Opinion articles

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Bush at centre of economic transformation

This opinion article by incoming Business Council president Tim Reed was published in Australian Community Media newspapers on 2 November 2019  The economy is changing and so is the way...

Road to managing infrastructure

This opinion article by Business Council Infrastructure Committee Chair and WSP CEO Guy Templeton was published in the Australian on Wednesday September 11 2019  Why is it that we commonly refer to...

We need an investment booster

This opinion article by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott was published in the Financial Review on Thursday 5 September 2019. A carefully designed investment allowance, calibrated as part of...

Surplus betrays investment stall

This opinion article by Business Council chief economist Adam Boyton was published in the Financial Review on Wednesday 28 August 2019. One of the last of the 1980s economic bugbears...

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Submission to the Department of Industry on the payment times reporting rules

This is the Business Council of Australia’s submission to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources on the Exposure Draft of the Payment Times Reporting Rules. The Rules are...

Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on litigation funding and the regulation of class actions

This is the Business Council’s submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services on litigation funding and the regulation of the class action industry. The Committee has...

Submission to the Technology Investment Roadmap discussion paper

For over a decade the Business Council has supported strong action on climate change: We support the science of climate change. We support the Paris Agreement and transitioning to net-zero...