Joint statement by Innes Willox, Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group, Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia, and Brendan Pearson, Chief Executive, Minerals Council of Australia Three of Australia’s leading groups representing businesses in critical sectors of the economy...
Today’s release of the Murray Financial System Inquiry Interim Report reinforces the need for a competitive, stable and well-regulated financial system for Australia’s future prosperity, Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said. Importantly, the report finds that Australia’s...
Global Business Supports an Ambitious and Rapid Conclusion to an Environmental Goods Agreement at the World Trade Organization In a joint statement, 31 business groups from around the world have released a joint statement urging governments to make the swift...
The parliament must no longer delay in repealing the carbon tax, as new analysis for the Business Council of Australia shows electricity prices have doubled in the past decade, with the carbon tax now accounting for up to 20 per...
“The Prime Minister’s announcement of the signing of the Free Trade Agreement with Japan in Canberra today is the start of an important new phase in Australia’s relationship with one of our most significant economic partners,” said Chief Executive of...
“The Australian Government’s review of competition policy needs to support Australia’s adjustment to a globally competitive economy,” the Chair of the Business Council of Australia’s Competition Policy Review Working Group Danny Gilbert said. “Australia’s remarkable 22 years of economic growth...
The Business Council of Australia supports the proposal by Shadow Trade Minister, Senator Penny Wong, at the 2014 Economic and Social Outlook Conference to unilaterally extend the $1.1 billion Foreign Investment Review Board threshold, currently offered to a number of...
Actions to improve vocational education and training (VET) announced today by Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane reflect a welcome commitment to the ‘unsung hero’ of the Australian education system, said Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott. Responding to measures...
Joint statement from Innes Willox, Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group; Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia; and Brendan Pearson, Chief Executive, Minerals Council of Australia Three of Australia’s leading business groups are today calling on the Senate to swiftly repeal...
The Australian Council of Social Service, the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Business Council of Australia today jointly proposed improvements to employment services to deliver better job outcomes for people disadvantaged in the labour market. The proposal, put...