The Australian Financial Review By Hugh Morgan President Business Council of Australia The Business Council of Australia has long called for the development and implementation of a comprehensive, national and transparent energy policy for Australia. The importance of this issue...
The Business Council of Australia has welcomed ALP and Democrat support for a bill that will improve Australia’s commercial competitiveness in the global economy. The New International Tax Arrangements Bill 2003 passed through the Senate today. BCA Chief Executive Katie...
The BCA welcomed today’s energy policy announced by the federal government, saying it believed it would go a long way towards delivering long-term energy security and competitive energy costs for Australia. BCA President, Mr Hugh Morgan, said cost-efficient and secure...
Australia’s corporate sector said personal tax cuts and family spending outlined in tonight’s federal Budget were a welcome boost for ordinary Australians but attention should now be directed to Australia’s corporate tax system which has effectively funded a primary share...
The Business Council of Australia was appalled by the Australian Democrats' opposition to the free trade agreement with the United States, saying it would undermine Australia’s standing in the Asian region to achieve similar trade deals. “The Democrats' sudden and...
The Business Council of Australia said the release of modeling today underlined the importance of a free trade agreement with the world’s biggest economy to Australia’s economic and job growth, but business needed to ready itself if it wanted to...
Launch of the Business Council of Australia Statement on Strategies for Sustainable Development Welcome and Introduction by Dr John Schubert, President, Business Council of Australia The Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable Bob Carr, ladies and gentlemen. It is indeed...
The Business Council of Australia has announced its new policy agenda, agreed by Members at the BCA’s Annual Strategy Forum which concluded yesterday. Members agreed that its policy and work program would now be configured under the following Task Forces:...
The Business Council of Australia has launched the results of a major scenario project, drawing upon the expertise and views of leading thinkers as well as young people to examine key challenges and opportunities for Australia over the next 20...
A new study which has found that chief executives of our largest companies have half the tenure than their overseas counterparts underlined a worrying trend towards short-termism in Australia, the Business Council of Australia said today. The study, conducted by...