Australia’s priorities for the 2025 Federal Election

As we head towards the next Federal Election, we face a range of major national challenges which must be addressed. From cost-of-living to the housing crisis, we can only address these challenges if we confront the real problems behind them. This is why the Business Council of Australia is proposing a set of key questions which must be answered if we are to ensure future national prosperity and maintain our living standards.

Each of these questions is at risk of being highly politicised, and subject to populist policy approaches which will either make little difference, or even potentially worsen the challenge. The Business Council is therefore seeking to identify the root causes of these challenges, and to call out potential populist distractions.

In doing this, our intent is to show ambition commensurate with the nature of each challenge.

These questions were publicly released at the BCA Annual Dinner on September 17, 2024. They can be viewed online here and will be supported by detailed BCA policy recommendations in each area in coming months.