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Business Council of Australia

January 01, 1970

The Business Council of Australia (BCA) is an industry association that comprises the chief executives of more than 100 of Australia's biggest corporations. It was formed in 1983 by the merger of the Business Roundtable – a spin-off of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia – and the Australian Industry Development Association. The organisation is headquartered in Melbourne with offices in Sydney and Canberra.

Its stated goal is to give the business community a greater voice in public policy debates about the direction of Australian society.[citation needed]

History edit

AIPL/AIDA edit

The Australian Industries Protection League (AIPL) was established in Melbourne in January 1919 as a successor to the Protectionist Association of Victoria.[1] James Hume Cook, a former federal MP and ally of Nationalist leader Billy Hughes, was appointed secretary of the organisation in 1922 and held the position until his death in 1942. He represented the league at the British Empire Economic Conference in Ottawa in 1932.[2]

According to Peter Cochrane, its members were "first and foremost, advocates of high, even prohibitive, protection; they possessed a profound belief in the virtuosity of the small business enterprise and the necessity to furnish it with a financial and political superstructure".[3][4]

In June 1951, the AIPL was renamed as the Australian Industries Development Association (AIDA).[5] Hosiery manufacturer George Foletta served as the organisation's president from 1951 to 1956.[6]

Post-merger edit

The Business Council of Australia was formed in 1983 from a merger of AIDA and the Business Roundtable. [7]

Structure edit

Board edit

The board oversees the council's secretariat, committees and task forces, makes recommendations about membership and appointments, and proposes policies.

Board members, as of November 2023, were:[8]

Former presidents include Catherine Livingstone, Tony Shepherd, Michael Chaney, Hugh Morgan, Roderick Carnegie and Arvi Parbo.[11]

The secretariat works on policy, research, communications and administrative support.

The Strong Australia Network was established to lobby for regional businesses,[12] and BizRebuild to help businesses damaged by floods or bushfires.[13]

Policy edit

The council's policy agenda has included plans to reform post-secondary education,[14] cut rates of personal and company tax,[15] and strengthen enterprise bargaining.[16]

Members help develop policy through committees and special-issue task forces.[17]

Membership edit

As of 2021, members of the council were:[18]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Guide to the Records of the Australian Industries Protection League". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ Hancock, Ian (1981). "Cook, James Newton Haxton Hume (1866–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 8. Melbourne University Press.
  3. ^ Cochrane 1980, p. 117.
  4. ^ Cochrane, Peter (1980). Industrialization and Dependence: Australia's Road to Economic Development, 1870-1939 (PDF). University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0702214884.
  5. ^ "New Watchdog for industry". The Age. 14 June 1951.
  6. ^ Worrall, Airlie (1996). "Foletta, George Gotardo (1892–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 14. Melbourne University Press.
  7. ^ "Competitiveness key to world economy". Canberra Times. 12 August 1983.
  8. ^ "Board". Business Council of Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Tim Reed". Business Council of Australia. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  10. ^ Hutchinson, Samantha. "Meet Bran Black: how Macquarie Street's Mr Nice Guy got the BCA gig". AFR. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  11. ^ . Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  12. ^ "About Us". Strong Australia Network. BCA. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  13. ^ "What is BizRebuild?". BizRebuild. BCA. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Education and skills". Business Council of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Tax". Business Council of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Modern workplace relations". Business Council of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Structure". Business Council of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Membership". BCA=. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

