Skip to Content
 Close search
Print
Productivity inquiry (2023)
Advancing Prosperity
View submissions and brief comments
Public hearings

Productivity inquiry (2023)

View submissions and brief comments

Submissions received for the second Productivity review inquiry.

* Submissions marked with an asterisk have omitted 'In confidence' content - part or all of the submission is not online.

# Hash denotes some attachments are not available online. Contact the project team for access if necessary.

% Percent symbol denotes scanned image PDFs which are not readable by some screen readers. For help read our accessibility statement.

Expand allCollapse all

Submissions received before the release of the first interim report are listed here.
No. Name Pages Received
1 John Dahlsen (PDF - 634.1 KB) 29 15/02/2022
2 Citizen’s Dividend Organisation (CDO) (PDF - 407.2 KB) 11 27/02/2022
3 Australians for Northern Development and Economic Vision (ANDEV) (PDF - 92.3 KB) 4 28/02/2022
4 Local Government Elected Members Association (LGEMA) (PDF - 607.9 KB) 40 11/03/2022
5 Geoffrey Taperell (PDF - 157.6 KB) 2 16/03/2022
6 Australian Automobile Association (AAA) (PDF - 1.3 MB) 10 18/03/2022
7 Dr William Merrilees (PDF - 110.1 KB) 9 21/03/2022
8 Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) (PDF - 209.3 KB) 5 22/03/2022
9 Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (PDF - 266.8 KB) 10 22/03/2022
10 Infrastructure Victoria (PDF - 195.6 KB) 4 22/03/2022
11 Graham Barry (PDF - 86.6 KB) 2 22/03/2022
  Graham Barry (Word - 16.6 KB)    
12 Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) (PDF - 393.1 KB) 7 22/03/2022
13 Gemaker (PDF - 226.3 KB) 3 22/03/2022
14 GSK Australia (PDF - 432.5 KB) 11 22/03/2022
15 Beyond Blue (PDF - 242.1 KB) 4 23/03/2022
16 Business Council of Australia (BCA) (PDF - 1.8 MB) 13 23/03/2022
17 Dr Jenny Gordon (PDF - 370.7 KB) 13 23/03/2022
  Dr Jenny Gordon (Word - 326.0 KB)    
18 Digital Service Providers Australia New Zealand (DSPANZ) (PDF - 104.7 KB) 4 23/03/2022
19 Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) (PDF - 208.1 KB) 6 23/03/2022
20 Tasmanian Small Business Council (TSBC) (PDF - 148.6 KB) 2 23/03/2022
  Tasmanian Small Business Council (TSBC) (Word - 256.9 KB)    
21 Australian Education Union Federal Office (AEU) (PDF - 431.5 KB) 14 23/03/2022
22 Volunteering Australia (PDF - 261.7 KB) 12 23/03/2022
23 Tenfold Australia (PDF - 128.1 KB) 4 23/03/2022
  Tenfold Australia (Word - 22.7 KB)    
24 Black Dog Institute (PDF - 188.7 KB) 5 23/03/2022
Attachment: Modern work - how changes to the way we work are impacting Australian's mental health (PDF - 4.3 MB) 60 23/03/2022
25 Roads Australia (RA) (PDF - 386.2 KB) 9 23/03/2022
26 The Smith Family (PDF - 416.7 KB) 19 23/03/2022
27 Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) (PDF - 346.8 KB) 3 23/03/2022
Attachment: Healthy people, healthy systems (PDF - 1.9 MB) 16 23/03/2022
28 Consult Australia (PDF - 420.6 KB) 12 23/03/2022
29 Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) and NICM Health Research Institute (PDF - 565.4 KB) 23 23/03/2022
30 AIA Australia (PDF - 236.2 KB) 6 23/03/2022
31 IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre (IDSRC) (PDF - 483.8 KB) 26 23/03/2022
  IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre (IDSRC) (Word - 150.4 KB)    
32 Business Excellence Australia (BEA) (PDF - 314.0 KB) 13 23/03/2022
  Business Excellence Australia (BEA) (Word - 62.1 KB)    
33 Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) (PDF - 323.4 KB) 9 23/03/2022
34 Australian Childcare Alliance, Early Learning and Care Council of Australia and The Front Project (PDF - 276.6 KB) 16 23/03/2022
35 Chemistry Australia Ltd (PDF - 120.4 KB) 2 23/03/2022
Attachment: Our Ambition for Australia (PDF - 1.1 MB) 24 23/03/2022
