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For enquiries, interviews, information or commentary contact Business Chamber Queensland Media and Communications Manager Emma Clarke at [email protected].
For enquiries, interviews, information or commentary contact Business Chamber Queensland Media and Communications Manager Emma Clarke at [email protected].
Monday 14 February, 2022 | By: Emma Clarke
Compounding impacts of state border reopening, labour shortages, supply chain disruptions and low consumer spending means Queensland businesses' confidence in the future of the state and national economies has crashed. Read more.
Tuesday 8 February, 2022 | By: Emma Clarke
Mental health challenges due to COVID impacts have affected more than half of Queensland business owners and their staff, new Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) data shows. Read more.
Monday 7 February, 2022 | By: Emma Clarke
Queensland's most established business network welcomed Heidi Cooper as the new CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) this week. Read more.
Friday 4 February, 2022 | By: Emma Clarke
Queensland businesses are exporting into key international markets up three times the rate in 2020, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) data shows. Read more.
Thursday 27 January, 2022 | By: Emma Clarke
Queensland businesses deserve to know what the state’s impending 90% double vaccination milestone means for them and the rules they need to comply with to do business. Read more.
Thursday 20 January, 2022 | By: Emma Clarke
Now is the time for Queensland consumers and businesses to be depending on their own communities and local supply chains for goods, services, stock and resources. Read more.
Wednesday 19 January, 2022 | By: Emma Clarke
Constraints on Queensland businesses are costing the state’s economy an estimated $180 million a day in lost economic activity, new modelling from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) shows. Read more.
Monday 17 January, 2022 | By: Emma Clarke
Access to Rapid Antigen Tests as a first line of defence for staff could cost Queensland businesses $45 million a week. Read more.
Friday 14 January, 2022 | By: Emma Clarke
Close to 50% of businesses have experienced major or critical constraints on staff availability in the four weeks since Queensland borders re-opened and the impact of the Omicron strain emerged in the state. Read more.
Monday 10 January, 2022 | By: Emma Clarke
Queensland businesses are paying skilled workers premium wages, stretching labour forces thin or in some cases unable to trade as usual as ongoing international border closures and limited migration puts pressure on the state’s workforce. Read more.
Business Chamber Queensland respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners and custodians of the lands from across Queensland and the Torres Strait. We acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal people as the Traditional Custodians of Meanjin (Brisbane), the lands where our office is located and the place we meet, work and learn. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.