This is a submission to the Labor Party’s Better Budgeting discussion paper. The ultimate goal of government spending must be to improve community living standards through the provision of crucial services such as education and health care, public infrastructure, national defence and...
The Business Council welcomes this opportunity to provide a submission on the Foreign Policy White Paper. In today’s increasingly globalised economy, the Australian business sector regards international stability and predictability as vital to prosperity of nations, including Australia. And increased...
Our immediate focus must be on restoring the security, reliability and affordability of our energy systems. However, we cannot ignore the need for a more sustainable system as we transition towards a lower emissions economy. Clear, stable energy and climate...
In our Budget submission, we set out a responsible five-pronged strategy to promote stronger growth, better services and increased value from government spending, with the ultimate goal of achieving higher community living standards: an architecture for embedding a systematic approach...
The Business Council has made asubmission to The Treasury’s Review of Tax and Corporate Whistleblower Protections in Australia. Whisteblowers play an important role in helping detect instances of corporate and tax misconduct. Corporate and tax misconduct is not only damaging to...