Groups representing small, medium and large businesses employing millions of people across all sectors of the Australian economy are calling on the federal government to abandon changes to industrial relations laws that will take the nation backwards and harm jobs.The...
“The federal government’s proposed hard wiring of penalty rates in industrial relations laws will undermine the ability of all businesses – large, medium and small – to create jobs,” BCA President Tony Shepherd said. “The proposal is a vote of...
Proposed amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act represent another broken promise, and another sign that the federal government is making announcements that are just for show, said Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott. “Maintaining environmental...
“Today’s media reports signal the government is more interested in meeting union demands than growing jobs and productivity, with industrial relations changes that hark back to the strike-ridden 1970s and 1980s,” Business Council of Australia President Tony Shepherd said. “This...
On behalf of the members of the Business Council of Australia, President Tony Shepherd has offered his condolences to the family of James Strong. “James was an outstanding business leader, a great philanthropist, and a terrific supporter of the arts...
The government’s execution of its fiscal strategy is not working and needs a major rethink and urgent action, the Business Council of Australia’s submission to the federal budget says.“The budget must include a clear and sensible path back to surplus...
Comments by Business Council of Australia President Tony Shepherd on Coalition Plans for a Productivity Commission Investigation of the Fair Work Act The Business Council of Australia welcomes the report that the Coalition would ask the Productivity Commission to investigate...
“The changes to 457 visa arrangements announced by the federal government today are a classic regulatory overreach that risks damaging the competitiveness and viability of important projects and businesses,” Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said. “Less than...
“The Business Council of Australia supports the disallowance by the Senate yesterday of the Building Code 2013, which risks being an unwelcome cost to the economy,” Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said. “We call on the government to withdraw the code...
Statement from Business Council of Australia President Tony Shepherd, Indigenous Engagement Task Force Chairman Michael Rose and Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott The Business Council of Australia welcomes today’s Act of Recognition by the federal parliament as an important step towards...