Five pillars of productivity inquiries

Final reports now available

Why the inquiries?

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

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Meeting the productivity challenge

Across the five productivity inquiries, we have made 47 reform recommendations aimed at making the most of new technology, boosting investment and ensuring regulation strikes the right balance between benefits and trade-offs, to improve productivity growth and enhance overall wellbeing.

Our reform priorities are summarised in Meeting the productivity challenge, which sets out our reform principles, highlights some anticipated benefits, lists all recommendations and provides an implementation timeline.

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Growth mindset: how to boost Australia’s productivity

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

Read the overview