AUSTRALIA – The Business Events Council of Australia (BECA), ahead of Australia’s federal election next month, has called for any incoming government to spend AU$10m (US$8.9m) a year to boost the country’s position as a global events destination.  BECA chairman Geoff Donaghy pointed out Australia’s ranking as a business events destination has slipped from fourth to 16th in less than a decade because of lack of investment and increasing global competition...