Event: Jennifer Westacott interview with Laura Jayes, Sky News AM Agenda Speakers: Laura Jayes, host Sky News AM Agenda; Jennifer Westacott, chief executive Business Council of Australia Date: 30 June 2021 Topics: Covid 19 vaccine roll out; state lockdowns; business...

The government’s child care changes are a crucial step to fixing the barriers to women who want to get back to work and boosting economic growth, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “This doesn’t just help make a fairer...

Australia punches above its weight on research excellence. But we can achieve a better return on our investments by improving research translation and commercialisation. By turning our great ideas into products and services, we can solve real world problems and...

Speaker: Jennifer Westacott AO, chief executive, Business Council of Australia Venue: Australian Parliament House, Canberra Topics: Workplace relations reform, enterprise bargaining, economic recovery Thank you. Can I please introduce Wayne Spanner, who until recently was the Australian Managing Partner of...

The Business Council of Australia fully supports policy measures to ensure Australia’s small businesses are paid within 30 days and supports a payment times reporting framework to help achieve this outcome. The Business Council wants to see much faster payment...

This opinion article by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott was published in the Townsville Bulletin on Saturday 24 August 2019. AS ONE of the nation’s most important second-tier cities, Australia needs Townsville to thrive and anchor job creation, development...

The economy will receive a welcome boost from changes that give businesses with proven track records of investing in the Australian economy faster access to the skills they need, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said. “We welcome faster access...

Business welcomes the release of Tanya Plibersek’s terms of reference for a national inquiry into Australia’s post-secondary education and skills system. Australian learners and workers deserve more from our post-secondary education system. They need to be able to rapidly gain...

Event Interview with Brian Carlton, Tasmania Talks, 7AD Speaker Jennifer Westacott, Brian Carlton Date 14 February 2019 Topics Post-secondary education, Tasmanian economy, big and small business, Strong Australia E&OE   Brian Carlton, host Tasmania Talks: I don't want to muck...

This opinion article by Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott was published in the Hobart Mercury on Monday 11 February 2019. Business confidence is high on the island state, and it's clear that one of the biggest challenges facing Tasmanians is to...