Media Releases Listing Australian Government Productivity Reports
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The Productivity Commission publishes an index of its media releases covering Australian government productivity research and reporting. The page aggregates dozens of reports across multiple sectors including health, education, child care, housing, justice, aged care, and economic reform, spanning from May 2025 through March 2026. The most recent release is the Quarterly Productivity Bulletin March 2026, noting that labour productivity was flat in the December quarter and increased by 1.0% over the year to December 2025.
“Australia's labour productivity growth continues to disappoint. Labour productivity was flat in the December quarter and increased by 1.0% over the year to December 2025.”
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The Productivity Commission maintains a listing page for its media releases on Australian productivity research. The page contains approximately 20 dated entries spanning May 2025 through March 2026, covering topics including quarterly productivity bulletins, the annual Report on Government Services (covering child care, education, health, justice, aged care, and housing), circular economy findings, and interim reports on AI, data, net zero, mental health, and tax reform. The most recent entry (25 March 2026) reports that labour productivity was flat in the December quarter and increased by 1.0% over the year to December 2025. No compliance obligations are created by this page.
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### Quarterly productivity bulletin March 2026
25 Mar 2026 Australia’s labour productivity growth continues to disappoint. Labour productivity was flat in the December quarter and increased by 1.0% over the year to December 2025.
### Annual productivity bulletin 2026
19 Feb 2026 Multifactor productivity (MFP) is a measure of how well labour and capital inputs are combined to produce outputs and is a key determinant of growth in income and living standards. Unfortunately, the most recent ABS data shows that Australia’s MFP has ...
### Report on Government Services 2026 - part B
10 Feb 2026 This media release comments on the child care, education and training (includes early childhood education and care, school education, vocational education and training) sectors.
### Report on Government Services 2026 - part E
05 Feb 2026 This media release comments on data released for the health sector.
### Report on Government Services 2026 - parts C and D
03 Feb 2026 This media release comments on the justice and emergency management sectors.
### Report on Government Services 2026 - parts A, F, G
29 Jan 2026 This media release comments on aged care assessments, child protection, youth justice, housing and homelessness.
### A national approach for a more sustainable and efficient economy
16 Jan 2026 The final report of the inquiry finds that circular economy practices, like reusing and repairing products and designing products to reduce input and waste disposal costs, can have meaningful environmental and economic benefits.
### Meeting the productivity challenge – final reports out now
19 Dec 2025 The government has today released the final reports of the Productivity Commission's five pillars of productivity inquiries – containing 47 recommendations to support productivity growth across five key areas of the economy.
### Quarterly productivity bulletin December 2025
11 Dec 2025 While we are beginning to see green shoots of improvement, labour productivity is still much lower than we would like it to be.
### Australia’s productivity problem persists despite small gains
18 Sept 2025 Labour productivity increased in the June quarter but remains close to where it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Productivity Commission’s September Quarterly Productivity Bulletin.
### Improving efficiency to deliver better care
13 Aug 2025 The Australian Government should better align quality and safety regulation across the care economy, including through a national approach to screening care workers, the interim report of a Productivity Commission inquiry recommends.
### Better support for Australians to transition through education and work key to a stronger economy
11 Aug 2025 Australia should introduce a single online platform for all teachers to access high-quality lesson plans, a national approach to education technologies including those involving AI, support flexible learning pathways for students and ongoing training in w
### Unlocking the benefits of AI and data to spark growth
05 Aug 2025 Australia can unlock the benefits of data and digital technology with a growth-focused approach to regulating AI, new pathways to give people access to the data about themselves, and a shift to digital financial reporting, according to the interim report
### Consistent incentives and faster approvals key to the net zero transformation
03 Aug 2025 Australia should address the gaps and overlaps in emissions reduction incentives, speed up approvals for clean energy infrastructure, and create a resilience-rating system for all housing to meet our clean energy targets and adapt to climate change, the i
### Reforming company tax and regulation to boost productivity
31 July 2025 A Productivity Commission proposal to change the way businesses are taxed would boost Australia’s GDP by $14 billion with no net cost to the Budget over the medium term.
### New data and insights on Closing the Gap progress
30 July 2025 The latest Annual Data Compilation Report (ADCR), which tracks Australia’s performance towards the targets and indicators in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, shows mixed progress, with four of 19 targets on track to be met.
### Growth mindset: how to boost Australia’s productivity
24 July 2025 The Productivity Commission has called on Australia to adopt a ‘growth mindset’ in an overview of five forthcoming interim reports of its inquiries into boosting Australia’s productivity.
### Reform not retaliation the best approach to tariffs – Trade and Assistance Review 2023-24
07 July 2025 New modelling shows that proposed US trade policy measures will have a marginal direct impact on the Australian economy, but the risks and uncertainty they have brought about may have far reaching costs.