36 National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) (PDF - 392.3 KB) 11 23/03/2022
Attachment A: NTEU 2022-23 Federal Budget Submission (PDF - 681.0 KB) 22 23/03/2022
Attachment B: Issues Paper: The Growth of Insecure Employment in Higher Education (PDF - 778.7 KB) 13 23/03/2022
Attachments C and D * in confidence content omitted - 23/03/2022
Attachment E: Australia’s Higher Education system compared to the OECD (PDF - 313.4 KB) 3 23/03/2022
37 Grattan Institute (PDF - 34.1 KB) 2 23/03/2022
Attachment: Orange Book 2022: Policy priorities for the federal government (PDF - 6.3 MB) 141 23/03/2022
38 Civil Contractors Federation National (CCF) (PDF - 387.6 KB) 7 23/03/2022
39 Animal Medicines Australian (AMA) (PDF - 260.5 KB) 11 23/03/2022
40 Prof Christopher O’Donnell (PDF - 1.0 MB) 31 23/03/2022
41 Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union (QNMU) (PDF - 289.8 KB) 12 23/03/2022
42 Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) (PDF - 522.1 KB) 14 23/03/2022
  Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) (Word - 364.9 KB)    
43 Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) (PDF - 343.4 KB) 16 23/03/2022
44 Australian Institute of Company Directors’ (AICD) (PDF - 391.1 KB) 14 23/03/2022
45 Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) (PDF - 177.3 KB) 3 23/03/2022
46 Global Sisters (PDF - 430.5 KB) 16 23/03/2022
  Global Sisters (Word - 352.0 KB)    
47 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) (PDF - 524.4 KB) 32 23/03/2022
Attachment: Overcoming Australia's Labour and Skills Shortages through Skills Development, Workforce Participation and Migration (PDF - 919.6 KB) 29 23/03/2022
48 Ausfilm (PDF - 168.6 KB) 7 24/03/2022
  Ausfilm (Word - 41.2 KB)    
49 Property Council of Australia (PDF - 365.6 KB) 9 24/03/2022
50 The Hon Reg Hamilton (PDF - 641.8 KB) 49 08/03/2022
  The Hon Reg Hamilton (Word - 157.1 KB)    
51 Tech Council of Australia (TCA) (PDF - 831.4 KB) 20 24/03/2022
52 Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) (PDF - 145.7 KB) 5 25/03/2022
Attachment: 2022-23 Pre-Budget Submission - Letter of Support (PDF - 142.2 KB) 6 25/03/2022
53 Financial Services Council (FSC) (PDF - 495.2 KB) 18 25/03/2022
Attachment: Policy Priorities 2022 (PDF - 254.3 KB) 18 25/03/2022
54 Australian HR Institute (AHRI) (PDF - 169.8 KB) 9 27/03/2022
55 Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) (PDF - 680.7 KB) 20 29/03/2022
56 Primary Focus (PDF - 417.2 KB) 29 30/03/2022
57 Tabcorp (PDF - 342.3 KB) 4 30/03/2022
58 Master Builders Australia (MBA) (PDF - 827.3 KB) 40 30/03/2022
59 Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) (PDF - 384.3 KB) 7 30/03/2022
60 KPMG (PDF - 1.7 MB) 23 30/03/2022
61 Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) (PDF - 178.5 KB) 5 31/03/2022
62 Customer Owned Banking Association (COBA) (PDF - 275.4 KB) 9 31/03/2022
63 Australian Investment Council (AIC) (PDF - 604.6 KB) 17 31/03/2022
64 Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) (PDF - 290.4 KB) 7 05/04/2022
65 Australasian Railway Association (ARA) (PDF - 175.6 KB) 18 05/04/2022
66 TechnologyOne (PDF - 280.2 KB) 5 21/03/2022
67 Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PDF - 184.4 KB) 27 12/03/2022
68 Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) (PDF - 145.8 KB) 4 12/04/2022
69 Bupa (PDF - 204.1 KB) 13 22/04/2022
Attachment: A sustainable private health care sector (PDF - 544.8 KB) 51 22/04/2022
70 Universities Australia (PDF - 1.0 MB) 43 26/04/2022
71 Australian Investment Council (AIC) (PDF - 302.6 KB) 15 29/04/2022
72 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) (PDF - 279.6 KB) 11 10/06/2022
73 Australian Constructors Association (ACA) (PDF - 1.0 MB) 12 17/06/2022
74 Ben Blackburn Racing (PDF - 2.1 MB) 32 05/07/2022

Final submissions (129)

