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Productivity inquiry (2023)

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Submissions received for the second Productivity review inquiry.

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Submissions received before the release of the first interim report are listed here.
No. Name Pages Received
1 John Dahlsen (PDF - 634.1 KB) 29 15/02/2022
2 Citizen’s Dividend Organisation (CDO) (PDF - 407.2 KB) 11 27/02/2022
3 Australians for Northern Development and Economic Vision (ANDEV) (PDF - 92.3 KB) 4 28/02/2022
4 Local Government Elected Members Association (LGEMA) (PDF - 607.9 KB) 40 11/03/2022
5 Geoffrey Taperell (PDF - 157.6 KB) 2 16/03/2022
6 Australian Automobile Association (AAA) (PDF - 1.3 MB) 10 18/03/2022
7 Dr William Merrilees (PDF - 110.1 KB) 9 21/03/2022
8 Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) (PDF - 209.3 KB) 5 22/03/2022
9 Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (PDF - 266.8 KB) 10 22/03/2022
10 Infrastructure Victoria (PDF - 195.6 KB) 4 22/03/2022
11 Graham Barry (PDF - 86.6 KB) 2 22/03/2022
  Graham Barry (Word - 16.6 KB)    
12 Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) (PDF - 393.1 KB) 7 22/03/2022
13 Gemaker (PDF - 226.3 KB) 3 22/03/2022
14 GSK Australia (PDF - 432.5 KB) 11 22/03/2022
15 Beyond Blue (PDF - 242.1 KB) 4 23/03/2022
16 Business Council of Australia (BCA) (PDF - 1.8 MB) 13 23/03/2022
17 Dr Jenny Gordon (PDF - 370.7 KB) 13 23/03/2022
  Dr Jenny Gordon (Word - 326.0 KB)    
18 Digital Service Providers Australia New Zealand (DSPANZ) (PDF - 104.7 KB) 4 23/03/2022
19 Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) (PDF - 208.1 KB) 6 23/03/2022
20 Tasmanian Small Business Council (TSBC) (PDF - 148.6 KB) 2 23/03/2022
  Tasmanian Small Business Council (TSBC) (Word - 256.9 KB)    
21 Australian Education Union Federal Office (AEU) (PDF - 431.5 KB) 14 23/03/2022
22 Volunteering Australia (PDF - 261.7 KB) 12 23/03/2022
23 Tenfold Australia (PDF - 128.1 KB) 4 23/03/2022
  Tenfold Australia (Word - 22.7 KB)    
24 Black Dog Institute (PDF - 188.7 KB) 5 23/03/2022
Attachment: Modern work - how changes to the way we work are impacting Australian's mental health (PDF - 4.3 MB) 60 23/03/2022
25 Roads Australia (RA) (PDF - 386.2 KB) 9 23/03/2022
26 The Smith Family (PDF - 416.7 KB) 19 23/03/2022
27 Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) (PDF - 346.8 KB) 3 23/03/2022
Attachment: Healthy people, healthy systems (PDF - 1.9 MB) 16 23/03/2022
28 Consult Australia (PDF - 420.6 KB) 12 23/03/2022
29 Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) and NICM Health Research Institute (PDF - 565.4 KB) 23 23/03/2022
30 AIA Australia (PDF - 236.2 KB) 6 23/03/2022
31 IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre (IDSRC) (PDF - 483.8 KB) 26 23/03/2022
  IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre (IDSRC) (Word - 150.4 KB)    
32 Business Excellence Australia (BEA) (PDF - 314.0 KB) 13 23/03/2022
  Business Excellence Australia (BEA) (Word - 62.1 KB)    
33 Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) (PDF - 323.4 KB) 9 23/03/2022
34 Australian Childcare Alliance, Early Learning and Care Council of Australia and The Front Project (PDF - 276.6 KB) 16 23/03/2022
35 Chemistry Australia Ltd (PDF - 120.4 KB) 2 23/03/2022
Attachment: Our Ambition for Australia (PDF - 1.1 MB) 24 23/03/2022
36 National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) (PDF - 392.3 KB) 11 23/03/2022
Attachment A: NTEU 2022-23 Federal Budget Submission (PDF - 681.0 KB) 22 23/03/2022
Attachment B: Issues Paper: The Growth of Insecure Employment in Higher Education (PDF - 778.7 KB) 13 23/03/2022