### National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement ‘not fit for purpose’
24 June 2025 The Commission has found the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement is fundamentally flawed. The interim report of the PC’s review of the agreement finds that achieving reform in the mental health and suicide prevention.
### Productivity bulletin: What Australians do with their productivity gains
19 June 2025 Australia's productivity continued to stagnate in the December quarter, suggesting that our productivity problem may be part of a long-term trend.
### The big lesson of the COVID productivity bubble
28 May 2025 This paper unpacks the causes of the ‘productivity bubble’ and finds that it only served to mask the issues at the heart of Australia’s ongoing productivity problem.
### PC opens consultation on reform areas for productivity inquiries
18 May 2025 The PC is seeking input on 15 priority reform areas under the five productivity inquiries to inform the draft recommendations in our interim reports.
### ‘No flash in the pan’: Productivity problem a long-term challenge
27 Mar 2025 Australia's productivity continued to stagnate in the December quarter, suggesting that our productivity problem may be part of a long-term trend.
### New Closing the Gap data shows focus on Priority Reforms by governments needed to see real improvement
13 Mar 2025 The latest update of the Closing the Gap Dashboard adds a new year of data for eight of the 19 targets and 15 of the supporting indicators.
### How Australia can seize the circular economy opportunity
05 Mar 2025 The interim report finds that despite an increased focus from business, government and the community, progress towards a more circular economy has been slow.
### Learning but not always doing: Looking behind Australia’s productivity slump
26 Feb 2025 A creeping inefficiency and failure to push the boundaries of innovation has contributed to Australia’s poor productivity performance over the past two decades.
### Reversing 30 years of poor productivity growth can help fix housing affordability
16 Feb 2025 This paper examines productivity growth in the housing construction sector, with the Commission’s estimates telling a story of decades of poor performance.
### Report on Government Services 2025
30 Jan 2025 Now in its 30th year, the Report on Government Services provides data directly from all Australian governments on the equity, efficiency and effectiveness of the services they provide.
### Reinvigorating productivity growth is a national priority
19 Dec 2024 Labour productivity declined by 0.5% in the September quarter and by 0.8% over the year, the Productivity Commission’s (PC) latest quarterly productivity bulletin shows.
### Australia’s Productivity Pitch – Productivity Commission launches new engagement initiative
05 Dec 2024 The Productivity Commission is seeking ideas from everyday Australians to inform our policy recommendations to government.
### Australia’s productivity deadlock persists
30 Sept 2024 Labour productivity fell by 0.8% across the economy in the June quarter, but rose by a modest 0.5% over the year to June 2024. This marks a return to the weak productivity growth trend of the five years leading up...
### A path to universal early childhood education and care
18 Sept 2024 The report presents government with a roadmap to a high-quality universal early childhood education and care system that is accessible, within the means of all families, equitable and inclusive for all children.
### Progress and setbacks on Closing the Gap targets
31 July 2024 The latest Annual Data Compilation Report (ADCR), which tracks progress towards the targets and indicators in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, shows that five of 19 targets are on track to be met.
### 50th annual Trade and Assistance Review released
24 July 2024 The 50th annual Trade and Assistance Review reports on the amount of support, financial or otherwise, that the Commonwealth government provided to Australian businesses over the past year.
### Final report of philanthropy inquiry released
18 July 2024 The Australian Government has tabled the final report of the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into philanthropy in Australia: Future foundations for giving.
### Economic mobility – a ‘fair go’ for many but some left behind
10 July 2024 New research from the Productivity Commission shows Australia performs well on income mobility. ‘For most Australians, the amount your parents earned when you were young is not a life sentence,’ said Chair Danielle Wood.
### Labour productivity at a standstill in March quarter
27 June 2024 The latest productivity bulletin shows labour productivity stagnated in the March quarter, with a 0.1% increase in output matched by a similar increase in hours worked.
### Australia needs a revitalised National Water Initiative
27 June 2024 Australian governments must renew and update the National Water Initiative (NWI) agreement to navigate water security challenges driven by climate change, growing and changing demand for water and the transition to net zero emissions.
### New research provides a snapshot of inequality in Australia
20 May 2024 New research has unpacked changes to income and wealth levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
### Making the most of health technology could save billions
07 May 2024 New research finds better integrating digital technology into healthcare could ease pressures on our healthcare system and save over $5 billion a year.
### Australia's healthcare system among the most productive in the world
23 Apr 2024 New research has found Australia's healthcare system delivers some of the best value for money of any in the world.
### Australia needs a revitalised National Water Initiative
04 Apr 2024 Governments must renew and update the National Water Initiative (NWI) to address the effects of climate change and growing and changing demand for water, according to the interim report of a review of the agreement.