Submissions received after the release of the first interim report are listed here.
No. Name Pages Received
75 Kevin Cox (PDF - 94.3 KB) 3 05/08/2022
  Kevin Cox (Word - 18.1 KB)    
76 Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) (PDF - 447.0 KB) 13 07/09/2022
77 Phillip Hone (PDF - 131.0 KB) 4 12/09/2022
  Phillip Hone (Word - 23.5 KB)    
78 Catholic Health Australia (CHA) (PDF - 314.3 KB) 10 16/09/2022
79 TechnologyOne (PDF - 672.6 KB) 9 28/09/2022
80 Salesforce (PDF - 601.3 KB) 4 29/09/2022
81 Ben Blackburn Racing (PDF - 266.5 KB) 3 04/10/2022
82 PEXA (PDF - 317.2 KB) 16 06/10/2022
Attachment: Submission to the Review of the Consumer Data Right (PDF - 462.4 KB) 6 06/10/2022
83 Australian Investment Council - re: The Key to Prosperity (PDF - 464.5 KB) 9 06/10/2022
84 Australian Investment Council - re: Australia's data and digital dividend (PDF - 485.8 KB) 7 06/10/2022
85 Engineers Australia (PDF - 383.0 KB) 15 07/10/2022
86 Dr Holly Randell-Moon (PDF - 88.5 KB) 4 07/10/2022
87 eSafety Commissioner (PDF - 180.8 KB) 4 07/10/2022
88 Urban Taskforce (PDF - 590.6 KB) 35 07/10/2022
89 Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) (PDF - 257.0 KB) 6 07/10/2022
90 Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union (QNMU) (PDF - 210.8 KB) 8 07/10/2022
Attachment: Submission to National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review Interim Report (PDF - 336.6 KB) 15 07/10/2022
91 John O’Donnell (PDF - 215.7 KB) 10 10/10/2022
92 University of Technology Sydney (UTS) (PDF - 91.0 KB) 6 12/10/2022
93 Actuaries Institute (PDF - 106.3 KB) 7 17/10/2022
94 CPA Australia (PDF - 331.6 KB) 9 18/10/2022
95 Association of Retired Principals of Technical Institutions (ARPTI) (PDF - 182.8 KB) 3 18/10/2022
  Association of Retired Principals of Technical Institutions (ARPTI) (Word - 19.8 KB)    
Attachment 1: National Review of Teacher Registration 2018 position paper (PDF - 353.5 KB) 7 18/10/2022
  Attachment 1: National Review of Teacher Registration 2018 position paper (Word - 6.2 MB)    
Attachment 2: Building a high quality sustainable 'VET in schools' workforce (PDF - 309.3 KB) 11 18/10/2022
  Attachment 2: Building a high quality sustainable 'VET in schools' workforce (Word - 41.9 KB)    
96 Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance (ADIA) (PDF - 83.0 KB) 4 19/10/2022
97 JCSF Consulting Pty Ltd (PDF - 234.6 KB) 4 19/10/2022
98 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) (PDF - 239.1 KB) 6 19/10/2022
99 Energy Skills Australia (ESA) (PDF - 297.3 KB) 6 19/10/2022
100 Assoc Prof Chris Wright (PDF - 221.0 KB) 14 19/10/2022
101 Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) (PDF - 85.2 KB) 2 20/10/2022
Attachment: IChemE position on Climate Change (PDF - 2.1 MB) 5 20/10/2022
102 Prof John Quiggin (PDF - 137.8 KB) 5 20/10/2022
  Prof John Quiggin (Word - 23.7 KB)    
103 Electrical Trades Union of Australia (ETU) (PDF - 144.0 KB) 2 20/10/2022
104 Career Development Association Australia (CDAA) (PDF - 161.4 KB) 4 20/10/2022
105 Australian Constructors Association (ACA) (PDF - 154.6 KB) 3 20/10/2022
  Australian Constructors Association (ACA) (Word - 426.9 KB)    
106 CPA Australia (PDF - 336.3 KB) 12 20/10/2022
107 Dr Ann Villiers (PDF - 314.2 KB) 13 20/06/2022
108 National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) (PDF - 207.3 KB) 3 20/10/2022
109 Hireup (PDF - 77.1 KB) 2 20/10/2022
110 National Rural Health Alliance (PDF - 426.3 KB) 10 20/10/2022
111 Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) (PDF - 680.3 KB) 13 20/10/2022
112 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PDF - 213.2 KB) 3 20/10/2022
