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.
Let's not slip into neutral
22 January 2022
This opinion article by Business Council executive director Jess Wilson was first published in The Herald Sun on Saturday 22 January 2021 2022 has not started the way we had hoped....
Planning to live with COVID crucial
20 January 2022
National Cabinet’s sensible decisions today will help further ease supply chain pressures and workforce shortages, but leaders must continue adjusting as the situation changes, Business Council executive director Jess Wilson...
WA decision is a national setback
21 January 2022
Western Australia’s decision to keep itself cut-off from the rest of the nation indefinitely ignores the reality that Australia must live with the virus, Business Council President Tim Reed said....
As a nation of investors, we need transparency around proxy advice
20 January 2022
This opinion article by Business Council President Tim Reed was first published in The Australian Financial Review on Thursday 20 January 2021 The Morrison government’s reforms to inject greater transparency and...