Attachments C and D * in confidence content omitted - 23/03/2022
Attachment E: Australia’s Higher Education system compared to the OECD (PDF - 313.4 KB) 3 23/03/2022
37 Grattan Institute (PDF - 34.1 KB) 2 23/03/2022
Attachment: Orange Book 2022: Policy priorities for the federal government (PDF - 6.3 MB) 141 23/03/2022
38 Civil Contractors Federation National (CCF) (PDF - 387.6 KB) 7 23/03/2022
39 Animal Medicines Australian (AMA) (PDF - 260.5 KB) 11 23/03/2022
40 Prof Christopher O’Donnell (PDF - 1.0 MB) 31 23/03/2022
41 Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union (QNMU) (PDF - 289.8 KB) 12 23/03/2022
42 Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) (PDF - 522.1 KB) 14 23/03/2022
  Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) (Word - 364.9 KB)    
43 Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) (PDF - 343.4 KB) 16 23/03/2022
44 Australian Institute of Company Directors’ (AICD) (PDF - 391.1 KB) 14 23/03/2022
45 Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) (PDF - 177.3 KB) 3 23/03/2022
46 Global Sisters (PDF - 430.5 KB) 16 23/03/2022
  Global Sisters (Word - 352.0 KB)    
47 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) (PDF - 524.4 KB) 32 23/03/2022
Attachment: Overcoming Australia's Labour and Skills Shortages through Skills Development, Workforce Participation and Migration (PDF - 919.6 KB) 29 23/03/2022
48 Ausfilm (PDF - 168.6 KB) 7 24/03/2022
  Ausfilm (Word - 41.2 KB)    
49 Property Council of Australia (PDF - 365.6 KB) 9 24/03/2022
50 The Hon Reg Hamilton (PDF - 641.8 KB) 49 08/03/2022
  The Hon Reg Hamilton (Word - 157.1 KB)    
51 Tech Council of Australia (TCA) (PDF - 831.4 KB) 20 24/03/2022
52 Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) (PDF - 145.7 KB) 5 25/03/2022
Attachment: 2022-23 Pre-Budget Submission - Letter of Support (PDF - 142.2 KB) 6 25/03/2022
53 Financial Services Council (FSC) (PDF - 495.2 KB) 18 25/03/2022
Attachment: Policy Priorities 2022 (PDF - 254.3 KB) 18 25/03/2022
54 Australian HR Institute (AHRI) (PDF - 169.8 KB) 9 27/03/2022
55 Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) (PDF - 680.7 KB) 20 29/03/2022
56 Primary Focus (PDF - 417.2 KB) 29 30/03/2022
57 Tabcorp (PDF - 342.3 KB) 4 30/03/2022
58 Master Builders Australia (MBA) (PDF - 827.3 KB) 40 30/03/2022
59 Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) (PDF - 384.3 KB) 7 30/03/2022
60 KPMG (PDF - 1.7 MB) 23 30/03/2022
61 Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) (PDF - 178.5 KB) 5 31/03/2022
62 Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA) (PDF - 275.4 KB) 9 31/03/2022
63 Australian Investment Council (AIC) (PDF - 604.6 KB) 17 31/03/2022
64 Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) (PDF - 290.4 KB) 7 05/04/2022
65 Australasian Railway Association (ARA) (PDF - 175.6 KB) 18 05/04/2022
66 TechnologyOne (PDF - 280.2 KB) 5 21/03/2022
67 Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PDF - 184.4 KB) 27 12/03/2022
68 Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) (PDF - 145.8 KB) 4 12/04/2022
69 Bupa (PDF - 204.1 KB) 13 22/04/2022
Attachment: A sustainable private health care sector (PDF - 544.8 KB) 51 22/04/2022
70 Universities Australia (PDF - 1.0 MB) 43 26/04/2022
71 Australian Investment Council (AIC) (PDF - 302.6 KB) 15 29/04/2022
72 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) (PDF - 279.6 KB) 11 10/06/2022
73 Australian Constructors Association (ACA) (PDF - 1.0 MB) 12 17/06/2022
74 Ben Blackburn Racing (PDF - 2.1 MB) 32 05/07/2022

Final submissions (129)

Submissions received after the release of the first interim report are listed here.
