Australia’s productivity problem

A new report from the Productivity Commission shows that labour productivity fell sharply in 2022-23, as a record-breaking increase in hours worked failed to generate a similar increase in economic output.

Seizing Australia’s AI opportunity

New research from the Productivity Commission finds that artificial intelligence could significantly boost Australia’s productivity if governments implement well-directed policy and regulation.

Boosting productivity

Reforms to revitalise Australian productivity will be opposed by vested interests which benefit by exploiting economic inefficiencies for their own gain.

Productivity is not a panacea

Growth in productivity is a vital dimension of economic success and higher living standards, but it doesn’t automatically deliver them.

Unlocking Australia’s productivity paradox

Predictions that new technology would unleash the boom in productivity required to increase real wages and create new jobs remain unproven as Australia’s productivity continues to lag behind increases in the past.