2015 Opinion Articles
Workplace Relations Reform: Article by Jennifer Westacott

This is an edited extract of the Kingsley Laffer Memorial Lecture delivered by BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott at The Sydney University Business School on 13 August 2015. It was published in The Australian on 14 August 2015 under the...

China-Australia Free Trade Agreement: Article by Jennifer Westacott

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 8 August 2015 under the title ‘Don’t be fooled by union campaign: China FTA in national interest'. Next week the...

Tax Reform: Article by Jennifer Westacott

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, on the BCA's intial submission to the tax white paper process, was published in The Daily Telegraph on 6 August 2015 under the title 'It’s a taxing...

National Reform Summit: Article by Jennifer Westacott

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 25 July 2015 under the title 'Policy Debate Will Benefit from Exchange of Ideas'. History may show the past two...

Superannuation Governance: Article by Jennifer Westacott

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian Financial Review on 9 July 2015 under the title ‘Modernising super is sound policy'. Draft legislation released in late June by...

Cyber Security: Article by Jennifer Westacott

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 8 July 2015 under the title ‘Right Time for Cyber Summit’. Today, Tony Abbott will chair a cyber summit to...

Australian Climate Roundtable: Joint Opinion Article

This joint opinion article by BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott, Australian Aluminium Council Executive Director Miles Prosser, Australian Council of Social Service Chief Executive Cassandra Goldie, ACTU President Ged Kearney President, Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Kelly O’Shanassy, Australian Industry Group...

Federal Budget: Article by Jennifer Westacott

This is an edited extract of a speech BCA Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott delivered at the G100 Conference in Sydney. It was published in The Australian on 21 May 2015 under the title 'Canberra must view the budget as just the...

Digital Disruption: Article by Catherine Livingstone

This is an edited extract of BCA President Catherine Livingstone address at the National Press Club in Canberra. It was published in The Australian Financial Review on 30 April 2015 under the title 'Mass digital connectivity is set to create a...

Actions for this Year's Budget: Article by Jennifer Westacott

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 18 April 2015 under the title ‘Federal budget provides opportunity for fundamental policy reset’. As next month’s federal budget approaches,...

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