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In a conciliatory speech to the Business Council of Australia annual dinner designed to reach a pre-election ceasefire with angry employers , the Prime Minister hasn't offered corporate leaders any compromise on Labor's union-backed industrial relations laws and defended his government’s reform agenda.

And even though Anthony Albanese claims that business and his government are on the same page in many areas, on the issues that really count there’s a mountain of white space, writes Eric Johnston.

Meanwhile, former banker and Forrest family lieutenant Andrew Hagger has joined with ex Reserve Bank stalwart Guy Debelle to establish an advisory firm for ultra-wealthy families , wading into a highly competitive market as the number of Australian billionaires swells.