The Business Council of Australia has provided a submission to the Climate Change Authority Review of the Renewable Energy Target. The review offers the opportunity to consider the overall appropriateness of the RET and to consider ways to minimise the...
Australia’s pipeline of major capital projects is currently helping to drive our economy’s growth and is laying the foundations for enduring national prosperity.Enterprise Migration Agreements (EMAs) play an important role in helping us manage temporary and acute labour shortages, including...
Electricity represents a fundamental input to both industry and households. Ensuring that the appropriate frameworks and incentives are in place so that Australia has competitive electricity markets is a critical element underpinning Australia’s future prosperity. Electricity prices should reflect the...
The Business Council of Australia has provided a submission to the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency addressing issues of concern in the draft legislation to give effect to the removal of the floor price and provide for linkage...
The Business Council of Australia has lodged a submission to the inquiry into the adequacy of allowances for jobseekers and others, being undertaken by the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee. The submission makes the following key points: The...
August 2012This submission is in response to Part Two of the independent Review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 initiated by the Tasmanian Climate Change Office in the Department of Premier and Cabinet. The world has changed considerably...
This submission is in response to the Community Discussion Paper, Improving Employment Outcomes for Aboriginal People, released by the New South Wales Ministerial Task Force on Aboriginal Affairs. Since 2008 the BCA has committed to a number of initiatives aimed...
This submission to the GST Distribution Review, being undertaken by the Treasury, responds to the review panel’s first and second interim reports. Improving the GST distribution is important to enable states to deliver efficient services, ensure there are no barriers...
The Business Council of Australia has made a submission to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities’ consultation process on the proposed introduction from December 2012 of cost recovery under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999....
The BCA welcomes the thought the Department of Finance and Deregulation has given to opportunities to reduce unnecessary internal government reporting requirements. In the light of the substantial budgetary challenges that lie ahead, a strong case can be made for...