### Productivity bulletin: green shoots mark end of productivity bubble
27 Mar 2024 Labour productivity increased for the second quarter in a row in the December 2023 quarter, suggesting a return to ‘productivity normal’ after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
### New insights into Australia’s productivity problem
29 Feb 2024 A new report shows that labour productivity fell sharply in 2022-23, as a record-breaking increase in hours worked failed to generate a similar increase in economic output.
### The National Agreement on Closing the Gap is an opportunity governments cannot continue to waste
07 Feb 2024 Governments have largely not fulfilled their commitments under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and has made four recommendations to drive progress.
### Seizing Australia’s AI opportunity
01 Feb 2024 New research finds that artificial intelligence could significantly boost Australia’s productivity if governments implement well-directed policy and regulation.
### Report on Government Services 2024
22 Jan 2024 The Report on Government Services provides important information to help governments and the community understand the efficiency and effectiveness of key services to the community.
### Productivity bulletin: end of productivity freefall no cause for complacency
20 Dec 2023 Australia’s labour productivity has halted its decline but mostly because people worked fewer hours in the 2023 September quarter, according to Productivity Commission research.
### Growing number of micro-taxes risks productivity growth
12 Dec 2023 The rise of industry levies – narrowly applied, sector-specific taxes – is creating an increasingly complex and inefficient tax system that risks limiting productivity growth, according to Productivity Commission research released today.
### Building the future foundations for giving in Australia
30 Nov 2023 The Productivity Commission has proposed an overhaul of the system that determines which charities can receive tax-deductible donations. This is part of a package of reforms proposed in the draft report of their philanthropy inquiry.
### A path to universal early childhood education and care
23 Nov 2023 The Australian Government should lead a coordinated effort to give every child access to three days a week of high-quality early childhood education and care, according to a Productivity Commission report.
### Getting the Murray–Darling Basin Plan back on track
30 Oct 2023 The interim report of the 2023 Murray–Darling Basin Plan implementation review finds the Australian Government’s recently proposed extension of the Basin Plan timeframes is necessary but won’t be enough.
### Productivity goes backwards as Australians ‘running to stand still’
10 Oct 2023 Productivity decreased by 2% in the June 2023 quarter, as record-high growth in hours worked outpaced output growth, according to the Productivity Commission’s latest Productivity Bulletin.
### Governments falling short on Closing the Gap commitments
26 July 2023 Australian governments do not appear to have grasped the nature and scale of change required to accelerate improvements in life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
### Trade and assistance review exposes rising industry assistance
20 July 2023 Assistance to Australian industry – money spent by governments to support Australian businesses – rose to $13.8 billion in 2021-22, according to the Productivity Commission’s annual Trade and Assistance Review (TAR) released today.
### Closing the Gap annual update reveals mixed progress and significant data gaps
12 July 2023 The Productivity Commission today released the third Annual Data Compilation Report, which provides a point-in-time snapshot of progress against the targets and indicators in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
### Annual productivity bulletin examines recent productivity trends
10 July 2023 The Productivity Commission’s 2023 Bulletin unpacks the 4.6% decline in labour productivity for the 12 months to March 2023, and finds that the decline could be driven in part by the unwinding of COVID-19 related effects...
### A focused Future Drought Fund for a changing climate
13 June 2023 The interim report invites further views on the Commission’s initial findings and recommendations on ways to improve the operation and design of the Future Drought Fund (FDF).
### Productivity Inquiry sets out priorities to advance prosperity
17 Mar 2023 If Australia is to continue to grow its economy and increase individual prosperity, productivity policy should focus on key emerging trends like the shift towards service industries, according to the final report of the Productivity Commission…
### Extended unpaid leave will not plug Australia's carer gap
28 Feb 2023 Providing workers with an entitlement to extended unpaid carer leave would benefit a small number of workers and care recipients but would not make a material difference to Australia’s carer gap.
### Report on Government Services 2023
24 Jan 2023 The Report on Government Services provides important information to help governments and the community understand the efficiency and effectiveness of key services to the community. ### Still lessons to be learned to improve student outcomes
20 Jan 2023 The Productivity Commission’s Review of theNational School Reform Agreement (NSRA) recommends redesigning the agreement to focus more attention on lifting students’ academic results and supporting students’ wellbeing.
### Government action needed because two in three Indigenous-style souvenirs are fake
13 Dec 2022 The Productivity Commission is calling for the Australian Government to introduce legislation that will enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to protect important aspects of their cultures from being misappropriated in visual…
### Regulating for direct employment not the answer for aged care
21 Oct 2022 A new report by the Productivity Commission has found the use of independent contractors in aged care gives older Australians more choice and is helping them stay in their own homes longer.
### People at heart of productivity
13 Oct 2022 The Productivity Commission’s sixth interim report in its 5-year Productivity Inquiry investigates how workers can boost the nation’s productivity.
