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National Water Reform

26 May 2020

Under the Water Act 2007 (Cth), the Commission is required to undertake three-yearly inquiries into the progress of reform in Australia's water resources sector. This is the second such inquiry, looking at Australian government's progress in

https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/water-reform-2020

Resources Sector Regulation

24 Mar 2020

The Australian Government has asked the Commission to conduct a study to examine regulations affecting business investment in the resources sector in Australia.

https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/resources

Skills and Workforce Development Agreement

15 Nov 2019

This study is to examine how well the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments have achieved their goals for the vocational education and training (VET) system as set out in the 'National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development', and the

https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/skills-workforce-agreement

Mental Health

31 Oct 2019

This inquiry will examine the effect of mental health on people's ability to participate in and prosper in the community and workplace, and the effects it has more generally on our economy and productivity.

https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/mental-health

Indigenous Evaluation Strategy

15 Apr 2019

The Australian Government has asked the Productivity Commission to develop a whole-of-government evaluation strategy for policies and programs affecting Indigenous Australians.

https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/indigenous-evaluation

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