The Australian Financial Review By Robert Milliner Chief Executive Partner Mallesons Stephen Jaques Chairman, BCA Business Reform Task Force Tax reform is never easy. It always seems to come down to judgements about winners and losers, business versus individuals, revenue...
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 One of the great challenges facing Australia is the future stability of the Asia–Pacific region. We...
The Age By Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia The present teaching system won’t get top results from teachers or students, writes Katie Lahey. The work done by teachers in classrooms is vital to the future of our...
The Australian Financial Reveiw By Rod Pearse CEO, Boral Limited Chairman, BCA Sustainable Growth Task Force The renewal of Australia’s infrastructure and reform of infrastructure markets are two of the key challenges the federal government must address. It is encouraging that...
The Australian By Greig Gailey President Business Council of Australia Everything should be on the table when it comes to tax reform, urges Greig Gailey Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan’s first budget has made a good start towards realigning fiscal policy...
The Australian Financial Review By Angus JamesChief Executive, ABN AMRO Australia Member of the BCA Board and BCA Education, Skills and Innovation Task Force Future prosperity rests on the success of the school system, writes Angus James. The most important resource...
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 There’s a new role for Australia in regional engagement, writes John W. H. Denton. Australia’s future...
The Australian Financial Review By Greig GaileyPresidentBusiness Council of Australia Australia sees itself as a single, national economy. Yet despite this unified image we present to the world, there’s a well-entrenched counter trend that is in effect fragmenting our domestic...
The Age (Business) By Greig Gailey President, Business Council of Australia Each year, the federal budget, and the spending and revenue contained within it, represents nearly 30% of the Australian economy. Because of its size and scope, the budget has profound...
The Australian p. 8. By Greig Gailey President Business Council of Australia Federal budgets are seen predominantly through a short-term lens. Speculation on possible new spending and tax cuts in the weeks leading up to the budget culminates in wall-to-wall...