This review assesses the cost-effectiveness of programs under the Community Pharmacy Agreement (CPA) and their broader impact on the pharmacy sector and health system. CPAs aim to provide timely and equitable supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines across Australia. The findings provide insights into the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of each program.

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.

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.

As the population and its needs change, the care and support economy is coming under increasing pressure to deliver high-quality services at a sustainable cost. This report proposes reforms to strengthen connections across sectors and reduce siloed decision-making, improving care quality, making services more efficient and boosting productivity.

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.