Media releases
Our media releases provide informative statements for media outlets and the wider-community about our broad range of work.
For media enquiries, call Simon Kinsmore on 02 6240 3330 or email media@pc.gov.au.
Repair not replace
Released 04 / 08 / 2015
The draft report is a broad-ranging assessment of Australia's workplace relations (WR) framework, considering current laws, institutions and practices. It uses an economywide approach, looking at possible reforms that, where merited, are likely to enhance the welfare of Australians as
Australia's Productivity Performance
Released 20 / 07 / 2015
The Productivity Commission today released the 2015 edition of the PC Productivity Update.
Examining when and how people access their Superannuation
Released 07 / 07 / 2015
This research report considers two important aspects of retirement behaviour - when and how people access their superannuation.
Action needed on mutual recognition
Released 26 / 06 / 2015
Australia's and New Zealand's mutual recognition arrangements are generally working well, according to a draft Productivity Commission report released today.
Trade and Assistance Review 2013-14
Released 24 / 06 / 2015
Governments can do more to reduce impediments to setting up and closing businesses, according to a draft report released by the Productivity Commission today.
Business reforms long overdue
Released 21 / 05 / 2015
Governments can do more to reduce impediments to setting up and closing businesses, according to a draft report released by the Productivity Commission today.
International students make a significant contribution to Australia but there are risks and challenges
Released 30 / 04 / 2015
This paper focuses on the two key policy levers the Government has at its disposal to influence International Education Services.
Efficiency in Health
Released 23 / 04 / 2015
The Commission has identified significant opportunities to improve the efficiency of Australia's health care system, based on a roundtable it held with health policy experts.
Changing public housing rent settings unlikely to boost employment among tenants
Released 09 / 04 / 2015
A recommendation to move public housing tenants to market rents, while allowing them to receive Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA), has been made repeatedly over the past two decades.
The Eastern Australian Gas Market - Challenges and opportunities for reform
Released 31 / 03 / 2015
The paper identifies substantial benefits from the ongoing integration of the eastern Australian gas market with the Asia-Pacific region as well as a number of transitional issues.
Further reform to support Australia's international tourism industry
Released 26 / 02 / 2015
In releasing a research paper on Australia's international tourism industry today, Commissioner Warren Mundy said that 'while there has been strong growth in international tourism over the past two decades, the tourism industry will need both further innovation and adaptable
Report on Government Services 2015
Released 28 / 01 / 2015
This year marks the twentieth edition of the Report on Government Services - a remarkable milestone for a unique report providing comparative information on the performance of government services.
Productivity Commission release issues papers on workplace relations
Released 22 / 01 / 2015
The Productivity Commission has today released a suite of five issues papers relating to its current public inquiry into the performance of the Australian workplace relations framework.
2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report
Released 12 / 12 / 2014
The 2014 Indigenous Expenditure Report was released on 12 December 2014. Total direct expenditure on services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in 2012-13 was estimated to be $30.3 billion, accounting for 6.1 per cent of total direct general
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2014
Released 26 / 11 / 2014
The Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2014 report measures the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Australians. The latest edition was released on 19 November.
Retailing and dairy manufacturing input costs and policy implications
Released 10 / 10 / 2014
The Productivity Commission released today two reports into input costs and their policy implications, they are: Relative Cost of Doing Business in Australia: Dairy Product Manufacturing; and Relative Costs of Doing Business in Australia: Retail Trade.
Natural Disaster Funding Arrangements
Released 25 / 09 / 2014
The Commission is recommending financial support to the states and territories for natural disaster relief and recovery be reduced while mitigation funding be increased to encourage governments to manage natural disaster risks more sustainably and equitably.
Government assistance to industry
Released 27 / 06 / 2014
The Commission's Trade and Assistance review found that in 2012-13 Australian industry received $15.6 billion gross in assistance from the Australian Government through budgetary outlays, tax concessions and import tariffs.
Australian adult literacy above OECD average
Released 29 / 05 / 2014
Australian adults are above the OECD average in literacy but only average in numeracy, according to a staff paper released by the Productivity Commission.
Australia's productivity performance
Released 29 / 04 / 2014
The Chairman of the Productivity Commission, Peter Harris, has released the 2014 edition of the PC Productivity Update. This edition provides the Commission's perspective on the latest developments underpinning Australia's productivity performance.