The Latest Breaking News from the Productivity Commission

Mining giant flags more jobs at risk due to coal taxes

One of the world's biggest mining companies has hit out against Commonwealth and state taxes, arguing they must be competitive enough to attract investment.

AAP · Oct 23, 2025

From gigabits to terabits: fibre to fire up downloads

A fibre optic internet backbone will deliver internet speeds up to six times faster as well as a multi-billion-dollar boost to Australia's economy by 2040.

AAP · Oct 21, 2025

The controversial GST deal with the states is under review. There are better alternatives

Treasurer Jim Chalmers last week announced the Productivity Commission will review the 2018 deal that gave states a guaranteed minimum share of the goods and services tax (GST).

The Conversation · Oct 1, 2025

View from The Hill: Everyone wants a slice of the productivity action

It’s too early to make a judgement about how productive the government’s economic reform (also known as productivity) roundtable will be, but the fact it’s behind closed doors is making it a rather amorphous affair to follow.

The Conversation · Aug 20, 2025

Answers to ailing productivity to steer economic future

Australia's economic future will be guided by ideas to reinvigorate its currently languishing productivity, the treasurer has said.

AAP · Aug 16, 2025

Private health insurers want to fund more out-of-hospital care. But the Productivity Commission has other ideas

Australia needs to do better at preventing health conditions from arising and worsening, according to an interim report on delivering quality care more efficiently released overnight by the Productivity Commission.

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2025

From childcare to aged care, here’s how to deliver safer, more affordable care for all Australians

Too often in discussions about productivity, the care economy only gets mentioned as the problem child putting a drag on growth. This week, the Productivity Commission is seeking to change that narrative with the release of its fifth and final report ahead of the government’s economic reform roundtable next week.

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2025

AI companies want copyright exemption, but the arts minister says there are ‘no plans’ to weaken these laws. What’s going on?

“We have copyright laws,” said arts minister Tony Burke last week. “We have no plans, no intention, no appetite to be weakening those copyright laws based on this draft report that’s floating around.”

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2025

AI training pilot to upskill more than 30,000 teachers

Microsoft and the Future Skills Organisation plan to train educators in artificial intelligence to address Australia's technology skills gap.

AAP · Aug 12, 2025

Australian workers are likely to change occupations twice in the next 20 years. How do we help them do this?

Over the next two decades, the average Australian worker is likely to change occupations at least twice.

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2025