The business community has voiced severe concerns over a newly tabled federal bill that contains a hidden amendment allowing the Commonwealth to discriminate against non-unionised companies for taxpayer contracts.

Critics argue that the move undermines national productivity, favours union-friendly deals at the public’s expense, and risks replicating state-level procurement disasters across industries like defence and technology.

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