The Australian By John W.H. DentonChairman, BCA Global Engagement Task Force Australia can play a crucial role in the smooth rise of a global superpower. One of the most important foreign policy issues facing Australia is the future of relations...
The Australian Financial Review Graham Bradley President, Business Council of Australia More than 12 years after electricity privatisation was first proposed in NSW, the troubled process is lurching to a conclusion. It promises to be a poor one for electricity users...
The Australian Katie Lahey Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia Our parliamentarians and public servants should be given the information to ensure the National Broadband Network model, a government-owned monopoly wholesale fibre access network, is in the national interest. The...
The Australian Katie Lahey Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia Australia’s recent economic success has been built on the back of a strong and stable regulatory environment. Our open and competitive economy has provided Australian and overseas enterprises with many...
The Age John W.H. Denton Chairman, BCA Global Engagement Task Force A major challenge for the Group of 20 nations (G20) is to make sure that it acts in the economic interests of all nations, not just its members. Such an...
Herald Sun Katie Lahey Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia We hear a lot about the differences and tensions between large and small business but this is only part of the story. In reality, businesses of different sizes are deeply...
Herald Sun Katie Lahey Chief Executive Business Council of Australia A climate of anxiety about the operations of one part of the economy, in this case the banks, is exactly the wrong context for governments to be making important decisions...
The Australian Financial Review By Michael AndrewChairman, BCA Education Skills and Innovation Task Force A great deal has been said about our mining industry and the vital export revenue that it generates. In particular, the debate over the government’s mining...
The Australian Graham Bradley President, Business Council of Australia Edited extract of a speech by Business Council of Australia President Graham Bradley to the National Press Club in Canberra. Download the full speech here. Like many Australians, we at the...
The Australian Financial Review Graham Bradley President, Business Council of Australia With the incoming government being a minority government requiring independent and minor party agreement to implement its agenda, there is the danger that the bold reforms Australia needs might...