BCCM launches Federal Election Policy

11 February 2025

The BCCM’s 2025 Federal Election Policy Blueprint calls on political parties to support the co-operatives and mutuals that support millions of Australians and thousands of Australian small businesses.

This election will be fought on the pressure on household budgets and policies to address the rising cost of living.

Growing the mutual economy in Australia is one measure the government can leverage to bring innovative products to market, give consumers more choice of affordable services and support small business profitability.

Enabling policy is key to co-operative and mutual success.

Australia should have policy to promote co-operative businesses across all sectors of the economy, alongside legislation and regulation that facilitates them.

The Policy Blueprint calls on all political parties to commit to five measures to achieve this:

• Appoint a Federal Minister for co-operatives and mutuals
• Open an Australian Centre for Co-operative Business Growth
• Guarantee legacy assets for the purpose they were intended
• ASIC, APRA and the ACCC should have a statutory duty to promote corporate diversity
• Modernise co-operatives regulation

Read more about delivering more for Australians in our Blueprint for an enterprising nation in 2025.

Download our Federal Election Policy Blueprint.