This paper sets out the main issues being considered by the Commission in this new inquiry. The federal government has directed the Commission to give consideration to and advise on: • demand for the workforce’s services, with particular regard to the skill sets required to meet society’s current and future needs for education and training...

Australia's anti-dumping and countervailing system seeks to remedy material injurious effects of dumped or subsidised imports on Australian industries. This inquiry report makes recommendations to address a number of deficiencies in the current arrangements which can add to the costs for the community. In particular: there is no consideration of the wider economic impacts of...

The Productivity Commission's annual Report on Government Services devotes particular attention to mainstream services delivered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This Compendium makes these data readily accessible in one publication. This edition of the Compendium, like the 2010 Report, contains additional reporting in a number of areas, including achievement of VET qualifications and...

The Productivity Commission's 2009 roundtable was organised around the topic Strengthening Evidence-Based Policy in the Australian Federation, and held at Old Parliament House in Canberra on 17-18 August 2009.

This study responds to the Australian governments’ request for the Commission to examine various aspects of water purchasing, including mechanisms for diversifying the current approach, synergies with the infrastructure program and identifying how impediments to better outcomes could be overcome.