In responding to the announcement today of the federal government’s proposed climate change framework, the Business Council of Australia restates the important principles that should apply to the development of specific policies in coming months. Those principles are that any...
COAG health reforms are a first step in improving the funding of the healthcare system but are a long way short of the reforms we need to build a sustainable healthcare system and improve Australians’ health, the Business Council of...
COAG’s agreement to streamline COAG’s priorities and operations around five strategic themes, as well as the rationalisation of ministerial councils should see COAG better equipped to deliver on its mandate, Business Council of Australia Acting Chief Executive Maria Tarrant said....
Statement from BCA President Graham Bradley The Disability Support Pension forms a vital function in Australia’s welfare system for those who do not have, or have limited capacity, to participate in the paid workforce. The BCA has not recommended that...
This year’s federal Budget needs to combine short-term spending discipline with a long-term strategy to lift productivity and restore community confidence in government, says Business Council of Australia President Graham Bradley. Releasing the BCA’s 2011–12 Budget Submission, Mr Bradley said:...
The Business Council of Australia Board has announced Jennifer Westacott, currently a national lead partner at KPMG, as the organisation’s new chief executive. Ms Westacott takes over from Katie Lahey who left the BCA last week after almost a decade...
Past and present BCA presidents joined members and special guests from business and the community at a council dinner tonight to farewell Chief Executive Katie Lahey after almost a decade at the helm of the organisation. The event at Sydney’s...
“Every effort should be made to restore the livelihoods of communities and people affected by the floods,” BCA President Graham Bradley says. “This should be done through a carefully measured response by government that has the close involvement of affected...
Australia’s largest businesses have assumed a significant role in the massive relief and reconstruction effort in Queensland and will readily respond to the Prime Minister’s request for ongoing assistance, President of the Business Council of Australia Graham Bradley said today....
“While the devastation in Queensland reinforces the importance of maintaining a strong economy to withstand such drastic unforseen events, it also shines a light on the role large businesses can and should play in our communities. I am grateful to...