a strong Australia
The Business Council of Australia strives for a stronger Australia.
The Business Council will actively collaborate with other community and business groups, political leaders at all levels of government and engage directly with the community to achieve our vision and purpose.
We work to ensure Australia is economically strong to support a fair, free and inclusive society for all Australians. Achieving this requires successful, well-run businesses that create meaningful jobs and inclusive work environments which reflect and are accountable to the broader Australian community.
The Business Council champions the role that responsible businesses play in generating sustainable economic growth and advocate for policy settings that are in the national interest.
We believe the role of business is to generate returns for shareholders over the medium to long term, and that doing this requires businesses to be good corporate citizens, and for big and small business to work together across our cities and regions.
This means to act in good faith, have products and services that are fit for market, represent those products fairly and balance the needs of all stakeholders and interests including employees, shareholders, customers, suppliers, the community and the environment.
Business welcomes Safeguard consultations
18 August 2022
18 August 2022 A comprehensive consultation process on the Safeguard Mechanism will be critical to achieving our targets and locking in a stronger economy, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott...
What a Jobs Summit ‘win’ would look like
15 August 2022
This opinion article by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott was first published in The Australian Financial Review on Monday 15 August 2022 The Jobs and Skills Summit is an...
Submission to Independent Review of Infrastructure Australia
16 August 2022
Australia is currently in the midst of a historic period of government infrastructure investment and delivery. The Business Council acknowledges how central good quality infrastructure is to the functioning of...
Business is not profiting at the expense of workers’ wages
8 August 2022
This opinion article by Business Council chief economist Stephen Walters was first published in The Australian Financial Review on Monday 8 August 2022 Who benefits most from a growing economy,...