### Getting more value from education
04 Oct 2022 High-quality school and tertiary education systems are vital for a productive workforce. But despite increased investment in schools, foundational skills such as writing and numeracy have stagnated. Employment rates for university and VET…
### Tackling Australia's housing affordability problem
30 Sept 2022 Australia has a housing affordability problem, with many Australians struggling to rent or buy a home, according to the Productivity Commission’s review of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement (NHHA) released today.
### Time to take the handbrake off Australia's productivity
28 Sept 2022 Overcoming challenges presented by climate change and an increasingly unfavourable global trade and investment landscape will be necessary to reinvigorate Australia's business environment and accelerate productivity growth.
### Innovation by the many, not just the few
26 Sept 2022 With only between one and two per cent of Australian businesses producing new to the world innovation, consideration must be given to how to help the other 98 per cent adopt and adapt existing technologies and practices to improve performance...
### Reforms needed to lift student outcomes
14 Sept 2022 To lift student outcomes the Commonwealth and States and Territories need to forge a new agreement focused on driving effective change in our schools and classrooms.
### Container port underperformance costs all Australians
09 Sept 2022 Lifting productivity at our container ports could save business and consumers $605 million each year. Reform could achieve consistent, high performance, according to a draft report released by the Productivity Commission today.
### Australia's data and digital dividend
23 Aug 2022 Digital technologies and data are increasingly important for Australia’s economy. Policies that promote digital innovation and adoption are needed to drive productivity growth.
### Assistance efficacy vital for meeting challenges to Australia’s prosperity
05 Aug 2022 With the cost of living rapidly rising, Australia near full employment, and significant challenges to the global economic landscape, there has never been a more important time for the Commonwealth to ensure that assistance to industry is…
### Productivity: The key to prosperity
03 Aug 2022 Productivity growth, based on the spread of new, useful ideas, is the key to Australia’s continued prosperity. But the future pattern of innovation and growth could look different from that of the 20th century, according to a report by...
### Closing the Gap Agreement: more information is now available, but further time and data are needed to say if lives are improving
28 July 2022 The Productivity Commission today released the second Annual Data Compilation Report. It provides a point-in-time snapshot of data for monitoring progress under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, signed in July 2020.
### Productivity Commission proposes new protections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts and crafts
19 July 2022 Two in three Indigenous-style souvenirs are inauthentic, with no connection to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Commission is calling for mandatory labelling of inauthentic products to warn consumers, and other measures.
### Report on Government Services 2022
25 Jan 2022 The Report on Government Services provides a public report card on the performance of Australian governments in the delivery of important services to the community.
### Is the price right? Time to re-think public transport fares
15 Dec 2021 COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on public transport use in Australian cities, but the Productivity Commission has warned against knee jerk reactions like free travel or big fare reductions, in a new report.
### Inheritances are growing, but not driving inequality
07 Dec 2021 The Productivity Commission has released the first comprehensive research report on wealth transfers in Australia to improve understanding of the impact inheritances and gifts on the distribution of wealth.
### Australia’s prison dilemma
29 Oct 2021 Despite falling crime rates, imprisonment in Australia is at a historic high. A report released today by the Productivity Commission says this is happening across all states and territories.
### New lending options boost small business and the economy
30 Sept 2021 Changes to lending markets over the last decade means there are now a wide range of finance options available for small businesses that don’t require property as security, according to a new report by the Productivity Commission.
### Forced experiment working from home
16 Sept 2021 The shift to working from home caused by the pandemic is one of the greatest changes to the way we work in the last fifty years.
### Providing transparency over foreign-owned water
17 Aug 2021 A draft report released by the Productivity Commission has found that the Register of foreign owned water provides the community with an authoritative source of information on the level and use of foreign water entitlements and should be…
### Few vulnerabilities in Australian supply chains
13 Aug 2021 Australia’s supply chains have been disrupted by COVID and trade tensions, but most essential supply chains have proven resilient, according to a report released today by the Productivity Commission.
### Closing the Gap: It's not just about the end point, but how we get there
29 July 2021 The Productivity Commission today released the first Annual Data Compilation Report. It provides a point-in-time snapshot of measurement under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
### Pandemic led to significant new industry assistance
13 July 2021 Significant new emergency assistance measures — including assistance provided to industry — were rolled out in 2019-20 to help prevent job losses and maintain viable businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
### Productivity Insights: Recent developments
16 June 2021 The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on productivity was unprecedented. The effects varied across industries and are continuing to play out throughout Australia.
### Making everyday products easy to repair
11 June 2021 A draft report by the Productivity Commission on a ‘right to repair’ outlines some measures governments could take to assist consumers to get their products repaired.
