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Business welcomes Royal Commission report

The business community welcomes the final report of the Royal Commission into the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “Commissioner Hayne’s common-sense but far reaching recommendations deal with the core issues of misconduct....

New OECD report shows Australia must act to boost investment

An OECD report released overnight confirms that Australia is falling behind in the global battle to attract the investment we need to create jobs, grow wages and boost living standards, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said.   “We now...

Statement on recent St Kilda protests

The business community condemns racist demonstrations in Melbourne over the weekend. Migrants are valued members across the entire community, including in the business sector, where they are some of our most distinguished leaders. Successive waves of immigration have helped build...

Business welcomes COAG's reliability obligation

We welcome the COAG Energy Council’s decision to support the retailer reliability obligation, an important step forward in solving the policy paralysis that has plagued the energy sector for over a decade, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said today....

MYEFO result a positive sign for the future

Today’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, signalling a return to surplus in 2019-20 after 11 years of deficits, is a welcome development but should be a call to action to do even more to give Australia more choices and greater...

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