23 May 2007 The Business Council of Australia will lead a major new initiative on workforce participation with the aim of increasing participation including among Australians who are marginalised. The roundtable of eminent Australians from business, government and the community...
13 June 2007 Australia’s largest companies are increasing and deepening their involvement in the community as corporate community investment (CCI) is becoming a core part of business activity and strategy, according to a landmark report released today. The report, by...
May 2007 The Business Council of Australia has proposed a three-tiered system of greenhouse gas emissions targets to make sure action to respond to climate change is credible and achievable while maintaining Australia’s competitive advantage. The proposal for long-term, intermediate...
27 May 2007 Australian businesses are being shackled by the failure of state and territory governments to get their continuing red tape blow-out under control, a Business Council of Australia report has found. The BCA’s red tape ‘scorecard’, which analysed...
13 May 2007 Leading business groups concerned about the growth of red tape have joined together in an initiative to put federal government performance in cutting red tape under closer scrutiny. The Business Alliance for Red Tape Reform today released...
14 May 2007 A study of over 70 annual general meetings (AGMs) identifying practices and procedures that were used in AGMs in 2006 has been released today. The project, developed by Blake Dawson Waldron in conjunction with Chartered Secretaries Australia...
April 2007 The Business Council of Australia has agreed on a policy position to tackle climate change involving sustainable emissions reduction strategies while protecting Australia’s economic base. The policy is multifaceted, based around a cap and trade emissions trading scheme, together...
17 April 2007 The BCA has developed a set of reform standards which it will use to assess policy commitments made by political parties in the 2007 federal election campaign. The standards relate to key areas of economic policy, including workplace...
9 April 2007 A new report on business taxation in Australia has found that the country’s business sector is being increasingly weighed down by a tax system that is inefficient, overly complex and levies too many taxes for little return....
15 February 2005Australia’s peak business group has released an action plan for reform of workplace relations to underpin economic growth, employment opportunities and rising prosperity. The plan focuses on greater flexibility and choice for employees and employers in making workplace...