In Tuesday’s Federal Budget (9 May, 2023), Treasurer Jim Chalmers reinstated Instant Asset Write-Off for eligible asset purchases up to $20,000, and also announced a separate Small Business Energy Incentive to help...
Australia’s nicotine laws have been a significant feature of Australian political debate in recent years, driven by community concern about an ‘explosion’ in vape use by young people and tobacco, and retail...
One of the questions that is increasingly asked of ACAPMA is ‘what will happen to service stations when EVs take hold?’ Will, for instance, all service station sites be converted into residential...
Just as the dust started to settle on Viva Energy’s announcement about its planned acquisition of OTR, last week started with news of yet another major development in the Australian Petrol &...
Six months ago, the Albanese Government commissioned a Review of Australia’s Migration System. The decision was motivated by concerns communicated by all stakeholders (Australian Employer Groups, Industry, Unions and Community Groups) about...
The ACAPMA Board has long campaigned for the illegal and abhorrent practice of deliberate wage theft to be criminalised. The reality of a national criminalisation of wage underpayments is one step closer today,...
This week, Viva Energy surprised the Australian fuel industry by announcing that it had reached an agreement with the Peregrine Corporation for the acquisition of the OTR Group. Analysis of the $A1.15B...
The past 12 months has seen an unprecedented period of wholesale fuel price volatility, largely owning to global pricing issues associated with the Russia-Ukraine conflict and a relatively tight supply-demand balance following...
