2001 Media Release

17 December 2001

Business Council of Australia releases International Tax Discussion Paper

The Business Council of Australia today released a major discussion paper on Australia’s international tax regime. The paper, Removing Tax Barriers to International Growth, was prepared by Andersen, a leading...

4 December 2001

Business–Indigenous Collaboration: First National Report Released

Many Indigenous leaders are asking business to play a central role in ensuring real jobs in the real economy, according to a report released today by the Business Council of...

28 November 2001

Business Council of Australia Welcomes Competition Decision

The Business Council of Australia today welcomed the federal government’s decision not to amend the Trade Practices Act as it relates to the aviation industry. The Chief Executive of the...

31 May 2001

Sustainable Development Critical to World Prosperity

The pursuit of sustainable development is necessary for the future prosperity of the world, according to the Business Council of Australia. Releasing the Business Council of Australia’s Statement on Strategies...

29 May 2001

New South Wales State Budget Response: BCA

The Executive Director of the Business Council of Australia, Mr David Buckingham, today released the following statement on the New South Wales State Budget: “Today’s New South Wales Budget hits...

22 May 2001

BCA: Statement on the Federal Budget

The President of the Business Council of Australia, Dr John Schubert, tonight released the following statement in response to the federal Budget: “This Budget covers the essential elements of both...

8 March 2001

Corporations Law Referral Welcomed

A coalition of business, financial and legal groups has welcomed the introduction into the New South Wales Parliament of the first state legislation referring corporate regulatory powers to the Commonwealth....

4 March 2001

BCA Supports Energy Policy Review

The Executive Director of the Business Council of Australia, Mr. David Buckingham, supported Senator Minchin’s call to “re-energise energy market reform”. Mr Buckingham said today that “Business shares the...

20 February 2001

Let’s Make Australia Great: BCA

Statement released by the President of the Business Council of Australia, Dr John Schubert, at the completion of the BCA 2001 Strategy Forum “Business leaders strongly expressed the view that...

19 February 2001

Australia Set to Capitalise on E-Business Opportunities

A national e-business forum today called for Australia to capitalise quickly on e-business opportunities and ensure the benefits are widely shared. The e-business forum recommended to the Business Council of...