Australian company directors call for more infrastructure spending and a Green New Deal

Survey suggests the corporate community is increasingly at odds with the Morrison government’s gas-led recovery

Company directors want a more radical policy reset to recover from the Covid-19 recession including bigger investments in infrastructure, reforms of industrial relations and a Green New Deal.

The Australian Institute of Company Directors’ sentiment index, released on Thursday, found that climate and energy policy remain the two most important short-term priorities for company directors.

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