### Service sector key to future wages growth
14 Apr 2021 Australia’s economy, like that of almost all other rich countries, is increasingly dominated by its service sector.
### New analysis identifies vulnerable supply chains
26 Mar 2021 Only a small fraction of Australia’s imports are vulnerable to serious supply disruption, according to a new analysis released by the Productivity Commission.
### Simple innovations for chronic health issues could help millions
23 Mar 2021 Across Australia, innovations in healthcare are improving the lives of people with chronic health conditions such as diabetes and arthritis.
### Australian Governments need to modernise and strengthen the National Water Initiative
11 Feb 2021 Water is critical to the economy, our environment and the wellbeing of all Australians.
### National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development overdue for replacement
21 Jan 2021 A new round of reform for the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system is needed to deliver a more productive workforce for Australia says the Productivity Commission.
### Report on Government Services 2021
20 Jan 2021 The Report on Government Services provides a public report card on the performance of Australian governments in the delivery of important services to the community.
### Improving resources sector regulation can support the COVID-19 recovery
10 Dec 2020 Better regulation of the resources sector across Australia would support future investment and build community trust.
### Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage 2020
03 Dec 2020 The 2020 Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage (OID) report shows mixed outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Four years on from the previous Report there continues to be improvement in many areas of early child development,…
### Australia's long-term productivity experience
19 Nov 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has generated Australia’s worst recession since the Great Depression and brings to an end 28 years of continuous economic growth, making it a significant disruption in our history of economic growth.
### Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be at the centre of evaluation
30 Oct 2020 The Productivity Commission today released a proposed Indigenous Evaluation Strategy. The Strategy, which has been delivered to the Government, sets out a new approach to evaluating Australian Government policies and programs.
### Victoria's commercial land use zoning
14 Sept 2020 The Productivity Commission found that Victoria’s commercial zoning arrangements illustrate the benefits of a more flexible approach to land use, with benefits for the broader community.
### Lost decade of income growth for young Australians
30 July 2020 Young Australians’ incomes are declining while older Australians’ incomes grow. Young people are at risk of being left further behind by the COVID-19 crisis.
### Young people suffer more in a weak labour market
27 July 2020 Young people have been struggling to find employment in their desired occupation, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, and this could have a long-term effect on their career, according to a report released today by the Productivity Commission.
### Foreign investment crucial for Australia
23 June 2020 Foreign investment has always been important for Australia’s economy, for jobs, and is crucial for Australia’s COVID-19 recovery, the Productivity Commission finds in a new research report.
### Renewing Australia's VET system - Options for reform
05 June 2020 Australia’s Vocational, Education and Training (VET) sector is underperforming, excessively complicated and suffers from ad hoc policy approaches, says an interim report released today by the Productivity Commission.
### Centring Indigenous people in evaluation is key to better outcomes
03 June 2020 The Productivity Commission today outlined a plan to improve the evaluation of policies and programs affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
### Rules-based trade remains a high priority for Australia
29 Apr 2020 The rules-based global trading system is at risk due to the failure to appoint new judges to the World Trade Organisation’s Appellate Body, leaving it unable to rule on appeals, the Productivity Commission finds in its latest Trade and…
### A new approach to NT children and family services needed
08 Apr 2020 A report released today by the Productivity Commission calls for a fundamental change in approach to the way the Commonwealth and NT Governments fund children and family services.
### Better regulation will support investment and build community trust in the resources sector
24 Mar 2020 Government commitment to improve regulation for mining and gas projects will have benefits for both industry and the wider community according to a Productivity Commission report released today.
### Population growth and climate change call for a new water policy approach
18 Mar 2020 Australian water policy faces major challenges in coming decades to maintain urban liveability and green open space according to a Productivity Commission report.
### Remote area tax concessions and payments
26 Feb 2020 The final study report looks at the effects of the zone tax offset, remote area allowance and remote area concessions for fringe benefits tax on people and businesses in remote areas. The report makes recommendations on whether these remote area
### Report on Government Services 2020
23 Jan 2020 The Report on Government Services is a vital tool in providing information to the community and holding all Australian governments accountable for the effectiveness and efficiency of government services.
### Transport reforms - On the right track but running late
12 Nov 2019 Reform in the transport sector has been disappointingly slow and has not delivered the expected productivity gains, according to a draft report released today by the Productivity Commission.
### A new approach to NT children and family services needed
08 Nov 2019 A draft report released today by the Productivity Commission found that a fundamental change in approach is needed to better coordinate funding decisions between the two governments.
### Mental ill-health and suicide cost Australia nearly $500 million per day
31 Oct 2019 The Productivity Commission estimates that mental ill-health and suicide are costing Australia up to $180 billion per year and treatment and services are not meeting community expectations.
### Affordability is the key challenge for a growing number of vulnerable private renters
25 Sept 2019 Private rental market affordability has remained steady in Australia, but there has been a rapid rise in the number of low-income renters.
