Australia's Productivity Pitch - Productivity Commission launches new engagement initiative
The Productivity Commission (PC) is seeking ideas from everyday Australians to inform our policy recommendations to government.
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China's policy responses to the Global Financial Crisis
The Richard Snape Lecture considers China’s policy responses to the Global Financial Crisis. Delivered on 25 November 2009, it was presented by Professor Yu Yongding, an economist whose roles included directing the…
The challenge for trade policy in a dynamic world and regional setting: An Indonesian perspective - Richard Snape Lecture
The Richard Snape Lecture examines the challenges facing trade policy in a changing global and regional environment from an Indonesian perspective. It was delivered on 22 November 2010 by Mari Elka Pangestu, then…
Learning but not always doing: Sources of multifactor productivity growth in Australia
Recent issues of the Productivity Commission’s (PC’s) Quarterly productivity bulletin have highlighted that the productivity bubble has now deflated, meaning that productivity rose during the COVID-19 pandemic but has…
Political economy of reform in Mexico
A lecture by Dr Roberto Newell examined the political economy of reform in Mexico. Newell, a former head of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness, had advised corporations and governments on regulatory issues in…
Five topics for the Productivity Roundtable
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is due to host a productivity reform roundtable in August, bringing together business groups, unions, community organisations, state and territory representatives, and experts. Productivity growth…
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Reform not retaliation the best response to US tariffs
The Productivity Commission says US tariffs could have a small positive direct effect on Australia’s economy over the long term, with modelling estimating a 0.37% increase in real GDP. Cheaper imports from other…
Episode 3: How should Australia respond to US tariffs?
Productivity Commission Deputy Chair Alex Robson discusses how proposed US tariff increases could affect Australia’s economy and how the country might respond. In the third episode of The ProdCast, Robson also considers…
Errata - Indigenous Expenditure Report 2010 Supplement
An errata notice for the Supplement to the 2010 Indigenous Expenditure Report was released on 8 August 2011. The corrections relate to the supplement, which is associated with the Caring for Older Australians inquiry…
Address to the 2014 Annual Stockbrokers Conference - Chairman's speech
Peter Harris delivered an address to the 2014 Annual Stockbrokers Conference in Melbourne on 29 May 2014.
Reaping broader economic benefits from an effective healthcare system: A visual lens - Speech
Productivity Commission Chair Michael Brennan presented to the Consumer Health Summit in Canberra on 24 July 2019.
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It’s critical that Australia gets to net zero at the lowest cost
The Productivity Commission argues that Australia must reach net zero emissions at the lowest possible cost, describing climate action as essential to economic performance and living standards. It points to the need for…
Microeconomic reform by Australian governments 1997-98
An annual report on Australian governments’ microeconomic reforms in 1997–98 found that the National Competition Policy remained a major driver of reform. Governments made progress during the year across areas including…
Trade and Assistance Review 2023-24
The Productivity Commission’s Trade and Assistance Review 2023–24 sets out its latest estimates of Australian Government assistance to industry and reviews developments in trade policy and foreign investment over the…
Centre the voices of lived experience in a new National Mental Health Strategy
The Productivity Commission’s review of the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement finds it has not delivered on its ambition to strengthen collaboration and improve outcomes for people with lived and…
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Episode 2: Inside our interim report: Review of the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement - The ProdCast
In this episode, Richard Aedy speaks with PC Commissioner Selwyn Button about what the PC's review has uncovered so far and what the road ahead looks like for Australia's mental health and suicide prevention services.
Episode 1: Inside the Productivity Commission - The ProdCast
You might have heard about the Productivity Commission but what does it do? Richard Aedy speaks with PC Chair Danielle Wood about the work of the PC and how it helps inform government policy. They also discuss the…
Statement of Commitment: our transformation journey under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap
This Statement of Commitment pertains to the PC's responsibility to transform as a government organisation to work better for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Report on Government Services 1996
The Report on Government Services was not produced in 1996.
Economic policy making in a more uncertain world - Richard Snape lecture
This lecture was delivered by Dr Jenny Gordon, Honorary Professor at POLIS: the Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University (ANU).
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PC opens consultation on reform areas for productivity inquiries - Five Pillars media release
Australia’s Productivity Commission has opened consultation on 15 priority reform areas across five government-commissioned productivity inquiries, seeking input to shape draft recommendations for interim reports. The…
Quarterly productivity bulletin – March 2025 - PC productivity insights
Australia’s labour productivity fell 0.1% in the December 2024 quarter and 1.2% over the year, according to the Productivity Commission’s March 2025 bulletin. The Commission says the figures point to a long-term…
Inclusion and diversity strategy 2024-2028
The Australian Public Service and the Productivity Commission have set out a 2024–2028 strategy to foster inclusion and diversity in the Commission’s workplace. It aims to ensure staff feel safe, supported and valued…
Angela Jackson - Productivity Commission Commissioner
Full-time Commissioner – commenced a 5-year term on 28 April 2025, based in Melbourne.
Annual productivity bulletin 2025 - PC productivity insights
The Productivity Commission’s 2025 annual productivity bulletin says multifactor productivity in Australia’s market sector rose just 0.1% in 2023–24, below its 20-year average of 0.3%. Labour productivity increased…
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Rate of Return Issues - Competitive neutrality research paper
A Competitive Neutrality Complaints Office research paper released on 17 February 1999 examines rates of return, particularly for smaller government business activities. It is intended to help Commonwealth agencies…
GTE Dividend and Income Tax Payments: 1990-91 to 1995-96 - Competitive neutrality research paper
A research paper released in March 1998 examines dividend and income tax payments by government trading enterprises from 1990–91 to 1995–96. It outlines the requirements applying to government businesses in the…
Competitive Neutrality in Forestry - Competitive neutrality research paper
A research paper released on 22 May 2001 examines how Australia’s states and territories have applied competitive neutrality principles to forestry operations and considers the implications for log pricing. The…
Cost Allocation and Pricing - Competitive neutrality research paper
This Competitive Neutrality Complaints Office research paper examines cost allocation and pricing issues, particularly as they relate to business units that exist as part of larger general government agencies.