The Australian Financial Review By Hugh Morgan President Business Council of Australia The recent Council of Australian Governments meeting of political leaders vindicated growing calls for a new round of economic reform. The view on the future direction of Australia's...
By Richard Humphry Chairman, BCA Business Reform Task Force Former Managing Director, Australian Stock Exchange If there is one thing my years at the hub of Australia's capital markets taught me it was that Australia has to work much harder...
By Hugh Morgan President Business Council of Australia It is a matter of fact in the modern world that governments compete aggressively to provide healthy competitive environments for economic growth and prosperity. This was also the central message in the Business...
By Hugh Morgan President Business Council of Australia There is more than a hint of hypocrisy in the calls of state governments to remove the long-standing right of corporations to sue for defamation. On the one hand, we have state...
The Australian Financial Review By Rod Pearse Chairman CEO & Managing Director Boral Limited It's imperative to revive water reform, argues Rod Pearse. Australia, the driest inhabited continent on Earth, is running out of water so we should cut back...
Laura Tingle's claim (Canberra observed, June 23) that Business Council criticism of federal Labor's announcement to scrap Australian workplace agreements (AWAs) and reverse the direction of workplace reform is "excessive and political" misses the point. For the past two years,...
The Australian Financial Review By Michael Chaney President Business Council of Australia Continuing reform should be a key objective, writes Michael Chaney. The rise in interest rates highlights how Australia has hit its growth speed limit and reminds us of...
The Australian Financial Review By Steve Vamos Chairman Managing Director Microsoft Australia The Business Council of Australia recently called for a new national debate on the importance and the nature of innovation. The substantial response that this has generated is...
The Australian Financial ReviewBy Katie LaheyChief ExecutiveBusiness Council of AustraliaThe Business Council of Australia applauds the federal government's decision last week to accept most of the recommendations in the Banks taskforce report on reducing business red tape. The acceptance in...
The Age By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia Interest rates may bite, but long-term prosperity should be the key goal, writes Katie Lahey. The latest move by the Reserve Bank will cause many people to focus on their...