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Business must create millions of jobs

This opinion article by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott and Coca-Cola Amatil managing director and chair of the Economic Policy and Competitiveness Committee Alison Watkins was published in The...

Business crucial to a safe return to normal

This opinion article by Business Council president Tim Reed appeared in The Australian Financial Review on Monday 20 April 2020  Australia has been incredibly well led during this crisis. Whether...

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Breakthrough reforms to keep credit flowing

Breakthrough reforms to Australia’s national consumer credit laws will help ensure much needed activity can continue to sustain jobs and create new ones as we emerge from the pandemic, Business...

Asia Tasforce discussion paper: Spotlight, secure, scale-up and strategise

This Discussion Paper has been prepared as part of a series of short reports on specific topics identified by the Business Council of Australia and Asia Society Australia's Asia Taskforce...

Tax reform, open borders: we need people working again

This opinion article by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott and Council of Small Business Organisations Australia chief executive Peter Strong was published in The Sydney Morning Herald and The...