The Canberra Times By Michael Chaney President Business Council of Australia There is certainly no shortage of views that paint a glass-half-empty view of federal–state relations. Long-standing difficulties and tensions have been highlighted in recent weeks with comments by the Treasurer...
The Age John Denton Chairman Partner & Chief Executive Officer Corrs Chambers Westgarth Breaking the Doha Round impasse is the key to reducing poverty and improving the financial health of the world, writes John Denton. The opportunity to secure a...
The Advertiser By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia The debate over the parlous state of federal–state relations, sparked by Treasurer Peter Costello's suggestion that Canberra should take over all economic powers of state governments, may have left...
The Age By Rod Pearse Chairman CEO & Managing Director Boral Limited Are governments throwing the business baby out with the bath water through unreliable infrastructure planning and policy, asks Rod Pearse. For some time the private sector, led by...
The Canberra Times By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia Innovation has always been important to our economy, and to the ability of business to stay ahead of the competition. Australian businesses are now participants in a highly...
The Australian By Michael Chaney President Business Council of Australia We don't need radical change to improve the Federation, just better co-operation, warns Michael Chaney Federal Treasurer Peter Costello certainly succeeded in placing federalism front and centre last week when he...
"BIG firms shun IR revolution" (The Age, 28/6) reflects a simplistic view that typifies much of the debate around workplace reform. I have, as you observed, encouraged business to embrace the reforms. But that did not mean business would implement...
Australian Financial Review John Denton Chairman Partner & Chief Executive Officer Corrs Chambers Westgarth European businesses have as much at stake in successful Doha trade talks this week as businesses in any other country. So they cannot be disengaged from...
The Australian Financial Review By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia In 2004, business expressed serious concerns with the Labor Party's proposed policy platform to reregulate the labour market. These concerns centred around Labor's plans to expand the...
National Accountant By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia Is the AGM Dead?