Opinion articles

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We can’t build a better Australia without business

This opinion article by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott was published in the Financial Review on Thursday 11 April 2019. An anti-business and anti-growth agenda simply cannot deliver the...

Budget is not a zero-sum game

This opinion article by Business Council chief economist Adam Boyton was published in the Financial Review on Monday 8 April 2019. Given the importance of fairness, it's probably not surprising that...

Putting Townsville tradies first

This opinion article is by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott and Aon Australia chief executive James Baum. Last month’s flood has rocked Townsville to its very core. However, the stories coming out...

All roads lead back to productivity

This opinion article by Business Council chief economist Adam Boyton was published in the Financial Review on Tuesday 26 March 2019. Last week saw the unemployment rate drop below 5 per...

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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...