Five pillars of productivity inquiries

Release of interim reports

The Productivity Commission has been asked by the Australian Government to conduct five inquiries to identify priority reforms under their five pillar productivity growth agenda. We have been tasked with developing actionable recommendations that support governments in delivering meaningful and measurable reforms to boost productivity.

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Growth mindset: how to boost Australia’s productivity

Australia’s productivity growth has slowed over the past decade. This introduction to the reports explores why reigniting productivity is essential to improving wellbeing and supporting strong, resilient and sustainable economic growth in an uncertain global environment. It also previews the reforms proposed in the interim reports of our five productivity inquiries.

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Summary of draft recommendations

We have released the interim reports for our five productivity inquiries. Here is a summary of our draft recommendations for the policy reform areas we identified in each inquiry.

 

Interim reports released

Podcast

In this episode, Richard Aedy sits down with PC Chair Danielle Wood to talk about why Australia's productivity has been in the doldrums and why it's important to turn it around.

They also discuss some of the PC's proposed reforms for boosting productivity ahead of the release of our interim inquiry reports on the Australian Government's ‘five pillars’ of productivity policy.

 

A transcript will be available shortly.

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