This paper introduces an inquiry into the effectiveness and sustainability of Australia’s natural disaster funding arrangements, and invites submissions from the public. Summary This inquiry is about the effectiveness and sustainability of Australia’s natural disaster funding arrangements. The Commission has been asked to assess the full scope of current Commonwealth, state and territory expenditure on...

This report assesses geographic labour mobility within Australia and its role in a well-functioning labour market. Key points:

Summary: This publication was released on 29 April 2014 and in this edition the Commission analyses the latest ABS productivity statistics and comments on new developments underlying Australia's recent productivity performance. Features in this edition are: 2013 Australian productivity the effect of price on productivity insights from recent productivity research — Productivity in Manufacturing. Future...

The performance of mainstream services provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is a particular focus of the annual Report on Government Services. This Indigenous Compendium contains all the Indigenous data to be found in the most recent Report, published in January 2014. This Compendium, like the Report, was compiled by the Steering Committee...

This paper introduces a study into the costs of doing business in the dairy product manufacturing industry, and invites submissions from the public. Summary The Australian Government has asked the Commission to undertake a study into the costs of doing business in the dairy product manufacturing industry. (In the same terms of reference, the Commission...