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Sky News AU
05-08-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
'Anti-ambitious': Sky News host Laura Jayes rips into Jacinta Allan's WFH decree as Coalition says policy would be a 'tragic outcome'
Sky News host Laura Jayes has savaged Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan's plan to enshrine work from home rights in law while shadow industrial relations minister Tim Wilson said the policy would bring the state to its knees. On Saturday Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announced that she would draft legislation ahead of next November's state election to force employers to allow workers in both the public and private sector to work from home for two days a week where possible. The policy has sparked the ire of countless industry and small business bodies who labelled the move an overreach and insisted the plan would severely impact their business models amidst a cost-of-living crisis. Sky News host Laura Jayes ripped into the policy and said Ms Allan was drafting policies which were political breadwinners as opposed to meaningful reform. 'It's so low rent, so anti-ambitious there's been a lot of criticism for it,' Jayes said. 'This is government getting in people's lives when they don't need to be, I find that extraordinary after Covid particularly in Melbourne that people would want government in their lives and wouldn't want to just broker that with their employers." Meanwhile the Coalition's industry relations spokesperson and Goldstein MP Tim Wilson labelled the policy as a 'political stunt' and reiterated that frontline workers would be left by the wayside. 'The Premier is gaslighting Victorian employees but in the process putting serious risks to jobs in Victoria as employers consider do, we really want to continue to operate here anymore,' Mr Wilson told Sky News. 'What is obvious to everybody is that teachers, nurses, tradies and retail workers are not going to get the benefit from this. 'The Victorian Premier is gaslighting tradies teachers retail workers and not actually taking workplace arrangements seriously because she thinks she can get some political benefits from a stunt rather than doings things that will actually drive-up wages and standards of living.' Neighbouring states including New South Wales and South Australia are reportedly attempting to take advantage of the situation and lure businesses across the border. Business NSW CEO Daniel Hunter told The Australian the blanket rules would make it 'harder and less appealing' for companies to operate in Victoria and said that NSW 'may well be the beneficiary of that.' Mr Wilson said the business community in Victoria viewed the move as counter-intuitive and concerning and said the policy would make the state far less attractive for entrepreneurs. 'Victorian employers are saying explicitly that if we enshrine this into law it's another nail in the coffin for the Victorian business community and when people are making choices about where they invest, where they make decisions to set up businesses they will look to other states,' Mr Wilson said. 'As a proud Victorian I see this as a tragic outcome – we already know from public data that all of the growth in employment in the Australian economy right now is on the back of public expenditure." He also said there were serious legal gaps in the policy and reiterated that the private sector was subject to federal government regulation. 'They made an announcement they were going to guarantee an outcome – since the lawyers have said you can't do that for private sector workers, that's covered by federal law,' he said. Federal Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said on Monday the government would not intervene to roll back Ms Allan's policy and insisted the government was not 'marking their homework.' Mr Wilson claimed it was the Prime Minister's view that work from home arrangements should be negotiated between employers and employees. 'They won't say whether they back Jacinta Allan's plan because they know she is gaslighting the Victorian public, they know what she is doing is unconstitutional,' Mr Wilson said.
Sky News AU
04-07-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Anthony Albanese addresses Sky News Australia's Economic Outlook 2025
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and top business leaders are discussing the major economic and political issues facing the nation at Australia's Economic Outlook 2025, hosted by Laura Jayes.
Sky News AU
04-07-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
WATCH LIVE: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and business leaders address Australia's Economic Outlook, hosted by Sky News and The Australian
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and top business leaders are discussing the major economic and political issues facing the nation at Australia's Economic Outlook 2025, hosted by Laura Jayes. The sold-out event at Crown Sydney, hosted by Sky News and The Australian, takes a deep dive into the major challenges and opportunities facing the national economy. Join to follow Mr Albanese's speech ahead of a live Q&A with Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell. There will also be addresses from David Tsai, chief executive of Crown Resorts; Ed Kitchen, managing director of Uber Eats ANZ; and Paul Schroder, AustralianSuper chief executive. Watch the event live and in full from 12.30pm AEST on Sky News Extra or download the Sky News Australia App.
Sky News AU
03-07-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
HOW TO WATCH: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to speak at Australia's Economic Outlook, hosted by Sky News and The Australian
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be joined by prominent Australian business leaders at the sold out Australia's Economic Outlook 2025, hosted by Laura Jayes. Presented by Sky News and The Australian, this year's event is set to see the Prime Minister outline the government's immediate and long-term economic strategies. His address will be followed by a Q&A session hosted by Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell where they will discuss major economic and political issues affecting Australian businesses and households. How to watch Australia's Economic Outlook 2025 Sky News Australia will broadcast the event live on Friday, including the Prime Minister's keynote address. Viewers can tune in on Sky News Extra from 12.30pm AEST. The full event will also be streamed live on and on the Sky News Australia App. Other speakers and topics Australian business figures David Tsai, chief executive of Crown Resorts, and Ed Kitchen, managing director of Uber Eats ANZ, will join The Australian Associate Editor Eric Johnston on a panel discussing economic trends impacting the country's business sector. AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder will also chat to Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood about the challenges of navigating increased geopolitical volatility and the potential impacts for Australian investors. The highly sought-after business luncheon event, which is now its fourth year, will this year be held at Crown Sydney from midday on Friday. Watch the event live and in full from 12.30pm AEST on Sky News Extra or download the Sky News Australia App.
Sky News AU
01-07-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Unclear whether Australia is at negotiating table with US around tariffs
Sky News host Laura Jayes claims it is unclear whether Australia has a seat at the negotiating table with US President Donald Trump. Australia is awaiting to hear if President Trump will impose trade tariffs as leaders around the world prepare for a second Liberation Day announcement. 'Trump is doing deals still in these last nine or 10 days before that self-imposed deadline does kick in,' Ms Jayes said. 'We don't know whether Australia is still at the negotiating table.'
