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2007 Opinion Articles
Unwieldy System Must Go
The Australian Financial Review By Tim Cox, Tax Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers As the dust settles on Labor’s election triumph, the new Australian Government now has an opportunity to address business tax reform with fresh vigour. This is an issue of critical...
Education Overhaul Will Open Door of Opportunity
The Age By Hutch RanckChairmanBCA Education, Skills and Innovation Task Force When it comes to setting out a new social agenda for Australia, there appears to be a lot of common ground between business leaders and the newly elected federal...
Stakes Too High To Turn Back
The Australian By Greig Gailey President Business Council of Australia The federal election result underlined a clear shift in community sentiment about how Australia should harness the opportunities and tackle the challenges before it. Education, infrastructure, climate change, workplace relations...
A Time to Improve Social Prosperity
Herald Sun By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia. After 16 years of continuous economic growth, Australia is undoubtedly experiencing the best of economic times. Individual wealth continues to grow, unemployment is at record lows and the stock...
These Are Good Times, But Not for All
The Age By Michael Chaney Immediate Past PresidentBusiness Council of Australia Australia has never had it this good. The horizon of prosperity seems to stretch indefinitely into the distance. We’ve experienced some jolts and bumps along the way; but the...
Make Sure We Don’t Waste Our Wealth
The Advertiser By Michael Chaney PresidentBusiness Council of Australia Australia has never had it this good. The horizon of prosperity seems to stretch indefinitely into the distance. We’ve experienced some jolts and bumps along the way, but the economic shocks...
Be Prepared for Emissions Trading
The Age By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia Regardless of which party forms the next government, Australia will have an emissions trading scheme operating nationally by no later than 2011. The Commonwealth Government has several processes under...
Need to Rethink Employment Policy
The Age By Charlie Lenegan Managing Director, Rio Tinto – Australia Australia approaches the federal election in an enviable position. Instead of our energies being directed towards the sorts of economic challenges facing many of our competitors – and indeed...
Infrastructure Is a Road Half Travelled
The Australian Financial Review By Rod Sims Director, Port Jackson Partners Limited You could be forgiven for thinking Australia’s infrastructure problems are all due to a lack of funding by the states and not relevant to the coming federal election....
Opportunity Too Good to Waste
The Australian Financial Review By John W. H. Denton Chairman, BCA Trade and International Relations Task Force Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth Australia as host of the Asia–Pacific Economic Co-operation leaders meeting in Sydney has a unique...