2015 Media Releases
Trans-Pacific Partnership to Unlock a New Wave of Growth

“The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) puts Australia firmly in the front seat of the biggest global trade deal in 20 years,” Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said.“This is an extraordinary deal for our future prosperity and we’ve done...

Statement from the National Reform Summit

Australia is a wealthy country that can have an even more prosperous future shared by everyone. We believe in sustainable economic growth and the creation of high-quality jobs, with shared prosperity that improves the quality of life for all. Groups...

A Business Case for ChAFTA

China has been Australia’s largest trading partner since 2007, with two-way trade valued at almost $160 billion in 2013-14. This accounts for almost 24 per cent of Australia’s total trade. China is Australia’s number one export market, number one import...

Trade Equals Opportunity from ChAFTA Enabling Legislation

“The passage of enabling legislation for the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), introduced in Parliament today, will ensure Australia seizes the full opportunities from its biggest ever bilateral trade deal,” Business Council Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said.“There has never been...

Australia + Trade = Opportunity

Across our nation thousands of Australian exporters and their employees are poised to benefit from the new Free Trade Agreement with China. Australia’s strong export ties with China protected the economy against the ravages of the GFC. This vital trade didn’t...

Statement on Federal Government Leadership Change

“The Business Council of Australia (BCA) congratulates Mr Malcolm Turnbull on being elected as Prime Minister and welcomes the strong messages he has sent about building lasting prosperity through a more agile, innovative and creative nation,” BCA President Catherine Livingstone...

BCA Launches Campaign In Support of ChAFTA

The Business Council of Australia today launched a communications and advertising campaign in support of the most important bilateral trade deal Australia has ever done – the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA).“The Business Council has taken the extraordinary step of...

Australia + Trade = Opportunity

Click image to enlarge Across our nation thousands of Australian exporters and their employees are poised to benefit from the new Free Trade Agreement with China. Australia’s strong export ties with China protected the economy against the ravages of the GFC....

Opposition Should Heed Growing Labor ChAFTA Support

“Support for the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) from three Labor state leaders demonstrates the overwhelming benefits of the deal to Australia’s economy”, Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said. “The fact that Labor leaders from New South...

BCA Welcomes Momentum for Comprehensive Tax Reform

“The Treasurer Joe Hockey’s comprehensive arguments for a more competitive personal tax system are an encouraging next step towards creating a tax system that works for everyone,” Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott said.“As the Business Council said...

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