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Business needs to lead the way for post COVID growth

This opinion article by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott was published in the The Australian on Thursday 18 March 2021.

Australia ignores the regional vaccine vacuum at our peril

This opinion article by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott was published in the Australian Financial Review on Tuesday 16 March 2021.

CBD needs workers to make it vibrant, safe and prosperous

This opinion article by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott was published in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on 10 February 2020. Through good management and its people being able to pull together in times of crisis, Australia...

Lockdown uncertainty is crippling confidence

This opinion article by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott was published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 22 December 2020 Throughout the twists and turns of this pandemic, the business community has demonstrated our priority is, and remains, the...

IR package is a way forward through the middle ground

This opinion article by chief executive of the Business Council Jennifer Westacott was published in The Australian Financial Review on Friday 11 December 2020 For decades, attempts at industrial relations reform have generated full-throated noise and division, often with little gain....

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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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Competitive settings must be central to Government’s IRA response

11 April 2024

Addressing Australia’s competitiveness settings must be at the heart of the Government’s new Future Made in Australia approach to ensure the private sector also invests in critical projects, according to...

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Merger reform achieves a balance of economic and regulatory needs with further consultation required

10 April 2024

The Business Council says the Government’s proposed reform to company mergers achieves a balance between economic and regulatory needs, however close consultation will be required to ensure businesses aren’t burdened...

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