The Business Council of Australia (BCA) represents the chief executives of approximately 100 large Australian 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 reason for existence is to give the business community a greater voice in public policy debates about the direction of Australian society.
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