News Mentions

BCA in the news

The BCA actively promotes its policy agenda in the media. The following is a selection of media coverage of the BCA and its policy areas. News mentions from 2007 are accessible in the archived news mentions section.

Open Letter to the Council of Australian Governments

Greig Gailey speaks to ABC Radio National about his open letter to the Council of Australian Governments.
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Reconsidering the Role of Tax

In an interview on Radio 2UE, BCA spokesman Scott Thompson discusses the BCA call for a more comprehensive review of the tax system.
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Rethinking Tax: Interview with Greig Gailey

BCA President Greig Gailey talks to the ABC Radio ‘AM’ program regarding the need for a comprehensive review of taxation.
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A New Career Structure for School Teachers

BCA Policy Director Patrick Coleman talks to 6RTR (Perth) regarding the need for a new career structure for school teachers.
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Time for Business on Teacher Salaries

BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey talks to the Radio National ‘AM’ program regarding reforms to the teaching profession.
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Budgetary Restraint: Comments by Greig Gailey

BCA President Greig Gailey talks to Radio National on the topic of middle-class welfare in the federal Budget.
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Tax Nation: Reform of Tax System Overdue

Comments by BCA President Greig Gailey on the need for tax simplification.
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Qualities of a Successful CEO: Interview with Greig Gailey

BCA President Greig Gailey talks to ‘Lateline Business’ regarding qualities he believes make a successful CEO.
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Seizing the Opportunity to Create a Seamless Economy

Greig Gailey talks to ‘Lateline Business’ about the ‘golden opportunity’ that now exists to create a single set of rules for businesses Australia-wide.
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Australia 2020 Summit: Bold Vision Sought

The Australian, 7 April 2008
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Addressing Educational Disadvantage

The Australian, 26 March 2008
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The Cost of Regulatory Inefficiency

The Australian, 26 March 2008
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A More Ambitious Agenda for COAG

The Australian Financial Review, 26 March 2008
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Regulation Reform: Comments by Minister Lindsay Tanner

The Australian Financial Review, 25 March 2008
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COAG and Regulatory Reform

25 March 2008: Ahead of the meeting of COAG on 26 March, articles note the advocacy efforts of the BCA in relation to the campaign for a more streamlined regulatory environment for business.
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Maternity Leave: Inquiry by the Productivity Commission

23 March 2008: Articles exploring the campaign for universal paid maternity leave in Australia note BCA support for the inquiry by the Productivity Commission into maternity leave arrangements.
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Seamless Market Must Be a Priority

Extract of quote from an editorial in The Australian Financial Review, 19 March 2008
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A Seamless Market for Business

Excerpt of op-ed by BCA President Greig Gailey, The Australian Financial Review, 19 March 2008.
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Trades Training in Schools

The Australian Financial Review, 17 March 2008
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Reviewing Corporate Tax

Selected coverage of the BCA position on corporate tax, including the BCA’s call for a permanent watch on corporate tax arrangements in Australia.
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Budgeting for Prosperity

The Australian Financial Review, 3 March 2008
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The Cost of Infrastructure Bottlenecks

The Age, 3 March 2008
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Treasurer Wayne Swan Addresses the BCA

Reference to a speech by Treasurer Wayne Swan to the Business Council of Australia
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News Mentions February 2008

Highlights of references to the BCA within the Australian news media in February 2008.
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News Mentions January 2008

Highlights of references to the BCA within the Australian news media in January 2008.
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