, Industries Superannuation Scheme New South Wales Campbell Page

Friday 13th March, Networking Breakfast with the Hon Trevor Evans MP, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management @ JLL, Lou Jardin, Managing Director, Spar, The Hon Trevor Evans MP, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management and Dominique Lamb, CEO, NRA and Director, NRA Legal

The Hon Trevor Evans MP, Assistant Toni Brearley, CEO, Australasian Society The Hon Trevor Evans MP, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and of Association Executives and The Hon Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management and Amanda Trevor Evans MP, Assistant Minister for Environmental Management and Stephen Rohan. General Manager, Policy & Waste Reduction and Environmental Conry AM, CEO - Australia, JLL Advocacy, CCIQ Management 15 Activities & Achievements ACCI ONLINE MEMBER EVENTS

Thursday 27th August, Adam Boyton, National Skills Commissioner and Troy Williams, CEO, Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA).

Wednesday 3rd June, Senator Andrew Bragg, Senator for New South Wales and author Monday 20th July, The Hon Angus Taylor of the book ‘Bad Egg: How to Fix Super’ with Sally Loane CEO, Financial Services Council MP, Federal Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction and Martin Haese, CEO, Business SA

Tuesday 12th May, Andrew Liveris, Tuesday 26th May, Michael Apps, Tuesday 19th May, Barrie Elvish, CEO former CEO of Dow Chemical & member Executive Director, Bus Industry Fitness Australia and The Hon of the National Covid-19 Coordination Confederation and The Hon Anthony MP, Minister for Health, Minister Assisting Commission and Samantha Read, CEO, Albanese MP, Leader of the Australian the Prime Minister for the Public Service Chemistry Australia Labor Party and Cabinet.

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Thursday 28th May, Charmaine Moldrich, CEO, Outdoor Media Association and Charlotte Tressler, Head of Treasury’s Coronavirus Business Liaison Unit

Thursday 25th June, The Hon Catherine King MP, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Wednesday 22nd April, The Hon Michael Transport and Regional Development with members and staff McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Matt Deaner, CEO Screen Producers Australia

Friday 12th June, Diane Tate, CEO, AFIA Thursday 4th June, Christian Bennett, Monday 27th July, The Hon and Christine Morgan, CEO of National Group Head of Reputation, Government AM, Chair, Industry Super Australia and Mental Health Commission Relations and Industry Affairs, Former Commissioner, National COVID-19 Woolworths and The Hon Arthur Commission (NCC) March - June 2020 Sinodinos AO, Australia’s Ambassador to and Ian MacDonald, National Industrial the United States of America Relations Manager, Bus Industry Confederation (BIC)

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Thursday 7th May, Justin Howden, Group Head, Global Government Affairs and Industry, H&H Group and The Hon Will Hodgman, Chair, Australian Business Growth Fund

Friday 24th April, Greg Ireland, CEO, Tuesday 4th August, David Fredericks PSM, Secretary, Department of Industry, Science, Chamber of Commerce NT and The Hon Energy and Resources with members and staff MP, Federal Attorney- General, Minister for Industrial Relations

Wednesday 20th May, The Hon MP, Federal Shadow Treasurer and Stephen Ferguson, CEO, Australian Hotels Association

Friday 17th July, Karyn Sobels, President, Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tuesday 2nd June, The Hon Karen and The Hon , former Government Minister and , ABC’s Andrews MP, Minister for Industry, Chief Political Writer Science and Technology and Ben Lazzaro, CEO, Australian Made Campaign Limited

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Monday 4th May, Kate Carnell AO, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman and James Voortman, CEO, AADA

Friday 7th August, John Winter, CEO, Wednesday 8th July, Melanie Silva, Managing Director, Google Australia and NZ, Pip ARITA and Jason Falinski MP, Chair of the Marlow, CEO, Salesforce Australia & NZ, Sue Horlin, Sydney Managing Partner, PwC and Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue Linda Brown, CEO, Laureate Australia & New Zealand

Monday 18th May, The Hon MP, Federal Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer and Elizabeth McIntyre, Group CEO, Think Brick Australia

Monday 6th April, Senator the Hon , Federal Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business and Nicolle Jenkins, President, Monday 11th May, Melina Morrison, CEO, BCCM, Michael Brennan, Chair, Productivity Chamber of Commerce and Industry Commission and Peter Achterstraat AM, NSW Productivity Commissioner

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Friday 28th August, The Hon Dr Kay Patterson AO Age Discrimination Commissioner with members and staff

