Higher Foreign Investment a Key to Maintaining Our Edge Australia could boost its GDP by $16.5 billion by 2020 through a 10 per cent increase in foreign investment, supporting higher employment and wages into the future, research conducted for the...
Members of the Business Council of Australia will be at the forefront of boosting the numbers of female CEOs and CFOs in the ASX top 200 under an initiative launched at the BCA’s annual forum meeting in Sydney today. BCA...
Ahead of the release of the Henry tax review, Business Council of Australia President Graham Bradley has given notice to all sides of politics on the process the BCA will use to judge both the review and responses to it.In...
On 8 March 2010, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott outlined the Coalition’s parental leave proposal. The Business Council of Australia appreciates the Opposition’s aim to encourage workforce participation and work–family balance. But, in this open letter, BCA CEO Katie Lahey calls...
Federal government plans to overhaul Australia’s public hospital system are an important step in shaping a better system to meet Australians’ healthcare needs into the future. BCA President Graham Bradley welcomed the Prime Minister’s leadership in embarking on this important...
The COAG Reform Council’s (CRC) first report on the performance of Australian governments in delivering a streamlined national economy provides an admirably honest assessment of where microeconomic reform can be improved. Responding to the National Partnership Agreement to Deliver a...
The 2010 federal Budget must set Australia’s economy on course to continue its run of economic growth over the coming decade, BCA President Graham Bradley says. “Australia’s economy has performed better than most throughout the global downturn. We now need...
The BCA has responded to the release of the federal Opposition’s climate change policy with the following comments: The BCA welcomes the Coalition’s announcement that it will be consulting with business as it finalises its climate change policy. The BCA...
The 2010 Intergenerational Report Australia to 2050: Future Challenges – the third in the series – is a welcome and useful addition to enhancing the transparency and rigour of long-term policy development, BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey says. “The report...
Greater clarity is needed on how good faith bargaining should be approached under the new Fair Work Act if our workplaces are to fully contribute to lifting the nation’s productivity growth, BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey says. The BCA discussion...