  The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (Word - 37.8 KB)    
113 Richard Caladine (PDF - 344.8 KB) 22 20/10/2022
114 eBay Australia and New Zealand (PDF - 152.5 KB) 5 20/10/2022
115 Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) (PDF - 272.3 KB) 8 20/10/2022
116 Australian Council of Deans of Education Vocational Education Group (ACDEVEG) (PDF - 151.8 KB) 2 20/10/2022
  Australian Council of Deans of Education Vocational Education Group (ACDEVEG) (Word - 31.9 KB)    
117 Ray Johnson (PDF - 218.8 KB) 5 21/10/2022
  Ray Johnson (Word - 31.9 KB)    
118 Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) (PDF - 344.9 KB) 15 21/10/2022
119 Country Universities Centre (PDF - 262.2 KB) 8 21/10/2022
  Country Universities Centre (Word - 3.3 MB)    
120 Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) (PDF - 945.7 KB) 19 21/10/2022
121 Vocus Group Ltd (PDF - 233.5 KB) 5 21/10/2022
122 Teachers and Teaching Research Centre (TTRC) – University of Melbourne (PDF - 258.4 KB) 7 21/10/2022
123 Department of Finance (PDF - 140.2 KB) 4 21/10/2022
124 Australian Learning Lecture (PDF - 101.3 KB) 9 21/10/2022
125 Ashton de Silva, Emmanuelle Walkowiak, Maria Yanotti, Sarah Sinclair, Sveta Angelopoulos (PDF - 439.9 KB) 20 21/10/2022
126 Medicines Australia (PDF - 58.8 KB) 2 21/10/2022
127 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (PDF - 397.5 KB) 17 21/10/2022
  Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (Word - 414.5 KB)    
128 CSIRO (PDF - 168.3 KB) 6 21/10/2022
129 Pfizer Australia (PDF - 690.2 KB) 7 21/10/2022
130 Adrian Foley (PDF - 167.9 KB) 4 21/10/2022
131 Australian Aluminium Council (PDF - 854.3 KB) 8 21/10/2022
132 Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) (PDF - 301.2 KB) 14 21/10/2022
133 Alphacrucis University College (AC) (PDF - 406.3 KB) 18 21/10/2022
134 BSA | The Software Alliance (PDF - 228.3 KB) 9 21/10/2022
135 Australian Investment Council Ltd (PDF - 903.1 KB) 15 21/10/2022
136 Business Excellence Australia (PDF - 161.6 KB) 5 21/10/2022
137 Gary McLaren (PDF - 228.0 KB) 9 21/10/2022
138 Simon Kwok (PDF - 186.3 KB) 4 21/10/2022
139 Seer Data and Analytics (PDF - 126.1 KB) 6 21/10/2022
140 MTC Australia (PDF - 292.0 KB) 4 21/10/2022
  MTC Australia (Word - 124.9 KB)    
141 Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (dassh) (PDF - 123.9 KB) 3 21/10/2022
142 Large Format Retail Association (LFRA) (PDF - 466.6 KB) 18 21/10/2022
Attachment: Submission to NSW Proposed Employment Zones Reform (PDF - 2.9 MB) 421 21/10/2022
143 Desmond Griffith (PDF - 151.1 KB) 11 21/10/2022
  Desmond Griffith (Word - 61.8 KB)    
Attachment: Universities and Tetiary Education (PDF - 211.2 KB) 17 21/10/2022
  Attachment: Universities and Tetiary Education (Word - 61.0 KB)    
144 Smartsat CRC (PDF - 256.0 KB) 4
145 Australian Digital Health Agency (PDF - 305.8 KB) 8 21/10/2022
146 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) (PDF - 228.7 KB) 9 21/10/2022
147 NBN Co (PDF - 331.4 KB) 9 21/10/2022
148 Bill Ranken (PDF - 223.8 KB) 10 21/10/2022
  Bill Ranken (Word - 61.9 KB)    
149 Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) (PDF - 240.7 KB) 3 21/10/2022
  Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) (Word - 1003.8 KB)    
150 Dr Ian Cornford (PDF - 233.2 KB) 16 21/10/2022
  Dr Ian Cornford (Word - 55.6 KB)    
151 Roads Australia (PDF - 213.3 KB) 10 21/10/2022
152 Mable Technologies (PDF - 100.9 KB) 3 21/10/2022
153 Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences (ACDHS) (PDF - 286.4 KB) 5 21/10/2022
  Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences (ACDHS) (Word - 117.2 KB)    
154 Regional Universities Network (RUN) (PDF - 160.4 KB) 6 21/10/2022
