The science of productivity

Robust research and development reforms and investment in science can help Australia achieve sustained growth and gain international influence.

Labor’s productivity plan

The Albanese government’s second and possibly third term in office provides another opportunity to undertake the major structural changes required to secure Australia’s future as an inclusive and dynamic knowledge-based economy.

The productivity problem

Australia’s productivity performance has been poor for decades, but neither party wants to tackle the issue, despite its importance to economic growth.

AI in the workplace

AI “assistants” promise to increase worker productivity by handling repetitive tasks, but what do people think about them in practice?

Productivity is the priority

Labour productivity declined by 0.5% in the September quarter and by 0.8% over the year, according to the Productivity Commission’s latest quarterly productivity bulletin.

Australia’s healthy health sector

New research from the Productivity Commission has found Australia’s healthcare system delivers some of the best value for money of any in the world.

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.