Paul Orton is the General Manager for Policy and Communications with Australian Business Limited. Paul has a background in policy development, public affairs and economics and is responsible for putting the industry voice to government on issues from economic and industry policy to environmental management and workplace safety. Prior to joining Australian Business Limited, Paul worked for a major bank in business development and communications and for a number of NSW government departments and ministers.

In the following presentation Paul reflects on some of the key issues facing "ordinary" companies in Australia today - some of the 14,000 companies ABL engages with on a day-to-day basis. Below you will find the PowerPoint slides and the key messages from Paul's presentation.