People and Workplaces 

Why Our Children Need a Strong ABCC

This opinion article by Business Council Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott was published in The Daily Telegraph on 20 October 2016. The Prime Minister wrote in a column this week that the case...

MAKE BUSINESS STRONG AND WE ARE ALL WINNERS

This joint opinion article by James Pearson, CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, and Innes Willox, CEO of the Australian...

WHEN THE DUST SETTLES, CORRUPT CONSTRUCTION CULTURE NEEDS A MAJOR REPAIR

An opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Brendan Pearson and Innes Willox published in The Australian on 22 June 2016 The election winner must not forget the issue that triggered the double-dissolution...

University of Newcastle Graduation Address

It's pleasure to be here today on the land of the traditional custodians.  I want to acknowledge their elders, ancestors and continuing connection to this place.  I grew up not...

Culture is Critical in Our Workplaces

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia was published in the Weekend Australia on 2 April 2016. A collaborative and respectful workplace culture is an essential...

We Need to Get the NDIS Right from the Outset

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia was published in The Australian on 7 March 2016.   As we head into another set of...

Reinstating the ABCC the Easiest Decision the Senate Can Make

This opinion article by Jennifer Westacott, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia was published in The Weekend Australian on 27 February 2016. Reinstating the Australian Building and Construction Commission...

Statement on Productivity Commission Workplace Relations Final Report

“The Productivity Commission’s final workplace relations report has fallen short of addressing what is required in a modern economy to give workplaces the necessary agility to innovate and lift productivity...

AFR Workforce and Productivity Summit Speech by Catherine Livingstone

This speech was delivered by BCA President Catherine Livingstone at the AFR Workforce and Productivity Summit in Melbourne on 8 December 2015. Check against delivery. Thanks Innes, and thank you...