### Remote area tax concessions and payments need an overhaul
04 Sept 2019 The Commission has called for an overhaul of remote area tax concessions and payments so they are better targeted and fairer.
### Demand driven university system gets a mixed report card
17 June 2019 The ‘demand driven higher education system’ drove a surge in domestic undergraduate enrolments between 2010 and 2017.
### World trade faces biggest challenges since 1930's
12 June 2019 The world trading system is under greater strain than at any time since the 1930s and can no longer be taken for granted, the Productivity Commission finds in its latest Trade and Assistance Review.
### Reforms are needed to enable greater scrutiny of airport performance
06 Feb 2019 Australian airports are investing to meet soaring demand for travel, and operate efficiently by world standards, but Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth airports should be required to provide more information to the Australian Competition and…
### New agreement on disability needed to improve the wellbeing of people with disability
01 Feb 2019 The Productivity Commission has called for a new National Disability Agreement (NDA) between all Australian governments to promote cooperation, enhance accountability and clarify roles and responsibilities.
### Report on Government Services 2019
22 Jan 2019 The Report on Government Services is a vital tool in providing information to the community and holding all Australian governments accountable for the effectiveness and efficiency of government services.
### A better way to support Veterans and their families
14 Dec 2018 Australia’s veteran support system needs fundamental reform. It is an outdated, legal and administrative maze which adds to the stress of veterans and is not working in the interest of veterans, their families or the Australian community
### Immediate action required to keep the Murray-Darling Basin Plan on track
30 Aug 2018 The Productivity Commission has today sounded a warning bell to Basin Governments, with the release of its draft report into the implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
### Inequality - The long view, we've done better than we think
28 Aug 2018 A Commission-initiated Productivity Commission report on inequality shows that the past 27 years of sustained growth have delivered significantly improved living standards for the nation and for most of us individually but that poverty remains…
### Why our Super system needs to be modernised
29 May 2018 Australia’s $2.6 trillion super system has become an unlucky lottery for many Australian workers and their families. The system is working well for many members, but not for all,' Deputy Chair of the Productivity Commission Karen Chester said
### A time for trade policy leadership
26 Apr 2018 Global trade policy appears to be at a dangerous cross-roads says the Productivity Commission in its latest Trade and Assistance Review.
### The financial system needs a competition champion
07 Feb 2018 The early 2000s was the last time Australia's financial system saw a period of fierce competition. If we are to see its like again, we will need a series of policy shifts, and a champion to own them
### Mining boom gains still evident in Australia
15 Dec 2017 Australia has benefited substantially from the mining investment boom (ending around 2012), with gains still evident around the nation.
### 2017 Indigenous Expenditure Report
26 Oct 2017 The report presents national and state and territory estimates of government expenditure on services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
### Achieving prosperity needs to focus on a new policy model
24 Oct 2017 In the future, we cannot rely on high commodity prices or, given an ageing Australia, labour participation rates, to drive national income.
### NDIS costs on track, but some challenges
19 Oct 2017 The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a better way of providing disability support and care. Once fully implemented, it is expected that around 475 000 people with disability will receive individualised supports, at an estimated…
### National approach needed to prepare for next drought crisis
15 Sept 2017 A renewed national water reform agenda is needed so we are prepared for our next severe drought, said a draft report released by the Productivity Commission today.
### Industry assistance by any other name
29 July 2017 Australian industry received over $14 billion in assistance from the Australian Government in 2015-16, continuing the slight downward trend over recent years. Tariffs made up $6.8 billion of this figure; budgetary assistance $4.2 billion; and…
### Protectionist trade policies bad for Australia
19 July 2017 The Productivity Commission has today released a Commission research paper.
### Inquiry into the Competitiveness and Efficiency of the Superannuation System
07 July 2017 The Productivity Commission has today released an issues paper for its 12 month Inquiry into the Competitiveness and Efficiency of the Superannuation System.
### Early days, but NDIS costs on track
14 June 2017 In a position paper released today, the Commission finds that while it is early days in the transition to full scheme, the NDIS is on track in terms of costs.
### Overhaul to social housing - well overdue
02 June 2017 The Productivity Commission has released a draft report that recommends moving to a single model of housing assistance across both social and private rental markets.
### Better access to better quality end-of-life care
02 June 2017 The Productivity Commission has released a draft report that identifies widespread changes are needed to end-of-life care in Australia.
### Transitioning regional economies
21 Apr 2017 Overall, Australia has benefited substantially from the mining boom, with gains still evident today around the nation
### Modern options for better default super
29 Mar 2017 The Productivity Commission has released a draft report that identifies possible models to guide employees new to the superannuation system to preferred, simple default super products.