External links edit

  • Official website

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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Business Council of Australia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The Business Council of Australia BCA is an industry association that comprises the chief executives of more than 100 of Australia s biggest corporations It was formed in 1983 by the merger of the Business Roundtable a spin off of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia and the Australian Industry Development Association The organisation is headquartered in Melbourne with offices in Sydney and Canberra Its stated goal is to give the business community a greater voice in public policy debates about the direction of Australian society citation needed Contents 1 History 1 1 AIPL AIDA 1 2 Post merger 2 Structure 2 1 Board 3 Policy 4 Membership 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editAIPL AIDA edit The Australian Industries Protection League AIPL was established in Melbourne in January 1919 as a successor to the Protectionist Association of Victoria 1 James Hume Cook a former federal MP and ally of Nationalist leader Billy Hughes was appointed secretary of the organisation in 1922 and held the position until his death in 1942 He represented the league at the British Empire Economic Conference in Ottawa in 1932 2 According to Peter Cochrane its members were first and foremost advocates of high even prohibitive protection they possessed a profound belief in the virtuosity of the small business enterprise and the necessity to furnish it with a financial and political superstructure 3 4 In June 1951 the AIPL was renamed as the Australian Industries Development Association AIDA 5 Hosiery manufacturer George Foletta served as the organisation s president from 1951 to 1956 6 Post merger edit The Business Council of Australia was formed in 1983 from a merger of AIDA and the Business Roundtable 7 Structure editBoard edit The board oversees the council s secretariat committees and task forces makes recommendations about membership and appointments and proposes policies Board members as of November 2023 were 8 President Tim Reed Joint Managing Director Potentia Capital Director Transurban 9 Chief executive Bran Black 10 Matt Comyn CEO Commonwealth Bank of Australia Karen Dobson Managing Director Dow Australia amp New Zealand Danny Gilbert Managing Partner Gilbert Tobin Mike Henry CEO BHP Alison Kitchen Former National Chairman KPMG Australia Rob Scott Managing Director Wesfarmers Mel Silva Managing Director and VP Google Australia amp New Zealand Former presidents include Catherine Livingstone Tony Shepherd Michael Chaney Hugh Morgan Roderick Carnegie and Arvi Parbo 11 The secretariat works on policy research communications and administrative support The Strong Australia Network was established to lobby for regional businesses 12 and BizRebuild to help businesses damaged by floods or bushfires 13 Policy editThe council s policy agenda has included plans to reform post secondary education 14 cut rates of personal and company tax 15 and strengthen enterprise bargaining 16 Members help develop policy through committees and special issue task forces 17 Membership editAs of 2021 update members of the council were 18 Accenture Adamantem Capital AGL Energy Allens Linklaters Amazon Amcor Ampol ANZ Bank APA Group Ashurst Australia ASX ATCO Australian Foundation Investment Company Atlassian Australian Unity Bain amp Company Bank of America Bank of China Bendigo amp Adelaide Bank BHP BlueScope BNP Paribas Boeing Australia Boral Boston Consulting Group BP Brookfield Asset Management Bupa CIMIC Group Cisco Citigroup Clayton Utz Coca Cola Amatil Cochlear Coles Group Commonwealth Bank Compass Group Corrs Chambers Westgarth Credit Suisse CyberCX Deloitte Dow Chemical Company Downer Group Dulux DXC Technology EnergyAustralia Ernst amp Young Facebook Fletcher Building Fortescue Metals Group Fujitsu General Electric Gilbert Tobin Google GrainCorp Guild Group Holdings GWA Group Hanson Herbert Smith Freehills Hitachi HSBC IBM Incitec Pivot Infosys ING Jacobs Engineering Group JBS Foods Australia Jemena JP Morgan Kearney King amp Wood Mallesons KKR KPMG La Trobe Financial Lendlease Lion Macquarie Group McDonald s McKinsey amp Company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Melbourne Business School Microsoft MinterEllison Mirvac Mitsui amp Co Morgan Stanley MUFG Bank MYOB National Australia Bank Norton Rose Fulbright Optus Origin Energy Pacific National Perpetual PricewaterhouseCoopers Programmed Qantas Rio Tinto Rothschild amp Co Salesforce SAP Scentre Group Seek Shell Snowy Hydro South32 Star Entertainment Group Stockland Sydney Airport Holdings University of Sydney Tabcorp Tata Consultancy Services Telstra TPG Capital TransGrid Transurban Twitter Uber UBS UTS Business School Vicinity Centres Wesfarmers Westpac Wilson Group Woodside Petroleum Woolworths WSP Global Yarra Capital ManagementSee also edit nbsp Australia portal Economy of Australia Australian Competition amp Consumer Commission Council of Australian Governments National Competition PolicyReferences edit Guide to the Records of the Australian Industries Protection League National Library of Australia Retrieved 17 February 2022 Hancock Ian 1981 Cook James Newton Haxton Hume 1866 1942 Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol 8 Melbourne University Press Cochrane 1980 p 117 Cochrane Peter 1980 Industrialization and Dependence Australia s Road to Economic Development 1870 1939 PDF University of Queensland Press ISBN 0702214884 New Watchdog for industry The Age 14 June 1951 Worrall Airlie 1996 Foletta George Gotardo 1892 1973 Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol 14 Melbourne University Press Competitiveness key to world economy Canberra Times 12 August 1983 Board Business Council of Australia Retrieved 30 November 2023 Tim Reed Business Council of Australia Retrieved 1 July 2021 Hutchinson Samantha Meet Bran Black how Macquarie Street s Mr Nice Guy got the BCA gig AFR Retrieved 17 October 2023 Previous BCA Presidents Archived from the original on 5 April 2017 Retrieved 5 April 2017 About Us Strong Australia Network BCA Retrieved 1 July 2021 What is BizRebuild BizRebuild BCA Retrieved 1 July 2021 Education and skills Business Council of Australia Retrieved 9 May 2019 Tax Business Council of Australia Retrieved 9 May 2019 Modern workplace relations Business Council of Australia Retrieved 9 May 2019 Structure Business Council of Australia Retrieved 9 May 2019 Membership BCA Retrieved 1 July 2021 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Business Council of Australia amp oldid 1216965160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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