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Australian business lobbyists have launched a last-ditch attempt to convince lawmakers to split, postpone, or abandon Labor's contentious industrial relations bill.

David Alexander has served a number of roles since working for the former treasurer, most recently with government relations firm Barton Deakin.

Small business groups support a push by industry to have temporary industrial relations flexibilities reinstated in a bid to support employers through the country's latest wave of coronavirus lockdowns.

Small business associations and employer groups continue to argue over the failed outcome of the industrial relations omnibus bill, which passed the Senate last month.

The Prime Minister is set to announce targeted support for the international tourism and aviation sectors as JobKeeper ends this month.

COSBOA and the ACTU are jointly supporting changes to the retail award, which will allow more than 1 million part-time employees to work extra shifts without receiving penalty rates.

The big banks' plan to merge eftpos, BPAY and NPP Australia into a single payment system has come under fire by small business groups.

Small businesses that underpay workers could be hit with 50% higher civil penalties, under the federal government’s industrial relations reform bill.

The federal government says it wants to help Australian businesses hire 100,000 new apprentices and trainees.

Small businesses that have experienced a substantial drop in revenue as a result of the bushfires will soon be able to access a new $10,000 grant from the federal government. 

By Janine Dixon and Jason Nassios, Victoria University

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