Podcast appearances and mentions of Jennifer Westacott

Jennifer Westacott spent nearly 13 years as CEO of the Business Council of Australia, and still holds positions within organisations like the Reserve Bank of Australia.She recently spoke with Caroline Gurney on Future Generation's 2Fold podcast. This is a portion of a wide-ranging conversation, with the focus here on US politics, our own federal election, and the broader impact on business.Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tune in to hear Jennifer Westacott, Chair of Future Generation Global (ASX: FGG), share insights on the key challenges she has encountered throughout her remarkable career.  Jennifer discusses the role of social justice as a driving force in her life, what encouraged her to become Chair of Future Generation Global, and the importance of creating vehicles, like the Future Generation model, for everyday individuals to be involved in philanthropy.   Commenting on the rising anti-Semitism in Australia, Jennifer discusses how we should respond to this challenge, and find the balance between protecting free speech and curbing hate speech. Finally, Jennifer delves into the importance of financial independence for women, and how best to promote this culture of wealth accumulation and savings for our future generations.  Episode transcript

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Federal Court Justice Michael Lee has shared his family's deeply personal story in a powerful call to action delivered on Thursday night. Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian's app. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey, and edited by Jasper Leak. Original music is composed by Jasper Leak.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Business Council of Australia has unveiled a new plan for overcoming Australia's economic woes and setting us up for the future. Find out more about The Front podcast here and read about this story and more on The Australian's website or search for The Australian in your app store. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jennifer Westacott, CEO, Business Council of Australia in the studio with Matthew Pantelis discussing the government's IR shakeup, RBA predictions of job losses to curb inflation and SA's growing defence and space sectors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The countdown to the budget has begun. BCA's Jennifer Westacott, ACCI's Andrew McKellar and AIG's Innes Willox reveal what they want to see from the Treasurer. Plus, PwC's CEO steps down and words of wisdom from the Oracle of Omaha.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Davison takes a look at the Morrison Inquiry's role in safeguarding our democracy, the Robodebt Royal Commission's role in safeguarding our social democracy and Sally McManus's ideas to get wages moving again. Start by joining your union at australianunions.org.au/wow The government has announced an inquiry into Morrison's shredding of democratic convention to be conducted by a former High Court judge and Ben looks at why the Morrison supporters are squealing. The Robodebt royal commission has been announced and Ben discusses why this needs to be a watershed moment for how we think about citizens in need of support. Sally McManus, leader of the Australian Union movement, and Jennifer Westacott, head of the Business Council of Australia, were on Insiders debating proposals for bargaining reform, skills development and migration settings ahead of the Jobs and Skills Summit. Even Westacott admitted that workers on collective agreements get paid better! Ben looks at some of the fake arguments that get used against collective bargaining and ow Michaelia Cash might have given us an unintentional insight into how the Coalition was deliberately keeping wages low. Don't forget you can become a supporter of the podcast at www.buymeacoffee.com/weekonwednesday and get every episode emailed to you along with interesting links.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly home to Australia today, having been warmly welcomed by Indonesian president Joko Widodo during his first official visit to our northern neighbour. Albanese was joined by foreign minister Penny Wong, trade minister Don Farrell, industry minister Ed Husic, and almost a dozen business and industry leaders. In what Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott has described as a reset for this country, the Australian delegation was keen to stress the benefits greater cooperation with Indonesia can bring. Today on Please Explain, Bianca Hall is joined by national affairs editor James Massola, who has been travelling with the PM in Indonesia. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly home to Australia today, having been warmly welcomed by Indonesian president Joko Widodo during his first official visit to our northern neighbour. Albanese was joined by foreign minister Penny Wong, trade minister Don Farrell, industry minister Ed Husic, and almost a dozen business and industry leaders. In what Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott has described as a reset for this country, the Australian delegation was keen to stress the benefits greater cooperation with Indonesia can bring. Today on Please Explain, Bianca Hall is joined by national affairs editor James Massola, who has been travelling with the PM in Indonesia. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister and other frontbenchers have been accompanied by nearly a dozen high powered business leaders on their trip to Indonesia. Business Council of Australia Chief, Jennifer Westacott says there are huge opportunities in the region and the trip is part of a wider reset for Australia.

The Business Council of Australia has endorsed the two week delay in reopening the international border to skilled workers and students in light of the Omicron variant. Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott has called for a concerted international effort akin to a peacekeeping operation to distribute COVID-19 doses to developing countries where vaccination rates are shockingly low.

