News Room Archive

2007 Opinion Editorials & Articles

Read op-eds authored by BCA members or executives in 2007 here.

 

 

Education Overhaul Will Open Door of Opportunity

A comprehensive and co-operative approach is needed to improve learning, Hutch Ranck writes in The Age.
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Stakes Too High To Turn Back

We need to embrace a new round of economic reform, writes Greig Gailey in The Australian.
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These Are Good Times, But Not for All

Economic reform must continue so all can join in Australia’s prosperity, writes Michael Chaney in The Age.
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Unwieldy System Must Go

Op-ed by Tim Cox, PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax Partner, on the need to reform business tax, as published in The Australian Financial Review, 29 November 2007.
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A Time to Improve Social Prosperity

In a real sense, Australia’s hardest economic challenges are just beginning, Katie Lahey writes in the Herald Sun.
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Make Sure We Don’t Waste Our Wealth

In the midst of so much prosperity, it is easy to overlook the many Australians who continue to confront a vastly different reality, Michael Chaney argues.
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Need to Rethink Employment Policy

Australia needs all hands on deck to tackle lower growth prospects, op-ed argues.
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Be Prepared for Emissions Trading

Business cannot afford to sit back and wait for the scheme to start, writes Katie Lahey in The Age.
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Infrastructure Is a Road Half Travelled

World-class infrastructure won’t happen without competitive national markets, rational pricing and more private ownership, op-ed argues.
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Opportunity Too Good to Waste

Enabling investment and trade among its members should be APEC’s top priority, writes John W.H. Denton.
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As Business Fills Canberra’s Coffers, We Need to Move on Tax Reforms

Despite Treasury indicators of a strong economy, this is no time for complacency on tax reform, Katie Lahey argues.
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Injection of Facts into the IR Debate

By debunking union myths about workplace reform, business groups are fighting a threat to the economy, argues Michael Chaney.
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A Commodity Just Too Valuable to Miss the Export Boat

Australia’s prosperity depends on providing services to the world, writes IBM’s Glen Boreham.
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National Approach to Water

Nature can only do so much to alleviate water shortages; the rest is up to us, writes Katie Lahey in The Courier-Mail.
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The Mutual Benefits of Giving

Geoff Allen of the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs discusses the release of the ACCPA–BCA report, ‘Corporate Community Investment in Australia’ in an op-ed in The Australian Financial Review.
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Willingness Needed to Establish Emissions Trading Scheme

Governments and businesses must work together to establish a national emissions trading scheme, Katie Lahey writes.
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Warming to a Vital Task

A market-based, national emissions trading scheme is key to Australia’s effort to reduce greenhouse gases over the long term, Katie Lahey writes in The Courier-Mail.
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Good Start on Greenhouse Plan

Emissions trading is now a business reality, Rod Sims writes in The Australian Financial Review.
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Five-Pronged Approach to Climate Change Challenge

Australia has to protect its economy in the transition to a low-emissions world, writes Rod Pearse.
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The Vote to Secure our Fiscal Future

Sound reform, not petty politics, will sustain our prosperity, says Michael Chaney.
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Next Election Vital for Future Prosperity

Lifting living standards is the goal of the reform agenda, op-ed outlines.
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The Only Way Forward Is to Keep Moving Forward

Australia cannot afford to go backwards on workplace reform, op-ed argues.
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Unions Want to Turn Back the Clock

Labour market reforms underpin our prosperity, op-ed explains.
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The Tax Attack: Governments Hit Companies

There is a compelling case for a major rethink of Australia’s business taxation system, Katie Lahey writes.
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Australia’s Golden Opportunity

We can do more to depart from previous economic cycles and lift our living standards further, op-ed argues.
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Climate Solutions Must Be Genuinely Global

Australia’s economy needs to be strong in a changing world, op-ed outlines.
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A Blueprint for Preserving Prosperity

In the 2007 election year, policies must be focused on the longer term.
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CSR Belongs at the Very Core of Business

We can’t sustain a first-rate economy with a second-rate community, writes Katie Lahey in The Age.
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Doha Round Needs Strong Leadership

International trade reform needs to be given a much higher priority or a vital opportunity to lift economic growth may be lost.
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Official Response to Drought Just Doesn’t Hold Water

Does it make sense for Australia’s major cities to be on long-term water restrictions as a key solution to managing our water requirements?
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