Conventional productivity measurement frameworks increasingly fall short in recognising emergent drivers of productivity. This paper puts forward an enhanced productivity measurement framework incorporating extra inputs that are both distinct and essential to current and future productivity growth – information and data, care and human services, and artificial intelligence.

Moving to a more authentic and comprehensive measure of productivity means recognising that not all value is immediate, monetised or measurable in output per hour terms. This paper outlines some practical, forward-looking approaches to ensure Australia's productivity framework reflects the true value of service-sector investments and supports better policy decisions in a time of transformation.

Not-for-profit (NFP) mergers could be a way to significantly increase impact and continue to sustainably deliver impact. In this article, five leaders from the Australian NFP sector share five recommendations on what worked in their mergers and what they could have done differently. They represent the disability, aged care, community services, and justice and legal...

Australia's care system is coming under increasing pressure to deliver high-quality services at a sustainable cost. This interim report presents draft recommendations focused on three key policy reform areas: quality and safety regulation, collaborative commissioning to increase integration in care, and a national framework to support government investment in prevention.

This report reframes the national productivity debate – arguing that rather than pursuing productivity growth for its own sake, its purpose must be clarified: to lift living standards, improve wellbeing and accelerate the transition to net zero. It lays out practical, achievable reforms and provides recommendations on three key themes: a dynamic and more resilient...