2015 Opinion Articles
Workplace Relations: Third Article in The Australian

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 21 March 2015 under the title ‘Workplace relations framework must find common ground between workers and employers’. It is the...

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, it is...

Improved Gender Reporting: Article in Women's Agenda

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia and Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, was published in Women's Agenda on 13 March 2015 under the title ‘Why improved gender reporting benefits everyone’. Gender reporting....

Higher Education: Article by Catherine Livingstone

This is an edited extract of a speech BCA President Catherine Livingstone delivered at the Universities Australia Higher Education Conference in Canberra. It was published in The Australian Financial Review on 16 March 2015 under the title 'Self-examination key in new...

Intergenerational Report: Article by Jennifer Westacott

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 7 March 2015 under the title ‘Commitment and courage needed to meet future economic challenges’. The Intergenerational Report released this...

2015-16 Budget Submission: 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 3 March 2015 under the title ‘A 10-year plan to fix the budget must begin now: BCA’. Budget...

Workplace Relations: Second Article in The Australian

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 28 February 2015 under the title ‘A more flexible, innovative IR system would promote a competitive economy’. It is the...

Corporate Tax: Article in the AFR

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian Financial Review on 20 February 2015 under the title ‘Corporate tax requires a global approach in digital new age’. The Senate...

Benefits of Privatisation: 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 20 February 2015 under the title ‘Why privatisation is a public good’. The people of NSW are set to...

Workplace Relations: First Article in The Australian

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, was published in The Australian on 14 February 2015 under the title ‘Workplace relations can be enhanced without sacrificing key rights’. It is the first in a...

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