News Room Archive

2007 Opinion Editorials & Articles

Read op-eds authored by BCA Members or executives between January and July 2007 here.

 

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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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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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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