The Business Council’s submission on government energy plans backs direct support for consumers struggling with high prices but sounds a warning bell on price caps and market intervention that create investment uncertainty and risk, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott...
The official opening of the Cobargo Innovation Hub, a joint community and BizRebuild initiative, is another step in the region’s recovery from devastating bushfires in 2019/20. The Business Council’s BizRebuild initiative supported by the Community Rebuilding Trust joined with the...
National Cabinet’s energy plan delivers welcome relief for households and small businesses but without careful management the long-term consequences of dramatic intervention could end up making the problem much worse, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “This is a...
The government’s plans to reinvigorate Infrastructure Australia are a critical step forward, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “Australians need the right infrastructure, in the right places and delivered at the right time, and that means government needs have...
Business welcomes the government’s commitment to implementing recommendations of the Samuel Review of our environmental protection laws but we’ll need to work closely together to avoid creating more complexity, Business Council President Tim Reed said. “Big reform is hard, so...