2000 Media Release
New Tax Task Force Chairman to lead the Business Council’s Continued Emphasis on Taxation Reform

Mr Campbell Anderson, President of the Business Council of Australia today announced that Mr Christopher Knoblanche, Chief Executive Officer and Regional Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen Australasia would be the new Chairman of the Business Council’s Tax Task Force. Mr...

Urgent Review of Energy Reforms Needed: BCA

The Business Council of Australia today called for an urgent review of the nation’s energy reform agenda. The President of the Business Council of Australia, Mr Campbell Anderson, said the energy reform process had some serious problems, due to inadequate...

BCA Welcomes McClure Report

The Business Council of Australia today welcomed the release of the McClure Report on welfare reform. The Executive Director of the BCA, Mr David Buckingham, said today: “It provides a lot of clear and practical advice for the reform of...

Time to Press Ahead on Option 2: BCA

The Business Council of Australia today welcomed the Treasurer’s commitment to the adoption of the Tax Value Method (Option 2), and urged that its introduction not be unduly delayed by the removal of the July 1, 2001, deadline. The Executive...

Statement by Australia’s Private Sector on Industrial Relations

1. Australian business and industry are extremely concerned about attempts by some trade unions to overturn some of the more constructive reforms of labour relations legislation in recent years. 2. In recent years the framework for labour relations in Australia...

Coalition of Peak Bodies Calls for End to Corporations Law ‘Uncertainty’

A coalition of peak business, legal and accounting bodies has called on state governments to refer to the Commonwealth powers to deal with uncertainty surrounding Australia’s Corporations Law following a series of recent High Court decisions, culminating in The Queen...

Letter Sent to all State Premiers regarding Australia’s Corporations Law

Dear Premier, I am sure that you are already aware of the uncertainty and confusion which surrounds the status of Australia’s Corporations Law following recent decisions of the High Court, culminating in the decision in The Queen v Hughes. Nevertheless,...

Secondary Boycotts Issue of Primary Importance: BCA

The Business Council of Australia has re-emphasised the fundamental importance of existing legislative restraints on secondary boycott industrial action. The President of the BCA, Mr Campbell Anderson, said today: “Any proposal to restore to unions the economic and industrial power...

Tax Reform: A Much-Needed Investment for the Future

Mr Campbell Anderson, President of the Business Council of Australia, today urged Australians to keep their sights on the fundamental benefits of the reforms to our taxation system. Addressing the Property Council of Australia’s Corporate Leaders’ Lunch in Sydney, Mr...

BCA Welcomes Australian Research Council Report

The Business Council of Australia today welcomed the release of the Australian Research Council’s report Investing in Our Future. The Executive Director of the BCA, Mr David Buckingham, said the information on patent activity provided clear benchmarks on Australian innovation,...

Latest news


Media releases archive

Media releases archive

Media releases archive