Statement from the Australian Aluminium Council, the Business Council of Australia, the Cement Industry Federation and the Minerals Council of Australia. The Australian Government has rightly taken a national interest approach in its review of the rules governing ship movements...
“The conclusion of trade negotiations with Japan is a major milestone for one of Australia’s most important bilateral relationships”, Business Council of Australia President Catherine Livingstone said. “The Japan–Australia Free Trade Agreement will reinvigorate and strengthen an already critical bilateral...
“The release of the Standards for Accreditation of Environmental Approvals under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act is an important milestone towards removing the unnecessary double handling of environmental assessments and approvals between levels of government,” Business Council...
The Statement of Shared Intent by Australia’s governments on infrastructure investment is a win–win for government, business and the community because important infrastructure can be funded by recycling mature assets that can be owned and operated by the private sector...
The Business Council of Australia has elected Catherine Livingstone AO as its new president for a term of two years. Ms Livingstone is widely respected in the business community as well as in the not-for-profit and government sectors. She has...
The Business Council of Australia welcomes the release today of the final terms of reference and details of the panel to undertake the federal government’s competition review. “The government has established an impressive panel with the right mix of skills...
The Business Council of Australia has elected Catherine Livingstone AO as its new president for a term of two years. Ms Livingstone is widely respected in the business community as well as in the not-for-profit and government sectors. She has...
Fifty of Australia’s leading chief executives were put under the spotlight by a group of secondary students today as part of a new partnership between the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) and the Business Council of Australia (BCA). The students...
The Business Council of Australia welcomes the announcement today by the federal government that it will begin a process to streamline and improve gender diversity reporting. BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said increasing gender diversity and the participation of women...
“The release today of the federal government’s repeal day legislation marks a turning point in dealing with the high costs and inefficiencies faced by businesses and consumers in our economy,” Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said today....