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Time to pull the plug on energy culture war

This essay by Jennifer Westacott was published in The Australian on 12 April, 2017. It was the fifth in the 'Priorities for Prosperity' series, which explored key policy issues affecting Australia's future success as...

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Jennifer Westacott speech to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Business Envoy Speaker Series

Speaker: Jennifer Westacott AO, chief executive, Business Council of Australia Venue: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra Synopsis After the pandemic, the risk is Australia adopts a mission accomplished...

A step closer to new jobs and higher wages

Australians are one step away from having a modern workplace relations system that will deliver more jobs and higher wages, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “The Senate now...

Increase welcome but system reform necessary

Today’s welcome increase in JobSeeker support is important but it needs to go hand-in-hand with urgent reform to better support unemployed people to find meaningful jobs, Business Council chief executive...