No. Name Pages Received
75 Kevin Cox (PDF - 94.3 KB) 3 05/08/2022
  Kevin Cox (Word - 18.1 KB)    
76 Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) (PDF - 447.0 KB) 13 07/09/2022
77 Phillip Hone (PDF - 131.0 KB) 4 12/09/2022
  Phillip Hone (Word - 23.5 KB)    
78 Catholic Health Australia (CHA) (PDF - 314.3 KB) 10 16/09/2022
79 TechnologyOne (PDF - 672.6 KB) 9 28/09/2022
80 Salesforce (PDF - 601.3 KB) 4 29/09/2022
81 Ben Blackburn Racing (PDF - 266.5 KB) 3 04/10/2022
82 PEXA (PDF - 317.2 KB) 16 06/10/2022
Attachment: Submission to the Review of the Consumer Data Right (PDF - 462.4 KB) 6 06/10/2022
83 Australian Investment Council - re: The Key to Prosperity (PDF - 464.5 KB) 9 06/10/2022
84 Australian Investment Council - re: Australia's data and digital dividend (PDF - 485.8 KB) 7 06/10/2022
85 Engineers Australia (PDF - 383.0 KB) 15 07/10/2022
86 Dr Holly Randell-Moon (PDF - 88.5 KB) 4 07/10/2022
87 eSafety Commissioner (PDF - 180.8 KB) 4 07/10/2022
88 Urban Taskforce (PDF - 590.6 KB) 35 07/10/2022
89 Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) (PDF - 257.0 KB) 6 07/10/2022
90 Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union (QNMU) (PDF - 210.8 KB) 8 07/10/2022
Attachment: Submission to National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review Interim Report (PDF - 336.6 KB) 15 07/10/2022
91 John O’Donnell (PDF - 215.7 KB) 10 10/10/2022
92 University of Technology Sydney (UTS) (PDF - 91.0 KB) 6 12/10/2022
93 Actuaries Institute (PDF - 106.3 KB) 7 17/10/2022
94 CPA Australia (PDF - 331.6 KB) 9 18/10/2022
95 Association of Retired Principals of Technical Institutions (ARPTI) (PDF - 182.8 KB) 3 18/10/2022
  Association of Retired Principals of Technical Institutions (ARPTI) (Word - 19.8 KB)    
Attachment 1: National Review of Teacher Registration 2018 position paper (PDF - 353.5 KB) 7 18/10/2022
  Attachment 1: National Review of Teacher Registration 2018 position paper (Word - 6.2 MB)    
Attachment 2: Building a high quality sustainable 'VET in schools' workforce (PDF - 309.3 KB) 11 18/10/2022
  Attachment 2: Building a high quality sustainable 'VET in schools' workforce (Word - 41.9 KB)    
96 Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance (ADIA) (PDF - 83.0 KB) 4 19/10/2022
97 JCSF Consulting Pty Ltd (PDF - 234.6 KB) 4 19/10/2022
98 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) (PDF - 239.1 KB) 6 19/10/2022
99 Energy Skills Australia (ESA) (PDF - 297.3 KB) 6 19/10/2022
100 Assoc Prof Chris Wright (PDF - 221.0 KB) 14 19/10/2022
101 Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) (PDF - 85.2 KB) 2 20/10/2022
Attachment: IChemE position on Climate Change (PDF - 2.1 MB) 5 20/10/2022
102 Prof John Quiggin (PDF - 137.8 KB) 5 20/10/2022
  Prof John Quiggin (Word - 23.7 KB)    
103 Electrical Trades Union of Australia (ETU) (PDF - 144.0 KB) 2 20/10/2022
104 Career Development Association Australia (CDAA) (PDF - 161.4 KB) 4 20/10/2022
105 Australian Constructors Association (ACA) (PDF - 154.6 KB) 3 20/10/2022
  Australian Constructors Association (ACA) (Word - 426.9 KB)    
106 CPA Australia (PDF - 336.3 KB) 12 20/10/2022
107 Dr Ann Villiers (PDF - 314.2 KB) 13 20/06/2022
108 National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) (PDF - 207.3 KB) 3 20/10/2022
109 Hireup (PDF - 77.1 KB) 2 20/10/2022
110 National Rural Health Alliance (PDF - 426.3 KB) 10 20/10/2022
111 Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) (PDF - 680.3 KB) 13 20/10/2022
112 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PDF - 213.2 KB) 3 20/10/2022
  The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (Word - 37.8 KB)    
113 Richard Caladine (PDF - 344.8 KB) 22 20/10/2022
114 eBay Australia and New Zealand (PDF - 152.5 KB) 5 20/10/2022
