The Business Council strongly supports trade and investment liberalisation. Open markets deliver material benefits to consumers through greater competition and access to a greater variety of goods and services. Access to new markets provides our exporters with opportunities for expansion....
The Business Council has made a combined submission to: the Treasury on the exposure draft of the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2016, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on its ‘draft framework on the...
The Business Council has recommended the Senate to pass the Income Tax Relief Bill without amendment for the following reasons: It will begin the process of addressing bracket creep by keeping 500,000 people out of the third tax bracket. Over...
The Business Council has recommended the Senate pass the Enterprise Tax Plan Bill without amendment to lay foundations for future growth. Australia is falling behind in the global contest for new investment. We cannot ignore the reality that we operate...
This is the Business Council of Australia’s submission on the Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET). The submission reinforces the importance of a coherent national climate change and energy policy framework, highlights the specific aspects of the VRET that require further...
The Business Council strongly supports trade and investment liberalisation. Open markets deliver material benefits to consumers through greater competition and access to a greater variety of goods and services. Access to new markets provides our exporters with opportunities for expansion....
Use of data, and associated technologies, can generate significant economic benefits. Most of the economic benefit of data ultimately accrues to consumers, through lower prices, access to benefits often at no cost, more convenience, greater personalisation and reduced information asymmetry....
The creation and use of intellectual property occurs in the context of a broader innovation system. The Commission has characterised the objectives of intellectual property policy as ‘[seeking] to balance the interests of rights holders and users, including follow-on innovators’....
Australia’s VET system is, in general, well regarded domestically and internationally. However, there have been persistent concerns about the patchy quality of VET student outcomes. The Business Council believes poor-quality assessment is primarily occurring due to poor provider behaviour. We...
This is the Business Council of Australia’s submission to the Australian Government Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand’s Issues Paper consulting on the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) Review.The Business Council submission supports a national approach to consumer law and suggests...