This discussion paper, Building Australia’s Comparative Advantages, builds on the work of the BCA’s 2013 Action Plan for Enduring Prosperity. It seeks to start a conversation about what it will take to build an innovative economy, foster globally competitive industries and identify the types of jobs that can be created in an advanced economy like...

This paper highlights opportunities to improve the administration of the law, noting that while key regulators must be independent, they must also operate in an environment with incentives to better understand business and minimise regulatory burdens, including those arising from delays and uncertainty. Executive Summary Major findings and recommendations: This paper addresses the key actions...

More than 2,000 Indigenous employees have been hired and more than 700 Indigenous traineeships created through Business Council of Australia member company efforts in the past 12 months, efforts which are now impacting across diverse parts of the economy. The results are included in the Business Council’s 2012 Indigenous Engagement Survey, launched today by President...

This publication, Policy Essentials: Cost–Benefit Analysis, is a guide issued by the Business Council of Australia to raise understanding within the public sector and the broader community of the importance of conducting cost–benefit analysis for major public policy decisions, regulations and projects. It includes a report authored for the BCA by Deloitte Access Economics titled...

Each year, the BCA makes a submission to the federal budget process to support the government of the day to formulate a budget that takes account of Australia's medium, as well as short-term, wellbeing. Last year’s Budget correctly continued the process of fiscal consolidation to shore up the sustainability of Australia’s public finances while investing...