The Latest Breaking News from Productivity Commission

Productivity Commission proposes biggest company tax rate cut in 40 years

A 20% cut for small and medium businesses put forward as part of commission’s report on how to create more dynamic and resilient economy

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2025

Queensland Productivity Commission argues construction industry ‘reset’ needed to fix housing crisis and deliver Olympics

Commission’s interim report calls on LNP government to remove so-called ‘Best Practice Industry Conditions’ from procurement policy

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2025

Workers could be $14,000 ahead under a growth mindset

Australia's productivity tsar says Australian workers would be $14,000 better off each year in the long run if the nation treads the right path on reform.

AAP · Jul 24, 2025

Blueprint to get nation moving, boost household budgets

Revamped competition rules would swell the nation's households by billions of dollars while helping to ease the cost of living, the federal government says.

AAP · Mar 11, 2025

Consumer confidence surges on back of interest rate cut

Australia's economic outlook is looking rosier as inflation continues to fall and following the first decline in interest rates in more than four years.

AAP · Mar 10, 2025

Australians generate mountains of waste, and we need more help to recycle and reuse it

Australians largely support transforming the economy to increase recycling, repurpose products and reduce waste, according to a new report from the Productivity Commission, but they are being impeded by inconsistent regulations.

The Conversation · Mar 5, 2025

Reasons for struggling productivity growth revealed

Inefficient use of resources and a lack of new ideas have contributed to Australia's declining productivity growth, the Productivity Commission says.

AAP · Feb 26, 2025

Here’s why increasing productivity in housing construction is such a tricky problem to solve

This week, the Productivity Commission released its much-awaited report into productivity growth in Australia’s housing construction sector. It wasn’t a glowing appraisal.

The Conversation · Feb 18, 2025

Morning Mail: Ukraine warns Russia will ‘wage war on Nato’, Climate 200 eyes Labor seats, why home building is so slow

European leaders to meet over Ukraine; Climate 200-backed candidates revealed

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2025

Australia building half as many homes for every hour worked compared with 30 years ago, Productivity Commission finds

‘Decades of poor performance’ in dwelling construction is contributing to the housing affordability crisis, report says

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2025