Treasury today has released a major report with extensive macro-economic modelling on the economics of climate change mitigation. The Treasury modelling considers the macro-economic and sectoral outcomes for Australia of four emissions reduction scenarios, all of which assume a global...
The changing investment climate makes the need for efficient investments in infrastructure even more important, says Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Katie Lahey. The BCA yesterday released its submission to Infrastructure Australia on Australia’s future infrastructure requirements. The submission...
The BCA congratulates the federal government for providing a package that will build confidence in the Australian economy. BCA President Greig Gailey said the $10.4 billion package is the right response to the threat of economic slowdown. “This package contains...
Australia’s federal and state leaders today demonstrated they are prepared to keep working collaboratively to deliver important national reforms, BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey said. “The decision to bring forward December’s COAG meeting to address measures that could not be...
The Business Council of Australia welcomes the Productivity Commission’s draft report recommending 18 weeks of paid parental leave. “This proposal would help to ensure that both work and family are possible for Australian women,” said BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey....
The Business Council of Australia has welcomed key elements of the Mortimer review report by Mr David Mortimer and Dr John Edwards, which was released yesterday. BCA Chief Executive Officer Katie Lahey said the BCA particularly welcomed the report’s emphasis on...
The Business Council of Australia has welcomed the key elements of ‘venturousaustralia’, the report of the expert panel led by Dr Terry Cutler which was released yesterday. BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey, said the objective of increasing the competitiveness of...
The BCA welcomes today’s release of Professor Ross Garnaut’s latest report, Targets and Trajectories, for acknowledging that Australia cannot reduce global carbon emissions on its own. BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey said the report underlines that it is vital to...
BCA President Greig Gailey today launched the BCA paper, Modelling Success: Designing an ETS that Works, incorporating research from Port Jackson Partners Limited (PJPL) examining the impacts of the proposed emissions trading scheme on 14 businesses across a range of...
The federal government’s emissions trading green paper is the important starting point for discussions about Australia’s contribution a lower-emissions future, BCA President Greig Gailey said. “A long-term solution to climate change will involve the transition from a high- to a...