Across five inquiries, 47 reform recommendations were made to support productivity growth across the economy. Taken together, these recommendations highlight 3 key principles for productivity growth. This paper sets out those reform principles and provides an overview of recommendations in the five productivity inquiries to meet those challenges.

This report supports the National Competition Policy process by analysing the economic effects of two policy reforms: occupational licensing reform to promote labour mobility and adopting international and overseas standards. These two reforms would promote competition and increase Australia’s GDP.

This paper argues Australia needs to update our regulatory approach and change our inefficient company tax system, to a system that better encourages investment and productivity growth. This final inquiry report presents recommendations focused on two key policy reform areas: corporate tax reform to spur business investment and regulating to promote business dynamism.

A skilled and adaptable workforce is a core driver of productivity. This inquiry focused on recommendations to enhance the productive capacity of the workforce by providing more Australians with opportunities to learn and work.

Data and digital technologies are the modern engines of economic growth. Australia needs to harness the consumer and productivity benefits of data and digital technology while managing and mitigating any downside risks. There is a role for government in setting the rules of the game to foster innovation and ensure that Australians reap the benefits...