Australia is well engaged with Asia, with Asian nations last year purchasing almost two thirds of our exports, worth $175 billion. But Australia is not moving fast enough to lift productivity and enable improvements in the competitiveness of industries already...
This paper sets out the Business Council of Australia response to the Productivity Commission’s Final Inquiry Report on aged care services, Caring for Older Australians. The Productivity Commission has recommended a fundamental shift in how aged care services are provided:...
The Business Council of Australia (BCA) acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and to the elders both past and present. Cover...
As part of its submission to the Australian Government’s 2011 tax forum, the Business Council of Australia is calling for comprehensive changes to the tax system and a more efficient approach to government spending. The submission calls on the Australian...
This Business Council of Australia paper identifies four priorities to ensure Australia’s higher education sector is making the strongest contribution to lifting national productivity. The priorities are: rewarding effective teaching and learning outcomes working with institutions to continue to improve the...
Our vision is to make Australia the best place in the world in which to live, learn, work and do business. Our view is that the main purpose of developing a national population strategy is to help chart a course...
The BCA has released two papers highlighting that Australia’s health reform process needs to deliver better value for money and the healthcare sector needs to have higher levels of productivity. The key theme of the papers is that health reform...
The Business Council of Australia has today released its 2011–12 Budget Submission, which contains six recommendations for the government that are focused on the themes of fiscal sustainability, enhancing productivity and improving government. With recent events and challenges, including this...