The Business Council applauded federal Parliament’s approval of the free trade agreement with the United States today. BCA President, Mr Hugh Morgan, said the agreement was an historic achievement and praised the government for its tenacious endeavours during past two...
A new model developed jointly by business and the tertiary sector to improve R&D returns and commercialisation policy for Australia’s universities was released today. The Business Council of Australia and the Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee study on building better systems to...
The release today of the ALP’s workplace relations policy document confirms business concerns about Labor’s plans to recentralise Australia’s workplace relations framework. The policies announced today are broadly consistent with ALP’s National Conference Platform. An analysis of the platform was...
Labor’s decision today to back the United States Free Trade Agreement was welcomed by the Business Council of Australia, which urged federal Parliament to pass the necessary legislation as soon as possible. The BCA, which represents Australia’s leading companies, said...
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Business Council of Australia (BCA) are taking the National Occupational Health and Safety Strategy direct to the decision makers and senior executives in Australia’s top 100 companies. The decade-long National...
The Business Council of Australia today called on the ALP to uphold the national interest and ignore last-ditch attempts by union leaders and the Greens to scuttle the US Free Trade Agreement. BCA President, Mr Hugh Morgan, said efforts to pressure...
The Business Council of Australia today released a position paper on offshoring, predicting the trend to outsource information, IT and other services to offshore companies would have largely positive implications for Australia’s economy and jobs. The BCA paper, Offshoring, Global...
Australia’s leading companies today released a report on the potential outcomes and impacts on Australia’s economy of the ALP’s workplace relations platform. The 80-page report by Access Economics – commissioned by the BCA – found there were real threats to Australia’s continuing...
The Business Council of Australia today released a position paper in response to the continuing debate over pay for CEOs and other senior business managers. The BCA paper says clear examples of excessive pay and reward for underperformance had damaged Australia’s...
The Business Council of Australia today welcomed the announcement by the federal government that legislation giving effect to the recommendations of the Dawson Inquiry into the Trade Practices Act will be introduced into Parliament tomorrow. The President of the Business...