115 Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) (PDF - 272.3 KB) 8 20/10/2022
116 Australian Council of Deans of Education Vocational Education Group (ACDEVEG) (PDF - 151.8 KB) 2 20/10/2022
  Australian Council of Deans of Education Vocational Education Group (ACDEVEG) (Word - 31.9 KB)    
117 Ray Johnson (PDF - 218.8 KB) 5 21/10/2022
  Ray Johnson (Word - 31.9 KB)    
118 Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) (PDF - 344.9 KB) 15 21/10/2022
119 Country Universities Centre (PDF - 262.2 KB) 8 21/10/2022
  Country Universities Centre (Word - 3.3 MB)    
120 Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) (PDF - 945.7 KB) 19 21/10/2022
121 Vocus Group Ltd (PDF - 233.5 KB) 5 21/10/2022
122 Teachers and Teaching Research Centre (TTRC) – University of Melbourne (PDF - 258.4 KB) 7 21/10/2022
123 Department of Finance (PDF - 140.2 KB) 4 21/10/2022
124 Australian Learning Lecture (PDF - 101.3 KB) 9 21/10/2022
125 Ashton de Silva, Emmanuelle Walkowiak, Maria Yanotti, Sarah Sinclair, Sveta Angelopoulos (PDF - 439.9 KB) 20 21/10/2022
126 Medicines Australia (PDF - 58.8 KB) 2 21/10/2022
127 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (PDF - 397.5 KB) 17 21/10/2022
  Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (Word - 414.5 KB)    
128 CSIRO (PDF - 168.3 KB) 6 21/10/2022
129 Pfizer Australia (PDF - 690.2 KB) 7 21/10/2022
130 Adrian Foley (PDF - 167.9 KB) 4 21/10/2022
131 Australian Aluminium Council (PDF - 854.3 KB) 8 21/10/2022
132 Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) (PDF - 301.2 KB) 14 21/10/2022
133 Alphacrucis University College (AC) (PDF - 406.3 KB) 18 21/10/2022
134 BSA | The Software Alliance (PDF - 228.3 KB) 9 21/10/2022
135 Australian Investment Council Ltd (PDF - 903.1 KB) 15 21/10/2022
136 Business Excellence Australia (PDF - 161.6 KB) 5 21/10/2022
137 Gary McLaren (PDF - 228.0 KB) 9 21/10/2022
138 Simon Kwok (PDF - 186.3 KB) 4 21/10/2022
139 Seer Data and Analytics (PDF - 126.1 KB) 6 21/10/2022
140 MTC Australia (PDF - 292.0 KB) 4 21/10/2022
  MTC Australia (Word - 124.9 KB)    
141 Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (dassh) (PDF - 123.9 KB) 3 21/10/2022
142 Large Format Retail Association (LFRA) (PDF - 466.6 KB) 18 21/10/2022
Attachment: Submission to NSW Proposed Employment Zones Reform (PDF - 2.9 MB) 421 21/10/2022
143 Desmond Griffith (PDF - 151.1 KB) 11 21/10/2022
  Desmond Griffith (Word - 61.8 KB)    
Attachment: Universities and Tetiary Education (PDF - 211.2 KB) 17 21/10/2022
  Attachment: Universities and Tetiary Education (Word - 61.0 KB)    
144 Smartsat CRC (PDF - 256.0 KB) 4
145 Australian Digital Health Agency (PDF - 305.8 KB) 8 21/10/2022
146 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) (PDF - 228.7 KB) 9 21/10/2022
147 NBN Co (PDF - 331.4 KB) 9 21/10/2022
148 Bill Ranken (PDF - 223.8 KB) 10 21/10/2022
  Bill Ranken (Word - 61.9 KB)    
149 Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) (PDF - 240.7 KB) 3 21/10/2022
  Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) (Word - 1003.8 KB)    
150 Dr Ian Cornford (PDF - 233.2 KB) 16 21/10/2022
  Dr Ian Cornford (Word - 55.6 KB)    
151 Roads Australia (PDF - 213.3 KB) 10 21/10/2022
152 Mable Technologies (PDF - 100.9 KB) 3 21/10/2022
153 Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences (ACDHS) (PDF - 286.4 KB) 5 21/10/2022
  Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences (ACDHS) (Word - 117.2 KB)    
154 Regional Universities Network (RUN) (PDF - 160.4 KB) 6 21/10/2022
155 Professors’ Nicholas Biddle and Matthew Gray (PDF - 52.0 KB) 2 21/10/2022
Attachment: Data trust and data privacy - A brake on the data and digital dividend? (PDF - 311.4 KB) 18 21/10/2022
