A healthy population is critical to Australia’s economic prosperity. Individuals will lead more fulfilling and prosperous lives if we can improve the current system. Businesses will be more productive and the national economy will prosper, benefiting all Australians.Business values a...
This paper, Modelling Success: Designing an ETS that Works, incorporates research from Port Jackson Partners Limited (PJPL) examining the impacts of the proposed emissions trading scheme on 14 businesses across a range of sectors including minerals processing, manufacturing, oil refining, coal...
Limiting the scope of the federal government’s tax reform process reduces the opportunity for Australia to become the world’s top place to live and do business. The BCA discussion paper, A Better Tax Return: Reconsidering the Role of Australia’s Tax...
26 May 2008 Australia’s best teachers should be paid almost $130,000 as a key step in recognising their value to society and strengthening the teaching profession, a new BCA paper says. The paper also recommends creating two new levels of...
2 March 2004 Wide-ranging changes are required in the vocational education and training (VET) system to ensure it meets the future needs of large businesses according to a report prepared for the Business Council of Australia. The report on the key...
24 June 2004 The Business Council of Australia has released a position paper in response to the continuing debate over pay for CEOs and other senior business managers. The BCA paper says clear examples of excessive pay and reward for...
2 July 2004 Australia’s leading companies have released a report on the potential outcomes and impacts on Australia’s economy of the ALP’s workplace relations platform. The 80-page report by Access Economics – commissioned by the BCA – found there were...
14 July 2004 The Business Council of Australia has released a position paper on offshoring, predicting the trend to outsource information, IT and other services to offshore companies would have largely positive implications for Australia’s economy and jobs. The paper,...
5 February 2004 The ‘business of business’ is to achieve sound returns as well as remaining competitive. In recent years, the forces of globalisation, together with increased competition and the growing complexity of Australia’s economy, have made this focus even...
2 September 2004 An objective analysis of the Greens’ publicly stated business and economic policies shows that they do not support the economic reform program of the past two decades, despite this program delivering Australia’s current economic prosperity. Instead, the...