Wider Debate Needed on Business Innovation
Business innovation is the result of a range of commercial and business strategies and not just R&D spend, a survey of BCA Members has found. The report showed that process...
Booz Allen Hamilton/BCA Study Shows Decline in Australian CEO Turnover
Although the rate of CEO turnover in Australia declined in the past year, local CEOs are more likely to leave their jobs because of poor performance than their global counterparts,...
Sustainable Growth at Risk Through Excessive Short-Termism
The Business Council of Australia has called on federal and state governments and the private sector to consider a range of measures to counteract excessive short-termism in Australia. The recommendations...
Statement on the Federal Election
The Business Council of Australia congratulated the Coalition on its re-election to government. BCA President, Mr Hugh Morgan, said the election result underscored the importance of economic stability and growth...
Read moreBCA Releases Shareholder Communication Discussion Paper
The Business Council today released a discussion paper outlining a number of new approaches Australia’s listed companies might adopt to strengthen or improve their communication and interaction with shareholders. The...
BCA Response to Release of James Hardie Report
The Business Council of Australia said the inquiry into James Hardie and its asbestos liabilities should continue to follow due process and not become a pretext for legislative change that...
Read moreCorporate Tax Bounty Should Not Be Taken For Granted
Australia’s corporate sector said that the strong figures released today as part of the Charter of Budget Honesty were substantially a result of the contribution made by Australia’s corporations and...
Read moreALP Tax Changes Contribute to Workforce Participation
The Business Council of Australia said the release of Labor’s tax policy was a contribution to tax reform but more was needed to make Australia’s personal taxation system more efficient....
Read moreBCA Analysis of Minor Parties’ Business and Economic Policies
The Business Council today released an analysis of the implications for business and the wider economy of the forthcoming Senate election. BCA Chief Executive, Ms Katie Lahey, said the analysis...
Federal Election 2004
Australia’s peak business group welcomed the announcement today of a federal election for 9 October. Business Council of Australia’s Chief Executive, Ms Katie Lahey, said the announcement ended a period...
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