2007 Opinion Articles
The Vote to Secure our Fiscal Future

The Australian By Michael Chaney President Business Council of Australia The 2007 federal election will be one of the most important in many years in regard to determining the direction of the country’s future. From the Business Council of Australia’s...

The Tax Attack: Governments Hit Companies

The Age By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia Over the past 15 years, Australia’s uninterrupted economic growth and general prosperity have been the envy of the developed world. Yet we can easily forget that we remain a...

The Only Way Forward Is to Keep Moving Forward

The Age By Charlie Lenegan Managing Director, Rio Tinto – Australia Over the past 20 years, reforms to the way Australians work have been a fundamental part of our economic success story.   There have been several reforms since the 1980s...

Unions Want to Turn Back the Clock

The Australian Financial Review Michael Chaney President Business Council of Australia.   It may well go down as one of the biggest attempted cons in recent times.   Unemployment is at 30-year lows, skilled labour is in short supply and record levels...

Climate Solutions Must Be Genuinely Global

Herald Sun By Michael Chaney President Business Council of Australia There’s no debate that’s dominated public thinking in recent times like climate change.   Just about every issue associated with the environment is now seen through the prism of greenhouse emissions...

Australia’s Golden Opportunity

The Age By Michael Chaney President Business Council of Australia As Australia enters its 16th year of continued economic expansion, a reasonable conclusion – based on history – is that slower growth is inevitable.   But this is not how the...

A Blueprint for Preserving Prosperity

The Australian Financial Review By Michael Chaney President Business Council of Australia A sustained commitment to reform is needed to keep living standards rising, writes Michael Chaney. As we move closer to the federal election later this year, the temptation...

CSR Belongs at the Very Core of Business

The Age By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia We can’t sustain a first-rate economy with a second-rate community, writes Katie Lahey. Corporate social responsibility continues to be seen or spoken of as a sort of extended apology...

Doha Round Needs Strong Leadership

The Australian Financial Review By John W. H. Denton Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth Chairman, BCA Trade and International Relations Task Force Over the coming months, international trade reform needs to be given a much higher priority, or...

Official Response to Drought Just Doesn’t Hold Water

The Advertiser By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia As Adelaide water users now face tougher, level three water restrictions, they are entitled to ask what is being done to secure the city's water supplies into the future....

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