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In the News : Business NSW’s Advocacy in Action
Business NSW is regularly featured in the media for our impactful work in the business community.
From media highlights to our official press releases, explore how we're making headlines and shaping the conversation. Not seeing what you need? Take a look at our broader advocacy initiatives.
MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
june 2026
10 June: Business Conditions Survey Results | Channel 9 News
Full video on our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/businessconditionssurvey-nswstatebudget-ugcPost-7470626797496246272-CYcz/
may 2026
7 May: Let us have a fair go come budget time | The Daily Telegraph
May 18: Emergency Services Levy | Channel 9 News
Full video on our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7461937829019820032
20 May: It's no joke - businesses slam Albanese's flippant response to tax criticism | The Daily Telegraph
21 May: Minns joins small business disquiet over tax changes | Sydney Morning Herald
25 May: Tax on ambition sees business confidence plunge | The Daily Telegraph
april 2026
4 April: Tax is extra hit for rural businesses | The Saturday Telegraph
29 April: Minns to ramp up search for gas | The Daily Telegraph
march 2026
12 March: Business needs a boost | The Daily Telegraph
9 March: Red Tape is Strangling Us | The Daily Telegraph
january 2026
11 January: 6200 "Red taped to death" | The Sunday Telegraph
DECEMBER 2025
15 December: Bosses warn of tipping point on energy | The Australian
11 December: Coalition agrees to sweeping changes to NSW workers' compensation scheme | ABC News
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3 December: ‘Completely died off’: Warning sign in Sydney business collapse | News.com.au
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2 December: Employers baulk at 'artificial' insights into sensitive data | The Australian
NOVEMBER 2025
13 November: Minns ready for a deal on workers' comp | Australian Financial Review
6 November: Harbouring ambitions: Suburbs that never clock off | Sydney Morning Herald
October 2025
30 October: $570m hole if workers bill stalls | Australian Financial Review
28 October: Bonkers red tape costing business a fortune | The Daily Telegraph
28 October: Alliance backs compo reforms | The Daily Telegraph
21 October: Premium risk to kids charity | The Daily Telegraph
13 October: Compo scheme in $1.7bn blowout | The Daily Telegraph
13 October: A scheme in need of some critical care | The Daily Telegraph
September 2025
17 September: A big pain in the glass | The Daily Telegraph
15 September: Business pleads for relief | The Daily Telegraph
AUGUST 2025
20 August: Payroll is nothing but a handbrake on job creation | The Daily Telegraph
20 August: Crushed by creepy $1.3bn "stealth" | The Daily Telegraph
5 August: Rival states eye WFH business exodus | The Australian
July 2025
31 July: Big business acts to shake award rules | The Australian Financial Review
14 July: Butcher hits snag in tradie drought | The Daily Telegraph
4 July: Sorry Sydney, the kitchens closed | The Daily Telegraph
June 2025
18 June: Risky business as thousands go bust | The Daily Telegraph
18 June: Tariff rollercoaster hits business confidence | Australian Financial Review
11 June: Businesses 'pay three times' for insurance | Australian Financial Review
7 June: Stress claims driving workers' comp blowout | Australian Financial Review
5 June: Biz blasts Libs on compo | The Daily Telegraph
3 June: Business plea for compo reforms | The Daily Telegraph
May 2025
16 May: Labor in $2.6 billion war with unions | The Daily Telegraph
14 May: Unions launch ad blitz against NSW government's proposed workers' comp changes | ABC News
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7 May: Workers' comp system is broken | The Daily Telegraph
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7 May: Compensation claims threaten whole system | The Daily Telegraph
6 May: Tariffs smash Aussie films | The Daily Telegraph
March 2025
14 March: Massive spike in insurance costs hurting NSW business| The Sydney Morning Herald
13 March: Push to end IT, finance worker penalty rates | Australian Financial Review
February 2025
25 February: 'Mean' tax driving people from homes and businesses | News.com.au
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20 February: Fair Work Commission suspends rail industrial action until July 1, 2025 | The Daily Telegraph
19 February: Business NSW calls for energy reform | The Daily Telegraph
19 February: CEO Daniel Hunter discusses interest rates | ABC Radio Sydney’s Hamish Macdonald
5 February: Train strikes | ABC News
January 2025
17 January: Business NSW discusses train strikes on Sunrise
December 2024
20 December: Train strikes | Nine News
15 December: Push to cut pensioner income penalty to fill NSW staff shortages | The Sunday Telegraph
9 December: Wages | The Daily Telegraph
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4 December: International students migration | The Sydney Morning Herald
November 2024
30 November: Small business diversification | The Daily Telegraph
22 November: Rail strike | ABC News
September 2024
14 September: Our lack of skilled apprentices is cooking up trouble | The Daily Telegraph
august 2024
31 August: Caps on students | The Sydney Morning Herald
23 August: CEO on managing work, and triplets | The Australian Financial Review
June 2024
18 June: NSW State Budget | Sky News
may 2024
31 May: Business confidence | The Sydney Morning Herald
Business confidence has now been subdued for the past two years as firms grapple with elevated inflation, higher interest rates and lingering weakness in consumer spending.
11 May: ‘There is trepidation’: Why business owners like Jared are worried about their future | The Sydney Morning Herald
6 May: Payroll tax pre-federal budget | The Australian
5 May: Retail sector state budget | The Daily Telegraph
March 2024
15 March: Payroll tax | Channel Seven
November 2023
14 November: Insurance and the emergency services levy | The Daily Telegraph
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