The Business Council of Australia has lodged a submission with the Productivity Commission Inquirty into Tasmanian Shipping and Freight. The submission outlines how Australia’s new coastal trading licensing regime is raising the cost of doing business in Australia though unnecessary...
The Business Council of Australia has lodged a submission to the Productivity Commission Review of Public Infrastructure. The submission reiterates that Australia faces a significant challenge to provide the economic infrastructure in the transport, energy, water and communications sectors needed...
The Business Council of Australia lodged a submission with the Department of the Environment on the draft assessment bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments. The draft agreement extends the matters of national environmental significance as defined by the...
The Business Council of Australia has lodged a submission with the Climate Change Authority in response to its recently released Reducing Australia’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Targets and Progress Review Draft Report. The submission reiterates key elements of the BCA’s June...
For several years, the Business Council of Australia has been recommending a comprehensive audit of the scope, size and efficiency of government as an essential first step towards putting the Australian Budget on a more sustainable footing. We welcome the...
Submission to the National Water Commission on Implementing the National Water Initiative The Business Council of Australia has made a submission to the National Water Commission’s Implementing the National Water Initiative – 2014 triennial assessment of water reform progress in...
The Business Council of Australia has lodged a submission with the Department of the Environment regarding the design of the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).Australia needs a comprehensive and coherent national energy policy that drives the development of our energy resources,...
The Business Council of Australia has lodged a submission with the Department of the Environment in response to the release of the government's consultation paper and related exposure draft legislation designed to repeal the carbon tax. The BCA supports the...
The Business Council of Australia has made a submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Standing Committee regarding the Fair Trade (Workers’ Rights) Bill 2013.The Bill proposes that trade agreements with another country include a binding agreement for...
The Business Council of Australia has made a submission to a Department of Immigration industry consultation on the implementation of labour market testing for 457 Visas.The submission says the BCA’s clear preference is for the reintroduction of labour market testing...