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The Business Council of Australia and its new head need a reality check

  • Written by Lindy Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Politics, UNSW Australia

The Business Council of Australia (BCA) looks set to double down on its failed strategy in its appointment of new president Grant King.

The chief business lobby group found itself at odds with the Coalition government in the last term, as it relentlessly pushed the government to pursue politically unsaleable agendas. It had a significant hand in...

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