Today
Three ideas to sharpen up the Business Council of Australia’s act
Curiously, given business bangs on about innovation all the time, the BCA has failed to get the memo.
- John Kunkel
This Month
- Opinion
- Opinion
How business and economists can become relevant again
A central problem is that good economic policies have not been well communicated and have often been debated in an echo chamber of elites.
- John Kehoe
Tax and debt time bomb will hurt young Aussies, BCA chief warns
Labor and the Coalition are consigning younger generations to a future of higher taxes, ballooning government debt and poorer living standards, Business Council of Australia chief executive Bran Black will warn.
- John Kehoe
- Exclusive
- Business Council of Australia
Has the Business Council lost its mojo?
The peak body has been a fixture of power for much of its 41 years, but it is now at a crossroads to resurrect its influence.
- John Kehoe and Patrick Durkin
August
- Exclusive
- Mergers & acquisitions
M&A crackdown: corporates protest in Canberra
Executives from large companies who are worried about planned tougher laws to block corporate mergers have taken their concerns to Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
- John Kehoe and Aaron Weinman
- Exclusive
- Peter Garrett
Jabiluka mining boss sidelined while Albanese met Peter Garrett
Brad Welsh, the chief executive of Energy Resources of Australia, says he was shocked about the abrupt cancellation of the lease announced last month.
- Peter Ker
Stephen Jones shields banks in scam ‘war’
The financial services minister and banking lobby boss Anna Bligh are so aligned on scams that they are repeating each other’s words.
- Updated
- Hannah Wootton
July
- Exclusive
- Gambling
Meet the lobbyists aiming to keep the gambling dollars rolling in
With the Albanese government’s gambling ad policy still up in the air, the Financial Review looked at who’s been hitting the corridors of power for sports betting firms.
- Ronald Mizen
June
- Exclusive
- Hong Kong protests
Ex-Crosby Textor pollster ‘deeply uncomfortable’ with Hong Kong work
The think tank which commissioned the research was founded by city’s former chief executive who remained a part of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
- Kylar Loussikian
April
- Exclusive
- Robyn Denholm
Former Afterpay policy exec named Tech Council CEO
Damian Kassabgi, a former adviser to prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, is the new boss of the most prominent tech industry association.
- Tess Bennett
The unlikely CEO team tackling Australia’s toughest job
Bran Black and Luke Achterstraat represent business at the opposite ends of the spectrum but are determined to present a united front in Canberra.
- Patrick Durkin
Disclose lobbyist meetings and federal minister’s diaries: NSW ICAC
The policy intervention from the state corruption watchdog comes ahead of its appearance at a Senate Inquiry on Monday probing access to Parliament House by lobbyists.
- Ronald Mizen
March
- Exclusive
- Supermarkets
PM’s former chief adviser guides Woolies through political crisis
Woolworths has hired Anthony Albanese’s former chief of staff, while Coles has a specialist well-known in C-suites and Canberra’s corridors of power.
- Updated
- Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
Meta flew in top reputation fixer ahead of news bombshell
The tech giants have amassed an army of lobbyists to deal with fights on news and tax. These are the fixers pounding Canberra’s corridors of power.
- Ronald Mizen
February
Nickel tax breaks a coup for ‘the other minerals council’
The government’s consideration of tax credits for critical minerals producers is emblematic of a Perth lobby group’s rise from obscurity to influence.
- Peter Ker
January
Tech Council boss Kate Pounder resigns
Australia’s technology sector loses a powerful voice in Canberra, after the boss of high-profile industry group steps down.
- Tess Bennett
October 2023
New Business Council president has a ‘secret sauce’
Sydney Airport boss Geoff Culbert has been appointed to the role as the council refreshes its leadership to navigate crucial policy negotiations with the Albanese government.
- John Kehoe
- Analysis
- Analysis
Pratt and the ‘first Jewish American president’
Donald Trump isn’t the only US politician the box billionaire has supported.
- Aaron Patrick
- Analysis
- Anthony Pratt
Will that be Mr Pratt, Sir Anthony or Colonel?
The Melbourne billionaire toyed with the idea of receiving a knighthood from King Charles III, whose charities he supported.
- Aaron Patrick
‘If Abbott and Keating are getting money, who else?’
A public integrity advocate says reported payments to ex-prime ministers by Anthony Pratt raise broader concerns about the payment of pensions to retired politicians.
- Aaron Patrick