Tuesday 5th May, Mike Lawrence, CEO, Thursday 30th April, Neville Power, Friday 24th July, Paul Damkjaer, CEO, Customer Owned Banking Association Chairman NCC - National COVID-19 CBFCA and The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Limited and Rod Sims, Chair, Australian Commission (Advisory Board) and Evelyn Minister for Home Affairs Competition & Consumer Commission Richardson, CEO, Live Performance (ACCC) Australia

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Thursday 30th July, Peter Harris AO, Chief Executive Officer, NCC - National COVID-19 Commission (Advisory Board) and Michael Bailey, CEO, Tasmania Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday 1st September, John Denton AO Secretary General, The International Chamber of Commerce with members and staff

Friday 31st July, Tess Phillips, Director of Government & Public Relations, JCDecaux and The Hon Paul Fletcher MP, Minister

Tuesday 23rd June, The Hon MP Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Shadow Minister for the Arts and Manager of Opposition Business with members and staff 21 Activities & Achievements

ACCI VIDEO CONFERENCE GUEST SPEAKERS

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, ACCI moved to Video Conferences and hosted well-received events with the following speakers

The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Neville Power, Chairman, NCC - National Prime Minister COVID-19 Commission (Advisory Board)

The Hon MP, Federal Kate Carnell AO, Australian Small Business Treasurer and Family Enterprise Ombudsman

The Hon Michaelia Cash, Federal Minister Rod Sims, Chair of Australian Competition for Employment, Skills, Small and Family & Consumer Commission (ACCC) Business

The Hon Christian Porter MP, Federal The Hon Will Hodgman, Chair of the Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Australian Business Growth Fund Relations

The Hon AO, Australia’s Michael Brennan, Chair of the Australian Ambassador to the United States of Productivity Commission America

Dr. Stephanie Fahey, CEO of Australian Andrew N. Liveris,, Special Adviser to the Trade and Investment Commission National COVID-19 Commission (NCC) April (Austrade – September 2020

Glenys Beauchamp PSM, Chair of the Dr Ross Lambie, Chief Economist ACCI Health Industry Coordination Group (HICG)

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The Hon MP, Leader of The Hon Tony Burke MP, Shadow Minister the for Industrial Relations, Shadow Minister for the Arts and Manager of Opposition Business

The Hon MP, Minister for The Hon Catherine King MP, Shadow Industry, Science and Technology Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development

The Hon Greg Combet AM, Chair, Industry Super Australia and Former Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, Australia’s Sex Discrimination National COVID-19 Commission (NCC) Commissioner March - June 2020

The Hon Michael Sukkar MP, Federal Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer Melanie Silva, Managing Director, Google Australia and NZ for Project Spirit

The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet Pip Marlow, CEO, Salesforce Australia and NZ for Project Spirit

The Hon Jim Chalmers MP Federal Shadow Sue Horlin, Sydney Managing Partner, PwC Treasurer for Project Spirit

Charlotte Tressler, Head of Treasury’s The Hon Christopher Pyne, former Federal Coronavirus Business Liaison Unit Government Minister and Author of ‘The Insider’ and Annabel Crabb, ABC’s Chief Political Writer

Senator Andrew Bragg Senator for New The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Federal Minister South Wales and Author ‘Bad Egg: How to for Energy and Emissions Reduction Fix Super’

Christine Morgan, CEO of National Mental The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Health Commission Home Affairs

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The Hon Paul Fletcher MP, Minister for Peter Harris AO, Chief Executive Officer, Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts NCC - National COVID-19 Commission (Advisory Board)

One of the most memorable events was an urgent briefing with the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, Treasurer with the Victorian Chamber of Commerce following the lockdown in Victoria. A record-breaking 500 business leaders attended. The Treasurer said these might be dark and terrible times but assured all Australian’s that the is there for them and is well placed to continue to provide the record economic support measures for business, which is helping the economy to stay resilient and for businesses to survive.

The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, Federal Treasurer among 500 business leaders

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We welcomed 13 new Industry Associations and Business Leaders Council members, including Workplace Services Australia, JCDecaux Australia, Australasian Society of Association Executives, Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia, Ord Minnett, Home Consortium, eBay, Swisse Wellness, IAG, OpenLearning, Accommodation Association of Australia, Work Happy and the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia.

We thank all our business leaders and speakers for attending our events and video conferences to date and plan to continue to provide for our members as the year progresses.

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