Tag: Business Council of Australia

Business Council pivot to tech issues gathers momentum

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The appointment of AirTrunk chief executive Robin Khuda and Telstra CEO Vicki Brady to the board of the Business Council of Australia flags a strengthening pivot at the BCA...

BCA calls for new investment breaks to anchor R&D in Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s peak business lobby is urging the Albanese government to introduce a suite of new incentives to de-risk research and development investment and motivate businesses to develop IP locally....

Treasury ‘hard heads’ holding back tech sector: Husic

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Former Industry Minister Ed Husic on Tuesday blamed Treasury “hard heads” for limiting Australia’s technology development, and revealed he wants artificial intelligence governed by an AI Act to instill...

Business Council calls for action to accelerate AI adoption

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s peak business lobby has called on government to accelerate national efforts to bake productivity-enhancing artificial intelligence systems into the economy. The Business Council of Australia has released a...

Committee calls for sweeping changes to workplace AI rules

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Parliamentary inquiry that heard evidence of rising worker surveillance, excessive data collection and unfair automated decision tools has called for artificial intelligence in the workplace to be classified...

Business lobby claims corruption ‘backdoor’ in FMiA bill

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government’s Future Made in Australia agenda has opened a “backdoor” to union corruption and lacks the pace and detail of competing global efforts, business groups claimed on...