The Business Council of Australia welcomes Prime Minister Julia Gillard today calling for reforms in the energy market that will place energy policy at the centre of Australia’s economic performance. Business Council Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said the Prime Minister’s...
There is still time for the Fair Work Act review to be used as an opportunity to ensure our workplace relations system supports Australian businesses stay competitive in a rapidly changing world, Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott...
The Business Council of Australia welcomes the decision of the Senate to examine the adequacy of income support payments such as the Newstart allowance. "The Newstart Allowance has not increased in real terms for some time and is clearly inadequate," BCA...
Australia’s leading public and private sector experts agree on policies needed to ensure Australia’s infrastructure provision keeps pace with the needs of our growing economy and population, said Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott. Following similar findings in...
Pipeline or Pipe Dream? New Research Uncovers What’s at Stake If We Don’t Get It Right on Major Projects High costs and low productivity are risking Australia’s unprecedented $921 billion pipeline of investment in resources, energy and economic infrastructure, new...
The Business Council of Australia (BCA) said today that additional federal government funding to encourage the learning of Asian languages and about cultures in schools was an initiative worthy of strong support from business. BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said...
BCA CEO Jennifer Westacott has written to members of the ALP federal Caucus reinforcing the BCA’s support for the government’s Enterprise Migration Agreement program, urging them to hold firm on this important policy and proceed with it as announced. At a critical time...
Statement by BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott The approval by the federal government of its first Enterprise Migration Agreement (EMA), for the Roy Hill project in Western Australia's Pilbara region, is a welcome step in ensuring Australia can deliver the...
The Business Council of Australia (BCA) said today’s signing of the free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and Malaysia would make an important contribution to strengthening economic relations between the two nations. BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said the FTA...
The Business Council of Australia looks forward to hearing whether its proposal for a Productivity Commission inquiry into major project assessment and construction costs has the backing of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). Scoping reports prepared by federal and...