Business contribution to Australia

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  • Employs 11 million of the 13 million Australians who work – 6 out of every 7 jobs
  • Contributes about 80 per cent of Australia’s final economic output
  • Pays $86 billion a year in company tax
  • Activity between small, medium & large business is around $500 billion a year
  • Responsible for Australia’s export income
  • Almost 6 million everyday Australians own shares in Australian companies
  • Around $400 billion in everyday Australians’ superannuation investments are in Australian listed companies

What's New

Submission to the ACCC on the Consumer Data Right draft rules consultation

This is the Business Council’s submission on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Competition and Consumer (Consumer Data) Rules 2019 (Exposure Draft).   Read the Business Council's submission here. 

2019 Election

The Business Council congratulates the Prime Minister and his team on the re-election of the Liberal-National Coalition Government. “We look forward to working with the government to drive even higher...

Bob Hawke

Statement by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott: The business community today pays tribute to Bob Hawke, one of Australia’s greatest leaders and an icon of Australian politics. Bob Hawke’s...