156 Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of Australia Inc (ICPA) (PDF - 192.6 KB) 5 21/10/2022
157 VETASSESS (PDF - 464.2 KB) 17 21/10/2022
158 University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association (GSA) (PDF - 244.5 KB) 4 21/10/2022
  University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association (GSA) (Word - 243.5 KB)    
159 Business Excellence Australia (re: Interim Report 3) (PDF - 180.2 KB) 5 21/10/2022
160 Monash Q Project - Monash University (PDF - 560.1 KB) 10 21/10/2022
161 Australian Energy Council (AEC) (PDF - 260.9 KB) 5 21/10/2022
162 Per Capita Australia (PDF - 207.1 KB) 12 21/10/2022
  Per Capita Australia (Word - 80.1 KB)    
163 Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) (PDF - 255.8 KB) 9 21/10/2022
Attachment: 5G Unleashed - Realising the potential of the next generation of mobile technology (PDF - 7.6 MB) 56 21/10/2022
164 Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) (PDF - 486.9 KB) 12 21/10/2022
165 Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) (PDF - 387.9 KB) 14 21/10/2022
166 Volunteering Australia (PDF - 216.2 KB) 8 21/10/2022
167 National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) (PDF - 244.5 KB) 3 21/10/2022
168 Internet Association of Australia’s (IAA) (PDF - 116.2 KB) 6 21/10/2022
169 Professor Julia Horne (PDF - 131.1 KB) 2 21/10/2022
170 Self-Employed Australia (SEA) (PDF - 313.0 KB) 7 22/10/2022
171 Ronald Jackson (PDF - 417.6 KB) 20 22/10/2022
172 Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA) (PDF - 221.0 KB) 10 22/10/2022
173 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) (PDF - 246.3 KB) 16 24/10/2022
174 Telstra Corporation (PDF - 715.4 KB) 37 24/10/2022
175 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) (PDF - 421.5 KB) 35 24/10/2022
176 Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) (PDF - 385.9 KB) 8 25/10/2022
177 Innovative Research Universities (IRU) (PDF - 216.2 KB) 3 26/10/2022
178 David Wadley (PDF - 482.7 KB) 16 28/10/2022
179 Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) (PDF - 289.9 KB) 19 28/10/2022
180 Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) (PDF - 249.2 KB) 6 30/10/2022
181 Business Council of Australia (BCA) (PDF - 1.0 MB) 18 02/11/2022
Attachment: Releasing the handbrakes on growth (PDF - 416.5 KB) 44 02/11/2022
182 La Trobe University (PDF - 184.1 KB) 3 02/11/2022
183 88.io (PDF - 144.0 KB) 3 03/11/2022
184 Monash University (PDF - 134.9 KB) 9 03/11/2022
185 Grok Academy (PDF - 79.5 KB) 6 04/11/2022
186 University of Melbourne (PDF - 213.2 KB) 10 04/11/2022
187 Group of Eight (PDF - 1.5 MB) 118 04/11/2022
188 Science and Technology Australia (PDF - 481.4 KB) 9 04/11/2022
189 Regional Development Australia Tasmania (RDAT) (PDF - 295.4 KB) 4 04/10/2022
190 Master Builders Australia (PDF - 74.2 KB) 12 04/11/2022
191 WiseTech Global (PDF - 95.8 KB) 6 04/11/2022
192 KPMG (PDF - 141.7 KB) 6 07/11/2022
193 GrainGrowers (PDF - 572.7 KB) 18 08/11/2022
194 Cooperative Research Australia (CRA) (PDF - 253.3 KB) 7 08/11/2022
195 Universities Australia (UA) (PDF - 253.5 KB) 8 09/11/2022
196 Tasmanian Government (PDF - 249.0 KB) 20 09/11/2022
197 Dr Tom Karmel (PDF - 179.7 KB) 8
198 MYOB (PDF - 748.9 KB) 6 11/11/2022
199 Robert Wildermuth OAM (PDF - 405.5 KB) 8 12/11/2022
Attachment: Submission to Inquiry into Procurement Practices for Government-funded Infrastructure (PDF - 561.9 KB) 15 12/11/2022
200 Australian Academy of Science (PDF - 201.7 KB) 3 21/11/2022
201 Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA) (PDF - 735.7 KB) 20 28/11/2022
202 APSCo (PDF - 191.1 KB) 6 09/12/2022
203 Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) (PDF - 224.2 KB) 6 12/12/2022