Speeches

Visit the speeches archive for articles published prior to 2016.

2017 annual dinner

Speech delivered by Business Council president Grant King at the 2017 Business Council of Australia Annual Dinner. ***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** I want to begin by welcoming the Prime Minister who...

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Address to the National Press Club: Future-proof

Speech delivered by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott at the National Press Club. I acknowledge we are gathered on the land of the Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples and we...

Navitas office launch

Speech delivered by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott at the Navitas Office Launch. Acknowledgements Ladies and gentlemen. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on...

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Stronger together

On 28 August 2017, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott addressed the Council of Small Business Australia's National Small Business Forum in Melbourne. After the speech, the Business Council and...

Pathway to prosperity

The Business Council's president Grant King delivered this speech to the Ausralia Israel Chamber of Commerce in Sydney on 31 March, 2017.   From time to time we are dramatically...

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Tim Fischer AC

Statement by Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott AO   The business community today pays tribute to Tim Fischer AC, a great Australian and a true gentleman. The...

The facts about Australia's enterprise bargaining system

We have a productivity problem that is dragging on our living standards. The Better off overall test (BOOT) is no doubt contributing to the weakness we are seeing in productivity...

Economic update - 15 August

Australia’s labour market continues to generate rapid (and full-time) jobs growth; while wages growth is outstripping inflation. The robust trend in jobs growth in Australia continued into July, with employment...