22 December 2010

Thorough Consultation a Reform Recipe to Repeat

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...

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21 December 2010

The Need for Ongoing Tax Reform a Key Legacy of Dr Henry

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...

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20 December 2010

Federal Government Sidesteps Best Practice Regulation

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...

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16 December 2010

Student Visa Review Offers Hope to Troubled Industry

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...

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16 December 2010

Help Now Needed to Make Sense of the Population Puzzle

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...

13 December 2010

Economy Too Important for Hasty Regulatory Reaction

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...

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30 November 2010

Population Consensus Too Important to Escape the Frame

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...

18 November 2010

All Governments Still in a Tangle on Business Red Tape

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...

11 November 2010

Working in Parallel

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...

22 October 2010

Big Business Shows Leadership in Closing the Gap

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...