The proposals in this paper are intended as a starting point for a dialogue on the way forward for future reforms. In 2008 the Australian Government introduced a Lobbying Code of Conduct (the Code) and established a Register of Lobbyists (Register) to ensure that contact between lobbyists and Commonwealth Government representatives is conducted in accordance...

The purpose of this report is to quantify the potential contribution of the Government’s participation and productivity reform agenda in education, employment and workplace relations (the Productivity Agenda) to labour productivity, the labour force participation rate and the Australian economy. It is a quantitative analysis of the benefits that can be expected from successful delivery...

This study is concerned with questions about the purpose of regulatory frameworks; the impact of regulation, especially impacts on service outcomes and organisational culture; and the development of effective regulation.

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...

A key issue identified in the Universities Australia Ten-Point Action Plan on Student Safety was the absence of suitable transport concessions provided to international students - particularly so in NSW and Victoria. Both Governments have remained strongly opposed to issuing such concessions even in the face of the recent public debate on international student safety...