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Providing independent research and advice to Government on economic, social and environmental issues affecting the welfare of Australians.

What is Productivity?
The case for productivity-lifting reform

19 Nov 2024

Economic reform is never easy but is essential to generating long-term improvements in our living standards, write Danielle Wood and Alex Robson.
Closing the Gap Information Repository

13 Nov 2024

Our latest dashboard update includes new data and assessments of progress across the socio-economic outcomes.
Administering competitive neutrality complaints

04 Nov 2024

Read our submission to the The Treasury's consultation paper.
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Fairly equal? Economic mobility in Australia
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