The release by the federal government of the reports by the Policy Transition Group (PTG) on the proposed resource taxation reforms are an important basis for detailed consideration and ongoing consultation, BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey said. “The PTG consultative...
The departure of federal Treasury Secretary Ken Henry marks a significant chapter in Australian public policy, Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Katie Lahey said. “Ken Henry has been one of Australia’s foremost public servants in a department that is...
The Annual Report of the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) confirms the Business Council of Australia’s recent assessment of the declining performance of the Commonwealth Government in complying with its own rules on regulation-making. In November, the BCA released...
The Business Council of Australia today expressed its support for the federal government’s strategic review of the international student visa program. BCA President Graham Bradley said the announcement of the review and the additional measures relating to visa assessment levels...
Helping Australians to make sense of the pieces of the population jigsaw will be vital to find common ground on Australia’s first population strategy, Business Council of Australia President Graham Bradley says. “The release of the government’s population issues paper,...
The federal government must commit to genuine and comprehensive consultation on its banking competition reforms to avoid unintended consequences that might disadvantage consumers, the Business Council of Australia (BCA) said today. BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey said federal government...
Finding common ground on a population strategy for Australia must be a priority of the federal government in the current term of parliament, Business Council of Australia President Graham Bradley says. Achieving a carefully considered approach to population policy will...
Australian businesses are continuing to be shackled by costly red tape, a new scorecard by the Business Council of Australia has found. The BCA has released its 2010 Scorecard of Red Tape Reform, providing an assessment of the regulation-making processes of...
Large and Small Businesses Succeeding Side by Side A new paper by the Business Council of Australia highlights the shared interests of large and small businesses, exposing vast common ground on which progress can be made in strengthening Australia’s economy....
New research by the Business Council of Australia confirms the leadership role its members are playing in finding new ways to help close the gap on Indigenous opportunity. BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey said the report, Common Ground, Uncommon Results:...