### Are we ready for the next millennium drought?
16 Mar 2017 Today the Productivity Commission released an issues paper posing the questions they will ask and answer for their National Water Reform Inquiry.
### Improving consumer protection
08 Dec 2016 Higher penalties, and a fast-tracked, more national approach to ban and recall unsafe products, such as the hoverboards that caused several house fires earlier this year, are among reforms in a Productivity Commission draft report released…
### A new approach to telecommunications universal services
06 Dec 2016 The Productivity Commission is recommending a modernised and forward looking approach to the subsidy and support arrangements that form universal telecommunications services in Australia.
### How to assess the superannuation system's performance
25 Nov 2016 The Productivity Commission has finalised its comprehensive framework to assess the efficiency and competitiveness of Australia's $2 trillion superannuation system.
### Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage 2016
17 Nov 2016 The 2016 Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage (OID) report shows some positive trends in the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, but also shows outcomes have stagnated or worsened in some areas.
### Australia's new data framework puts consumers in control
03 Nov 2016 The Productivity Commission is recommending a major overhaul of Australia's data policy framework, including the introduction of a Comprehensive Right to give people more control over their data.
### People should be at the centre of the services they use
22 Sept 2016 The Productivity Commission has identified six priority areas where the potential to give people a greater say over the human services they use could improve the effectiveness of those services.
### Governments need to lift the bonnet on Australia's schools
06 Sept 2016 The path to better education outcomes lies in strengthening the capability to identify and evaluate the policies, programs and teaching practices that work best, for whom and in what circumstances, and applying this across the nation's school…
### Better management of Australia's fisheries needed to ensure sustainability and value
31 Aug 2016 Slow adoption of best practice in the management of commercial fisheries, and limited recognition of the impacts and value of recreational fishing, are imposing unnecessary costs, constraining community benefits from fisheries, and putting…
### How to assess the superannuation system's performance
02 Aug 2016 The Productivity Commission has released its proposed framework to assess the efficiency and competitiveness of Australia's $2 trillion superannuation system.
### Productivity Commission warns against backsliding
25 July 2016 Australian industry received over $15 billion in assistance from the Australian Government in 2014-15, down slightly from last year.
### The regulatory burden on farmers must be reduced
21 July 2016 The Productivity Commission released their draft report on Agriculture Regulation today.
### Placing users at the heart of service delivery
16 June 2016 The Productivity Commission today released more information about its inquiry into Human Services.
### Indigenous Primary School Achievement
08 June 2016 In a research paper released today, the Productivity Commission examines factors that influence the literacy and numeracy achievement of Indigenous primary school students.
### Productivity Commission seeks views on evolving Australian telecommunications market
07 June 2016 The Productivity Commission today called on those interested in the future direction of telecommunications in Australia to contribute to its new public inquiry on the Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation.
### Australia's intellectual property system has lost sight of users
29 Apr 2016 Action must be taken to rebalance Australia's intellectual property (IP) arrangements, according to a wide-ranging draft report released by the Productivity Commission.
### Access to public and private sector big data
18 Apr 2016 The Productivity Commission today invited academics, government agencies, private entities with large data holdings (including in finance and social media), organisations interested in data access and members of the community to contribute to…
### Productivity Commission wants to hear from regional areas on all aspects of marine fishing
29 Feb 2016 As part of its inquiry into Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture, the Productivity Commission will be meeting interested parties in Cairns on Tuesday 8 March and Wednesday 9 March 2016.
### Recent Developments in Anti-Dumping Activity
29 Feb 2016 The Productivity Commission in a research report released today has found the underlying rationale for having an anti-dumping system is extremely weak, and exists to provide protection to a narrow range of Australian industries rather than to…
### Productivity Commission to review all aspects of marine fishing
16 Feb 2016 The Productivity Commission is asking people to share their views and knowledge of Australia's marine fishing and aquaculture sectors, both within state/territory and Commonwealth waters.
### Report on Government Services 2016
27 Jan 2016 This year marks the twenty-first edition of the Report on Government Services. The Report is produced by the Productivity Commission for an inter-governmental Steering Committee.
### Productivity Commission wants to hear from farmers about improving agriculture regulation
25 Jan 2016 As part of its inquiry into the regulation of agriculture, the Productivity Commission will be hosting meetings with interested parties in Rockhampton on Friday 29 January 2016
### Private Telcos best for public safety mobile broadband
12 Jan 2016 Commercial carriers are the most cost effective option for delivering a public safety mobile broadband capability to public safety agencies, according to a Productivity Commission report released today.
### Domestic reform is key to unlocking service export opportunities
07 Dec 2015 Prioritising domestic reform could see Australian services exporters capture a larger share of global demand for services such as financial services, tourism and education according to a report released today by the Productivity Commission.
