Time is now to drive productivity: BHP CEO
Mike Henry says political leaders need to ask if they are moving towards Australia being a more competitive place to invest and do business.
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Release more land to help fix housing shortage: Brickworks CEO
Mark Ellenor says addressing Australia’s housing shortage and affordability, and a pragmatic approach to the energy transition, are key to lifting Australia’s competitiveness and productivity.
Geopolitical risks growing for Australia: BOQ Group CEO
Patrick Allaway says the geopolitical environment is increasingly uncertain, with many risks for Australia.
Inflation fight is mission critical: Commonwealth Bank CEO
Matt Comyn says interest rates may fall faster than the market expects and it is critical for the long-term health of the economy and the country that inflation is brought under control.
Shoppers feeling the pinch, but cause for optimism: Coles CEO
Leah Weckert’s customers are still feeling the impacts for cost-of-living pressures but she sees reasons to be optimistic about the Australian economy in 2025.
Another year of steady rates possible: Judo Bank CEO
Chris Bayliss expects the Reserve Bank to begin trimming interest rates in the second half of 2025.
Waiting for the shoe to drop: KPMG Australia CEO
Andrew Yates says there is a strong anticipatory feeling within the business community that once interest rates start to drop, spending and consumer confidence will open back up.
Get tax right to fix housing: Mirvac CEO
Campbell Hanan says policy to address a chronic undersupply of housing in Australia is critical to set right affordability challenges.
GDP growth weaker if rate cuts delayed: AMP CEO
Alexis George says Australia’s economy has slowed to a crawl, amid the biggest slump in per capita GDP since the early 1990s recession, outside of the pandemic.
Rate cuts will require discipline: Ampol CEO
Matt Halliday calls for economic discipline, to enable the forecast interest rate cuts that will assist in stimulating the economy.
Focus on keeping energy costs low: APA Group CEO
Adam Watson is focused on doing everything he can to keep energy costs low, amid an uncertain environment.
The signs of recovery are promising: ANZ CEO
Outgoing banking boss Shayne Elliott says we may have passed the worst but risks remain in the outlook.
Get set for mid-year rate cut: Macquarie CEO
Shemara Wikramanayake expects the RBA to ease rates toward the middle of next year, easing pressure on household budgets and supporting the housing market.
Rate cut won’t fix living costs: Medibank CEO
David Koczkar says many of his customers experienced cost of living pressures this year, and he expects that to continue into 2025, even if there is a rate cut.
Property market a national crisis: NAB CEO
Andrew Irvine says Australia needs more skilled migrants and to be more innovative on types of housing and construction methods, to address its crisis.
Energy transition a huge opportunity: Origin Energy CEO
Frank Calabria says global energy transition presents enormous opportunity for Australia to be a leading economy in decarbonisation.
IR settings are retrograde: Qube CEO
Paul Digney says there is virtually nothing in the current workplace relations settings to promote productivity.
Lower govt spending would support rate cut: Soul Patts CEO
Todd Barlow says we really need to see lower expenditure and lower employment growth from the government to reduce interest rates.
Living standards under threat: Shell Australia CEO
Cecile Wake says commodity exports, tax receipts and government spending underpin the economy and stagnant productivity is a threat to that going forward.
Generative AI to boost productivity: South32 CEO
Graham Kerr is focused on using generative AI to drive productivity, for example through the development of large language models to enhance interactions with safety data.
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