The Business Council has made a submission to the Federal Government’s Ministerial Forum on Vehicle Emissions, offering in-principle support for further consideration of a range of measures that could reduce passenger vehicle emissions including a mandatory vehicle fuel efficiency standard...
This submission to the South Australian Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission emphasises the potential contribution that expanding Australia’s involvement in the nuclear fuel cycle could make to Australia’s economic growth and supported the early and comprehensive development of new regulatory frameworks...
This submission to the South Australian Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission emphasises the potential contribution that expanding Australia’s involvement in the nuclear fuel cycle could make to Australia’s economic growth and supported the early and comprehensive development of new regulatory frameworks...
This submission to the Senate Inquiry into Unconventional Gas outlines our support for a stable, efficient and evidence-based regulatory environment for responsible gas development. Unconventional gas will be critically important in securing Australia’s future gas supply, as a source of...
The Business Council welcomes the Senate’s inquiry into the emerging issue of Carbon Risk Disclosure and notes that this is an area that will continue to develop over the medium to long term. The Senate should carefully consider existing mandatory and...
Efficient provision and use of infrastructure, including transport infrastructure, is critical to meet the needs of a growing Australian population and economy. Governments will increasingly face challenges in funding infrastructure, because fiscal capacity will be increasingly restricted and there has...
The Business Council’s submission broadly supported the Climate Change Authority's principles and approach but suggested a number of other factors (bipartisanship, scalability and flexibility) that the CCA should note when recommending a suite of policies, and advised that any suite of...
The Business Council’s submission to this process did not support setting higher targets for 2030 at this point in time. We noted that the Government’s current target (26-28 per cent) is a credible step and recommend that any increases should occur...
Efficient provision and use of infrastructure, including transport infrastructure, is critical to meet the needs of a growing Australian population and economy. Governments will increasingly face challenges in funding infrastructure, because fiscal capacity will be increasingly restricted and there has...
Government support for research and development is a critical component in the Australian innovation system. The incentives that they provide have a powerful impact on businesses in Australia, both small and large. Improvements to the administrative complexity of the scheme...