“We welcome this positive breakthrough by the Turnbull government to cement political consensus around the principle of a sustainable, needs-based funding model in school education,” Business Council chief executive Jennifer...
This essay by Jennifer Westacott was published in The Weekend Australian on April 20, 2017. It was the sixth in the Priorities for Prosperity series, which explored issues important to sustaining Australia's...
Read moreThe Business Council and The Smith Family have joined forces on a new program to give young Australians from disadvantaged backgrounds the best chance to kickstart their careers. The Cadetship to...
Jennifer Westacott, chief executive officer of the Business Council of Australia, introduced the Australian Learning Lecture by Charles Fadel at the Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre. Click here to review...
The Business Council's chief executive Jennifer Westacott addressed the Australian Labor Party's Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra on 17 March, 2017. Ms Westacott started with a very frank analysis that reform of...
Australia’s peak business organisations have united to call on governments to take urgent action to avert an imminent crisis in our apprenticeship system, one that risks leaving young people without...
August 2017 The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian Industry Group and the Business Council of Australia are calling on all governments to make 2017 the year when...
Read moreThis is a joint submission from the Australian Industry Group and the Business Council of Australia. The VET FEE-HELP (VFH) program was designed to encourage students into the VET sector,...
This is the Business Council’s submission to the Federal Government’s discussion paper on the redesign of VET FEE-HELP. The Business Council believes this review provides an opportunity to design a...
This speech was delivered by Business Council Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott at the Australian Davos Connection Forum in Melbourne on 11 August 2016. Check against delivery. Distinguished guests. Ladies and...
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