2014 Opinion Articles
Higher Education Reform Needed: Article by Jennifer Westacott in the Daily Telegraph

This opinion article by Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott was published in the Daily Telegraph on 25 September 2014 under the title ‘Right Foundation for Higher Education.’ I am passionate about education. This is partly because I...

Middle Ground Needed on the Renewable Energy Target: Article in the AFR

This opinion article by Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott was published in The Australian Financial Review on 8 September 2014 under the title ‘Take the Third Path on Renewable Energy Target’. When circumstances and the evidence changes,...

Building Australia’s Comparative Advantages: Article in the AFR by Catherine Livingstone

This opinion article by Business Council of Australia President Catherine Livingstone was published in The Australian Financial Review on 11 August 2014 under the title ‘Boost Advantage by Supporting Global Winners’. What will it take to drive another decade of...

Senate Must Put the National Interest First: Daily Telegraph Article by Jennifer Westacott

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in the Daily Telegraph on 17 July 2014 under the title ‘This Is Not a Game, Our Very Future Is at Stake’. I despair,...

Repeal Carbon Tax to Reclaim Our Lost Advantage in Energy: Article by Jennifer Westacott

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 12 July 2014 under the title ‘Repeal Carbon Tax to Reclaim Our Lost Advantage in Energy’. Next week we hope...

Vision for a Competitive Australia: First Article by Jennifer Westacott in The Australian

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 14 June 2014 under the title ‘Consequences of Inaction Are of Far Greater Concern than Tackling Budget Challenge Head-On’. It...

The Role of Business in Community Wellbeing: AFR Article by Jennifer Westacott

This opinion article, by BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott, was published in The Australian Financial Review  on 12 May 2014 under the title ‘Corporate Social Work Is More Than Just Handouts’. It is an excerpt of a speech Jennifer Westacott...

North Asia Trade Opportunities: Article by Catherine Livingstone in The Australian

This opinion article by Catherine Livingstone, president of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 28 April 2014 under the title ‘Asia in No Doubt Australia Means Business’. Tony Abbott’s recent trip to North Asia could...

Regulation Repeal Day: Opinion Article in the Daily Telegraph by Jennifer Westacott

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in the Daily Telegraph on 26 March 2014 under the title ‘Cut Red Tape to Show We Really Mean Business’. Finally, we’ve reached a...

Workplace Gender Equality Reporting: Article by Jennifer Westacott and Elizabeth Broderick

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia and Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, was published in The Australian Financial Review on 19 March 2014 under the title ‘Gender Reporting Not a Yes or...

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