The Age By Melinda Cilento Chief Economist Business Council of Australia Earlier this year, the Business Council of Australia designated 2006 ‘the year of reform action’. After 18 months of intensive debate initiated by the media, policy leaders and think...
Business growth depends on a new, wider definition of innovation, writes Katie Lahey. The Business Council of Australia wants a national debate on innovation policy. While innovation includes a broad range of activities, many policymakers view it as a narrow field...
The Australian Financial Review By Michael Chaney President Business Council of Australia This was a budget for the short term only, argues Michael Chaney. What benefits will this week's budget bring to the economy in five years' time? With much...
Lawyers Weekly By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia Keeping a Permanent Watch on Australia's Tax System
internationaltaxreview.com By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia Without a continuous reform agenda to make sure Australia's economy remains globally competitive, the benefits of Australia's recent economic record will not be sustainable. The Business Council of Australia (BCA)...
The Australian Financial Review By Steve Vamos Chairman Managing Director Microsoft Australia Australia needs a new national debate on innovation policy, and not just because of the potential gains innovation can contribute to growth and productivity when the nation’s productivity...
The Age By Michael Chaney President, Business Council of Australia Underlying the Business Council of Australia’s agenda for renewed economic reform is choice. As the council advocated in its Four Reform Steps advertising program last year, Australia can choose to...
The Advertiser By Katie Lahey Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia Today, South Australian Premier Mike Rann will join his state and territory counterparts and the Prime Minister for what promises to be one of the most important meetings in recent...
The Sunday Herald Sun By Katie Lahey Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia Tax – it’s a three-letter word that has a big influence: how much we earn at work (or whether we work at all), how we spend our...
The Courier-Mail By Michael Chaney President Business Council of Australia LAST month, the Business Council of Australia issued a call for the country's tax system to be kept under "permanent watch". Why? After all, it seems like only yesterday the...