Business–Indigenous Network

Business Council member companies employ more than 20,000 Indigenous Australians and spend hundreds of millions of dollars with Indigenous businesses each year.

Members of the Business-Indigenous Network meet regularly to share insights, experiences and perspectives on how best to engage with Indigenous Australians and communities.

For more information about Business Council member companies' Indigenous engagement activities, see the results of our 2016 Indigenous Engagement Survey.

Latest news

Indigenous Engagement

Business is not profiting at the expense of workers’ wages

8 August 2022

This opinion article by Business Council chief economist Stephen Walters was first published in The Australian Financial Review on Monday 8 August 2022 Who benefits most from a growing economy,...

Indigenous Engagement

Australia must face monumental productivity challenge

3 August 2022

The Productivity Commission’s interim report confirms that the productivity growth that drives real wages is languishing at 60-year lows, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “This challenge is monumental...

Indigenous Engagement

Statement from Business Council President Tim Reed on Jennifer Westacott appointment as WSU Chancellor

3 August 2022

I congratulate Jennifer on her appointment as Chancellor of Western Sydney University. This prestigious, honorary appointment is recognition of Jennifer’s incredible leadership on education and the transformation of Western Sydney....