Australian Industry Group

Jan 13, 2025 | aigroup.com.au | Innes Willox

By Innes Willox, Chief Executive, Australian Industry GroupAs published in The Australian - 14 January 2025Since the comprehensive Henry Tax Review of 2010, successive Australian governments have admired the problem of tax reform. Lots of talk and little action has happened since to boost our competitiveness, investment attractiveness and productivity and we are now paying the price.

Sep 9, 2024 | aigroup.com.au | Innes Willox

By Innes Willox, Chief Executive, Australian Industry GroupAs published in The Australian, 9 September 2024The furious response to the potential introduction of caps on international students has certainly been hard to miss. Our universities are very good at advocacy as you would expect from highly capable organisations run by highly capable people. But these voices need to be balanced with others in what is a complex and multi-faceted debate.

Aug 4, 2024 | aigroup.com.au | Innes Willox

As published in the Australian Financial ReviewAustralia has a once in a generation opportunity to rid our biggest construction union of ingrained criminal and corrupt conduct. We cannot afford to miss it.

Jun 19, 2024 | aigroup.com.au | Innes Willox

As published in The Australian, 20 June 2024By Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Australian Industry Group"The two-faced Roman god, Janus, simultaneously looked backwards and forwards, supposedly longingly at the past and hopefully at the future. Sadly, Janus could be revived as a symbol of modern Australian governments as they struggle to ward off economic decline and build prosperity."

Feb 20, 2024 | aigroup.com.au | Innes Willox

As published in The Advertiser (Adelaide), 21 February 2024It is the hope of industry that the Federal Government's newly released surface fleet strategy will provide much greater certainty and consistency for big parts of Australian defence industry, but successful implementation is critical.