The Business Council of Australia is embracing strong interim targets for carbon cuts because the financial risks companies and industries face for not embracing cleaner technologies have increased. Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott says the BCA blueprint to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 will generate jobs and economic growth in the decades to come.

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We may still be in the midst of the pandemic, but the future is bright, according to the Treasurer, who released the Federal Budget last night. So what will the Budget mean for individuals, business and the nation?

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What do business and union leaders believe should be in a budget that is designed in part to pitch to women?   Jennifer Westacott, CEO of the Business Council of Australia, says as well as spending on childcare – which we already know about – the budget should improve women’s access to superannuation.   “Women have been very, very disadvantaged in that superannuation system - they are retiring with very small savings.”   “The superannuation and the childcare go hand in hand because we know that the reason many women don’t have adequate super is because they’ve taken big stints out of work and they haven’t built that savings nest egg. So those two things should be seen in tandem.”   Michele O'Neil, president of the ACTU, says for women the budget “needs to include commitments to addressing insecure work and low wages [and] to make sure that the support for early childhood education and care delivers free and universal childcare. Because this is what will matter in terms of women’s participation at work. We have a relatively low rate of women’s participation.”   “If we just increased women to the same level of participation for those key years of 25-45 as men, we’d see a $70 billion increase in GDP and a $30 billion increase in household incomes.”

Now that the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is underway, business leaders say the national approach to suppressing and containing the virus needs to evolve.

Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott on the Victorian government's decision on a snap five-day lockdown to deal with new Covid cases    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACTU secretary Sally McManus has slammed the change saying it's an "extreme proposal" and will cost workers. But CEO of the Business Council of Australia, Jennifer Westacott, says that's not true. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Business Council of Australia says the budget will have a confidence-boosting effect and will drive jobs growth

Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott says we need to focus on a mix of what we already do well, and growth industries.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

In the final episode of Around The Next Corner, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand Hon Patricia Forsythe AM talks to Jennifer Westacott AO, Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia about COVID-19 and its impact on the Australian business environment.

Scott Morrison has persuaded unions, employers and business groups to sit down and try to hammer out a second accord on wages and conditions in a post pandemic economy.

"We are ready to put everything in the past behind us and start again and make sure we can get Australians working again," Jennifer Westacott said.

Jennifer Westacott has urged the Federal Government to select 10 regional towns to power the economy outside of Sydney and Melbourne

Only 16 percent of the Australian workforce belong to a union. Are unions still relevant to the economy and society or are they a relic of the past? Former union boss Bill Kelty and business leader Jennifer Westacott discuss the history and role of unions and what's needed to meet our current economic problems.

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Katie Sarah, Matthew Pantelis, Amelia Brace, Leah Crane, Matt Abraham, Eddie Betts, Jennifer Westacott, Detective Chief Inspector Richard Lambert, Election Date discussion, Blakey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jennifer Westacott chats about her advocacy, the budget and the Royal Commission with Miranda Devine See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Business Council of Australia CEO sits down with Miranda in Washington DC See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jennifer Westacott, chief executive of the BCA, talks the future of tertiary education.

Natalie and Michael discuss the energy crisis with Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott.

The chief executive of the Business Council of Australia told a forum that industry still needs humanities graduates.

As the government considers a tax reform agenda without changing the GST, Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer discusses tax and superannuation with Michelle Grattan - and strongly defends the Business Council of Australia's Jennifer Westacott against an attack by Victorian Liberal President Michael Kroger. Kelly also suggests the Liberal party tap talented women on the shoulder to get more female representation in Parliament. 

Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Jennifer Westacott joined Michelle to talk about the BCA's reaction to Tuesday's federal budget.

Jennifer Westacott draws on her experience in both the public and private sectors to explore why and how we need to transform the VET system, in particular, if we are to prepare and equip our future workforce, and enable every Australian to be a part of it. Recorded on 19 June 2014.

Jennifer Westacott draws on her experience in both the public and private sectors to explore why and how we need to transform the VET system, in particular, if we are to prepare and equip our future workforce, and enable every Australian to be a part of it. Recorded on 19 June 2014.

Jennifer Westacott draws on her experience in both the public and private sectors to explore why and how we need to transform the VET system, in particular, if we are to prepare and equip our future workforce, and enable every Australian to be a part of it. Recorded on 19 June 2014.

Jennifer Westacott draws on her experience in both the public and private sectors to explore why and how we need to transform the VET system, in particular, if we are to prepare and equip our future workforce, and enable every Australian to be a part of it. Recorded on 19 June 2014.