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Jennifer Westacott: Priorities for Prosperity

This essay, published in The Weekend Australian on 28 January 2017, is the first in a series exploring the challenges for Australian prosperity. Australians who travel to New Zealand, as I did over Christmas, are often taken aback at just...

Rejuvenating the Innovation Debate

This opinion article by Tim Reed, chief executive of MYOB and chairman of the Business Council Innovation Task Force, was published by Business Insider on January 18.  When Malcolm Turnbull launched the National Innovation and Science Agenda in December 2015,...

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Submission to the Senate Committee – Net Zero Economy Authority Bill(s) 2024

24 April 2024

The Business Council of Australia (BCA) welcomes the introduction of the Net Zero Economy Authority Bill(s) to Parliament by the Australian Government on 27 March 2024. The BCA represents 130...

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Hearings are for helping Australians, not showboating

22 April 2024

This opinion article by Business Council President Geoff Culbert and Chief Executive Bran Black was published in The Australian Financial Review on 22 April 2024 In 1954, United States Senator...

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Environmental law reform needs to improve outcomes and not risk future investment

16 April 2024

Australia’s environmental laws need to strengthen environmental outcomes, while also providing greater certainty for future investment in projects linked to the net-zero economy and additional housing. The Business Council has...

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