### A change in approach is needed to improve outcomes for Indigenous Australians
02 Dec 2015 It is becoming increasingly clear that a number of the 'Closing the Gap' targets will not be met according to a Productivity Commission report released today.
### Housing decisions of older Australians
01 Dec 2015 Many older Australians, especially the less wealthy, continue to save well into old age, increasing net wealth as they face increased health and aged care costs.
### Immigration system should not be primarily price-based
13 Nov 2015 Australia's immigration system is not well suited to a price-based approach according to a draft inquiry report released by the Productivity Commission.
### Mutual Recognition Report
25 Sept 2015 Australia's and New Zealand's mutual recognition schemes are unique in the world by their extensive scope and coverage. They make it easier to do business across borders and give consumers a wider and more competitive range of goods and…
### Private Telcos best for public safety mobile broadband
23 Sept 2015 Commercial carriers are the most cost effective option for deploying a public safety grade mobile broadband capability to public safety agencies according to a draft Productivity Commission report commissioned by Government and released today.
### Australian service exports - Realising opportunities
12 Aug 2015 The opportunities for Australian service providers to participate in international trade are greater than ever before. Rising household incomes in Asia are one of the key drivers of increased global demand for services. The value of Australian…
### Repair not replace
04 Aug 2015 The draft report is a broad-ranging assessment of Australia's workplace relations (WR) framework, considering current laws, institutions and practices. It uses an economywide approach, looking at possible reforms that, where merited, are likely…
### Australia's Productivity Performance
20 July 2015 The Productivity Commission today released the 2015 edition of the PC Productivity Update.
### Examining when and how people access their Superannuation
07 July 2015 This research report considers two important aspects of retirement behaviour - when and how people access their superannuation.
### Action needed on mutual recognition
26 June 2015 Australia's and New Zealand's mutual recognition arrangements are generally working well, according to a draft Productivity Commission report released today.
### Trade and Assistance Review 2013-14
24 June 2015 Governments can do more to reduce impediments to setting up and closing businesses, according to a draft report released by the Productivity Commission today.
### Business reforms long overdue
21 May 2015 Governments can do more to reduce impediments to setting up and closing businesses, according to a draft report released by the Productivity Commission today.
### International students make a significant contribution to Australia but there are risks and challenges
30 Apr 2015 This paper focuses on the two key policy levers the Government has at its disposal to influence International Education Services.
### Efficiency in Health
23 Apr 2015 The Commission has identified significant opportunities to improve the efficiency of Australia's health care system, based on a roundtable it held with health policy experts.
### Changing public housing rent settings unlikely to boost employment among tenants
09 Apr 2015 A recommendation to move public housing tenants to market rents, while allowing them to receive Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA), has been made repeatedly over the past two decades.
### The Eastern Australian Gas Market - Challenges and opportunities for reform
31 Mar 2015 The paper identifies substantial benefits from the ongoing integration of the eastern Australian gas market with the Asia-Pacific region as well as a number of transitional issues.
### Further reform to support Australia's international tourism industry
26 Feb 2015 In releasing a research paper on Australia's international tourism industry today, Commissioner Warren Mundy said that 'while there has been strong growth in international tourism over the past two decades, the tourism industry will need both…
### Productivity Commission release issues papers on workplace relations
22 Jan 2015 The Productivity Commission has today released a suite of five issues papers relating to its current public inquiry into the performance of the Australian workplace relations framework.
### 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report
12 Dec 2014 The 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report was released on 12 December 2014. Total direct expenditure on services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in 2012-13 was estimated to be $30.3 billion, accounting for 6.1 per cent of…
### Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2014
26 Nov 2014 The Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2014 report measures the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Australians. The latest edition was released on 19 November.
### Retailing and dairy manufacturing input costs and policy implications
10 Oct 2014 The Productivity Commission released today two reports into input costs and their policy implications, they are: Relative Cost of Doing Business in Australia: Dairy Product Manufacturing; and Relative Costs of Doing Business in Australia:…
### Natural Disaster Funding Arrangements
25 Sept 2014 The Commission is recommending financial support to the states and territories for natural disaster relief and recovery be reduced while mitigation funding be increased to encourage governments to manage natural disaster risks more sustainably…
### Government assistance to industry
27 June 2014 The Commission's Trade and Assistance review found that in 2012-13 Australian industry received $15.6 billion gross in assistance from the Australian Government through budgetary outlays, tax concessions and import tariffs.
### Australian adult literacy above OECD average
29 May 2014 Australian adults are above the OECD average in literacy but only average in numeracy, according to a staff paper released by the Productivity Commission.
### Australia's productivity performance
29 Apr 2014 The Chairman of the Productivity Commission, Peter Harris, has released the 2014 edition of the PC Productivity Update. This edition provides the Commission's perspective on the latest developments underpinning Australia's productivity…
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