Message Board

Handy links to events and initiatives being run by some of the organisations we know. [more]

Indigenous Engagement

BCA members are committed to achieving better Indigenous opportunities now and into the future. [more]

Infrastructure

Better planning of infrastructure is needed to support growth, productivity and improved living standards. [more]

Business Council of Australia Response to the 2013–14 Federal Budget

14 May 2013 – This year’s budget makes plain how much effort and leadership will be needed in future to get fiscal policy in Australia back on a sustainable footing. [more]

States Need to Cut Retail Red Tape: Op-ed by Tony Shepherd in The Australian Financial Review

15 May 2013 – The states persist with regulations that restrict the productivity of traditional retailers and obstruct their ability to meet customer expectations and respond to the online challenge. [more]

Economic Action Plan for Australia: Second Column by Jennifer Westacott in The Australian

11 May 2013 – Second in a series of columns by BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott exploring the Business Council of Australia’s economic action plan for Australia. [more]

Submission to the Senate regarding Subclass 457 Visas, Enterprise Migration Agreements and Regional Migration Agreements

A demand-driven, uncapped temporary skilled migration program is essential to Australia’s long-term prosperity. [more]

Demand-Led Employment Services Roundtable Report

Report of a roundtable discussion on how to assist Australians who are disadvantaged in the labour market to gain the opportunity to find and keep real, meaningful paid employment. [more]

Policy Essentials: Standards for Rule Making

Thirty standards for how the regulatory system should operate to produce outcomes that are in the public interest. [more]

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Welcome to the Business Council of Australia Website

The Business Council of Australia is an association of the CEOs of 100 of Australia’s leading corporations with a combined workforce of one million people. It was established in 1983 as a forum for Australia’s business leaders to contribute to public policy debates to build Australia as the best place in which to live, to learn, to work and do business.

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Speech by BCA President Tony Shepherd to the National Press Club

17 April 2013 – Speech outlines why when business works, Australia works.