Qube Holdings (ASX:QUB) Managing Director Paul Digney said that the absence of a meaningful tax reform is a risk to the company's international competitiveness, according to a Wednesday report by the Australian.

Digney added that the Albanese government's first-term workplace reforms do not help in improving productivity and also make it harder for companies to negotiate productivity offsets as part of enterprise agreement negotiations.

"The government won a significant mandate at the last election, and they should use the opportunity it provides to take some bolder steps in these areas," Digney added.

Digney said that he remains "cautiously optimistic" on the 2026 outlook as activity in the markets that Qube operates is "tracking well" despite labour market softening, inflation, and geopolitical issues.

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