Statement by BCA President Graham Bradley The Business Council of Australia has welcomed the focus on productivity and growth in the Prime Minister’s address to the National Press Club today. BCA President Graham Bradley said the approach was well aligned...
The BCA is encouraged that the government has responded to business concerns that the initial proposal for the Resources Super Profits Tax was harming Australia’s national interest. The Prime Minister’s announcement today goes some way to alleviating those concerns and...
Groundbreaking research released today by the Business Council of Australia shows that closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Goulburn Valley would deliver sizeable economic benefits and increase living standards for the whole community. The research, conducted...
The Business Council of Australia has issued its policy benchmarks for this year’s federal election calling on political leaders to display a “new style of leadership” that reflects the interconnection between economic success and community prosperity. Releasing the publication Economic...
Inaugural meeting of Australian and Chinese business leaders held in Australia’s capital Canberra today During the visit of His Excellency Vice President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, to Australia, the first meeting of the Australia–China CEO Roundtable...
Statement by Robert Milliner, Chair of the BCA Business Reform Task Force, on the Henry Taxation Review and the Resource Super Profits Tax The BCA has today released a statement on the government’s response to the Henry tax review. The...
STATEMENT BY BCA CHIEF EXECUTIVE KATIE LAHEY IN RESPONSE TO THE 2010–11 FEDERAL BUDGET “This Budget sees a sooner-than-expected return to surplus and the government meeting its own fiscal rules, but it introduces a huge question mark over future growth,”...
The Henry review into Australia’s Future Tax System makes an historic and significant contribution to the economic reform debate in Australia. “As a staunch advocate for root-and-branch reform of Australia’s tax system, the BCA strongly supports the ambitious nature of...
Today’s COAG agreement on health funding reforms must only be the first step in the development of a comprehensive national health strategy, BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey says. “The agreement provides a timely demonstration that improving health outcomes and the...
The BCA has welcomed the federal government’s adoption of most of the recommendations put forward by the Productivity Commission in its report on executive remuneration. BCA President Graham Bradley said the Productivity Commission had based its recommendations on thorough consultation....