The Commonwealth Business Forum 2011 is being held in Perth from 25 to 27 October. The forum is being co-organised by the Commonwealth Business Council and the Australian and Western Australian Governments, and it will coincide with the Commonwealth Heads of...
The Business Council of Australia has strongly supported the reforms to Austrade announced today by the Minister for Trade, Craig Emerson. Chairman of the BCA’s Global Engagement Task Force and CEO of Corrs Chambers Westgarth John Denton said a strategic...
The sustainable population report released today articulates important national objectives but does not provide the strategy needed to achieve them, said Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott. “Following a comprehensive consultation process, including papers by three advisory panels,...
The federal government has taken some necessary steps in the 2011–12 Budget to support productivity and to ensure the nation’s finances are sustainable over the medium term, Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott says. “This is a sound...
The Business Council of Australia said that the Skills Australia report released yesterday, Skills for Prosperity: A Roadmap for Vocational Education and Training, provides a detailed and timely plan for the reform of the vocational education and training system that...
The BCA welcomes the federal government’s nominations of new chairmen for the important regulatory bodies, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). “The nominations will give business and the community confidence in...
The Business Council of Australia today expressed strong support for the federal government’s commitment to introduce a national system of bonus payments to reward high-performing school teachers. Chairman of the BCA’s Education, Skills and Innovation Task Force, Michael Andrew, said...
The President of the Business Council of Australia, Graham Bradley, has written to Prime Minister Julia Gillard to record the issues the BCA wants to see addressed in the government’s consultation process to determine the details for putting a price...
The infrastructure policy announced by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott today is a positive step towards better infrastructure provision in Australia, BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott says. Ms Westacott said the policy, which proposes to strengthen Infrastructure Australia’s advisory role and...
The Business Council of Australia today expressed strong support for the federal government’s commitment to trade liberalisation as the basis for supporting productivity growth in the Australian economy. Chairman of the BCA’s Global Engagement Task Force, John Denton, said the...