“Julia Gillard as Deputy Prime Minister in 2008, while drafting the Fair Work Act, gave business repeated commitments that arbitration would not be introduced. Any attempt to reintroduce arbitration would be a broken promise by the government”, Business Council of...
The federal budget gives us no reason to believe the government’s projected return to surplus in 2015–16 is any more deliverable than last year’s promise that we would be in surplus this year, Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer...
“Changes to workplace laws proposed by the Coalition are reasonable, practical improvements that would make it easier for businesses to employ people and stay competitive, and would help make the economy stronger,” Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott...
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is an important reform, but announcing a levy to fund part of the scheme before determining the details of how the scheme will work is putting the cart before the horse, BCA Chief Executive Jennifer...
Comments by Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott Australia needs to support higher workforce participation to maintain our prosperity into the future in particular to offset the impacts of an ageing population. Access to paid maternity leave, as...
“The decision by Woodside Energy Limited to shelve its proposed Browse LNG project near James Price Point in Western Australia is a stark warning of the cost pressures in the Australian economy,” Business Council of Australia President Tony Shepherd said....
The third meeting of the Australia–China CEO Roundtable, held today at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, has been hailed a success by co-hosts the Chairman of China Development Bank, Mr Chen Yuan, and the President of the Business...
The President of the Business Council of Australia, Tony Shepherd, welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister today that Australian and Chinese currencies will be directly traded on the Chinese mainland for the first time. Mr Shepherd, who is currently...
“Parliamentarians must stand up for jobs and the national interest and prevent the passage of legislation introduced today proposing amendments to the Fair Work Act”, Business Council of Australia President Tony Shepherd said. “While the government has listened to united...
As GenerationOne employers, including member companies of the Business Council of Australia, gather at Parliament House today BCA President Tony Shepherd says employment is the key to ending Indigenous disadvantage, but jobs are only part of the solution. “The people...