Media & Speeches
30 June 2017
We are pleased the Government consulted widely and listened to businesses who were worried that the system had become too restrictive for those who wanted to fill senior and specialised roles.
Read more26 June 2017
While most Australians would already appreciate the Great Barrier Reef as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, it is worth being reminded of the substantial contribution it makes to the economy, including by supporting 64,000 jobs.
Read more23 June 2017
The destructive school funding wars have dominated the debate for too long, distracting from other important challenges facing our education system.
Read more22 June 2017
With South Australia's new bank tax, Australia is becoming a laughing stock of global investment circles as erratic governments – state, territory and federal – carelessly undermine and chop and change the rules of doing business.
Read more20 June 2017
Everyone wants to see more affordable electricity, but governments should be extremely cautious about intervening in markets at a time when businesses are not investing because of a lack of policy certainty, Jennifer Westacott says.
Read more20 June 2017
The Business Council and the Smith Family strongly endorse the principle of genuine needs-based school funding, initially proposed by David Gonski, and urge parliament to work together to put it at the heart of the education system.
Read more15 June 2017
One of the best protections we can offer Australian workers is to maintain strong, successful businesses that can employ more people and pay higher wages, says Jennifer Westacott.
Read more9 June 2017
Australia hasn’t a moment to lose now that we have a comprehensive, independent blueprint to restore the security, reliability and affordability of our electricity system.
Read more7 June 2017
Now is not the time for rash decisions or knee jerk reactions. The consequences of failure are too significant to allow this opportunity to pass.
Read more5 June 2017
With small and medium businesses losing 14,000 jobs last financial year and youth unemployment running at over 20 per cent in some regions, Australia needs every business possible to keep creating jobs.
Read more5 June 2017
Australians’ living standards have risen enormously through greater international trade. However, it has also increased the risk that products and services sold here are tainted by the use of forced labour.
Read more2 June 2017
The Australian Climate Roundtable welcomed continued bipartisan commitment to the Paris Agreement following US President Donald Trump's announcement today.
Read more1 June 2017
Australia’s big employers have become the only segment of the private economy to boost its overall number of employees last financial year, new statistics show.
Link: Australian Bureau of Statistics - 8155.0 - Australian Industry, 2015-16
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