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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...