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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
... business community has formally acknowledged the need for increased corporate social responsibility with the Business Council of Australia chief executive Katie Lahey today presenting a such conclusions to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility's ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... cent up on this time last year, recorded rises in all of its five component indices over the last month. The Business Council of Australia has noted that the lack of national infrastructure planning and the inefficiencies of government bureaucracy are ...

Citigroup puts a cost on climate change

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
... agriculture and GDP generally. Following the Australia Business Roundtable call for early action, the Australian Business Council now supports carbon trading. Globally, cuts of 60 per cent in green house gas emissions are needed to avoid dangerous climate ...

Retiring at 65 unsustainable: Bernard Salt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
... so dramatically. Bernard Salt, KPMG director, demographic expert and bestselling author, speaking at Canberra Business Council annual dinner, said, "The retirement age of 65 years is no longer sustainable because after people have paid off their HECS ...

Industry groups ecstatic over red tape rationalisation proposals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
... overwhelming support that its time to finally do something to attack the problem at its roots. Michael Chaney, Business Council Australia (BCA) president, said, "The big problem with regulation-making in Australia is it is un-coordinated, with governments ...

Tax page cull the first step: BCA

The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has given the Federal Government a thumbs-up for its decision to slash the number of income tax pages by more than 2,000, but said there is room for more tax reforms. "In one sweep, the number of income tax pages ...

VicSuper CEO wins international sustainability award

... was announced in Zurich last night. The International Sustainability Leadership Award is sponsored by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, SAM Group and Sustainable Performance Group. The award gives recognition to two people each ...

Industry figures to participate on Government's super choice committee

... members include John Keniry, director and chairman of Ridley Corporation, Burde Feadelli, member of the small business council and Mara Bun, director of CSIRO business development. ASIC will also work with the ATO and the committee in reviewing the education ...

Business groups fear Labor government: Andrews

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
... protection afforded workers, while the Democrats had concerns about its impact on casual workers. Andrews said the Business Council of Australia, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other industry groups wanted the laws passed. He said ...

Big business to urge easing of corporate laws on exec pay

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
... urge the government to water down laws forcing companies to publish the pay packets of their top executives. The Business Council of Australia will appear before a parliamentary inquiry into a proposed shake-up of corporate laws and argue the government ...