Reports & Papers

Reports & Papers

As an organisation that develops policy priorities and positions based on in-depth research and the views and expertise of its membership, the BCA regularly releases reports and papers to stimulate debate and understanding of the need for reform in key policy areas.

Download reports released in 2006 here.

Balancing Act: Fiscal and Policy Priorities to Support Growth

This submission outlines five priorities for the 2010–11 Budget and beyond.
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Embedding Workplace Collaboration: Good Faith Bargaining

A call for formal guidance on what the good faith bargaining requirements in the new Fair Work Act should entail.
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Fit for the Job

How to restructure health services so they function effectively as one system. Includes specific recommendations for an independent national health commission, and comments on the national e-health strategy.
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Many Connections, One Goal: Closing the Gap

A report on the actions being taken by BCA members to enable Indigenous Australians to better participate in and benefit from our national prosperity.
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Groundwork for Growth

How to build the infrastructure necessary to support Australia’s growth ambition.
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Embedding Workplace Collaboration: Preventing Disputes

Australia risks slower economic growth in the years ahead unless the new IR system can focus more strongly on preventing disputes.
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Unrealised Gains: The Competitive Possibilities of Tax Reform

Blueprint for a tax system that will maximise community wealth.
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Budgeting for Revival

The global economic crisis is a defining moment for Australia’s federation, and all levels of government must pull together for the national Budget to be effective.
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Health Is Everybody’s Business

Why the BCA has a role to play in Australia’s health discussion.
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Modelling Success: Designing an ETS that Works

What will happen to real companies in Australia unless some modifications are made to the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme?
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A Better Tax Return: Reconsidering the Role of Australia’s Tax System

A call to reconsider the role of Australia’s tax system.
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Teaching Talent: The Best Teachers for Australia’s Classrooms

A plan to recognise outstanding teachers and to lift the standard of teaching in Australian classrooms.
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Engaging our Potential: A Checklist to Reduce Barriers to Workforce Participation

A checklist of ways to address barriers to the recruitment and retention of individuals not currently in the workforce.
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A Charter for New Federalism

With the economy operating at full capacity, reducing inefficiencies in how governments operate becomes increasingly important.
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Infrastructure: Roadmap for Reform

Ports, road and rail transport, water, energy and broadband are the building blocks for economic growth.
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Engaging our Potential: The Economic and Social Necessity of Increasing Workforce Participation

New policy thinking and concerted action is needed if Australia is to reduce the unacceptable number of Australians who are jobless or on the margins of the workforce at a time of record employment.
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Restoring our Edge in Education

A five-point plan to overhaul school education to give all Australian youth access to a world-leading education system.
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Underserviced

Without a more proactive policy approach, Australia risks missing out on the rapidly growing global demand for services.
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Corporate Community Investment in Australia

Australian companies are increasingly pursuing a more strategic, business-focused approach to community engagement.
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Setting Achievable Emissions Targets for Australia

Australia needs a multifaceted approach to emissions reduction.
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A Scorecard of State Red Tape Reform

State and territory governments are not living up to their promises to cut red tape.
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BCA Workforce Participation Roundtable Discussion Paper

The Business Council of Australia will lead a major new initiative on workforce participation with the aim of increasing participation including among Australians who are marginalised.
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2006 AGMs: Review and Results

A study of over 70 annual general meetings (AGMs) identifying practices and procedures that were used in AGMs in 2006 has been released today.
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Business Checklist for Commonwealth Regulatory Proposals

A joint business group initiative to put federal government performance in cutting red tape under closer scrutiny.
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Tax Nation: Business Taxes and the Federal–State Divide

Australia’s business sector is weighed down by a tax system that is inefficient, overly complex and levies too many taxes for little return.
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Strategic Framework for Emissions Reduction

3 April 2007: The Business Council of Australia has agreed on a policy position to tackle climate change involving sustainable emissions reduction strategies while protecting Australia’s economic base.
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