155 Professors’ Nicholas Biddle and Matthew Gray (PDF - 52.0 KB) 2 21/10/2022
Attachment: Data trust and data privacy - A brake on the data and digital dividend? (PDF - 311.4 KB) 18 21/10/2022
156 Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of Australia Inc (ICPA) (PDF - 192.6 KB) 5 21/10/2022
157 VETASSESS (PDF - 464.2 KB) 17 21/10/2022
158 University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association (GSA) (PDF - 244.5 KB) 4 21/10/2022
  University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association (GSA) (Word - 243.5 KB)    
159 Business Excellence Australia (re: Interim Report 3) (PDF - 180.2 KB) 5 21/10/2022
160 Monash Q Project - Monash University (PDF - 560.1 KB) 10 21/10/2022
161 Australian Energy Council (AEC) (PDF - 260.9 KB) 5 21/10/2022
162 Per Capita Australia (PDF - 207.1 KB) 12 21/10/2022
  Per Capita Australia (Word - 80.1 KB)    
163 Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) (PDF - 255.8 KB) 9 21/10/2022
Attachment: 5G Unleashed - Realising the potential of the next generation of mobile technology (PDF - 7.6 MB) 56 21/10/2022
164 Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) (PDF - 486.9 KB) 12 21/10/2022
165 Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) (PDF - 387.9 KB) 14 21/10/2022
166 Volunteering Australia (PDF - 216.2 KB) 8 21/10/2022
167 National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) (PDF - 244.5 KB) 3 21/10/2022
168 Internet Association of Australia’s (IAA) (PDF - 116.2 KB) 6 21/10/2022
169 Professor Julia Horne (PDF - 131.1 KB) 2 21/10/2022
170 Self-Employed Australia (SEA) (PDF - 313.0 KB) 7 22/10/2022
171 Ronald Jackson (PDF - 417.6 KB) 20 22/10/2022
172 Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA) (PDF - 221.0 KB) 10 22/10/2022
173 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) (PDF - 246.3 KB) 16 24/10/2022
174 Telstra Corporation (PDF - 715.4 KB) 37 24/10/2022
175 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) (PDF - 421.5 KB) 35 24/10/2022
176 Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) (PDF - 385.9 KB) 8 25/10/2022
177 Innovative Research Universities (IRU) (PDF - 216.2 KB) 3 26/10/2022
178 David Wadley (PDF - 482.7 KB) 16 28/10/2022
179 Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) (PDF - 289.9 KB) 19 28/10/2022
180 Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) (PDF - 249.2 KB) 6 30/10/2022
181 Business Council of Australia (BCA) (PDF - 1.0 MB) 18 02/11/2022
Attachment: Releasing the handbrakes on growth (PDF - 416.5 KB) 44 02/11/2022
182 La Trobe University (PDF - 184.1 KB) 3 02/11/2022
183 88.io (PDF - 144.0 KB) 3 03/11/2022
184 Monash University (PDF - 134.9 KB) 9 03/11/2022
185 Grok Academy (PDF - 79.5 KB) 6 04/11/2022
186 University of Melbourne (PDF - 213.2 KB) 10 04/11/2022
187 Group of Eight (PDF - 1.5 MB) 118 04/11/2022
188 Science and Technology Australia (PDF - 481.4 KB) 9 04/11/2022
189 Regional Development Australia Tasmania (RDAT) (PDF - 295.4 KB) 4 04/10/2022
190 Master Builders Australia (PDF - 74.2 KB) 12 04/11/2022
191 WiseTech Global (PDF - 95.8 KB) 6 04/11/2022
192 KPMG (PDF - 141.7 KB) 6 07/11/2022
193 GrainGrowers (PDF - 572.7 KB) 18 08/11/2022
194 Cooperative Research Australia (CRA) (PDF - 253.3 KB) 7 08/11/2022
195 Universities Australia (UA) (PDF - 253.5 KB) 8 09/11/2022
196 Tasmanian Government (PDF - 249.0 KB) 20 09/11/2022
197 Dr Tom Karmel (PDF - 179.7 KB) 8
198 MYOB (PDF - 748.9 KB) 6 11/11/2022
199 Robert Wildermuth OAM (PDF - 405.5 KB) 8 12/11/2022
Attachment: Submission to Inquiry into Procurement Practices for Government-funded Infrastructure (PDF - 561.9 KB) 15 12/11/2022
200 Australian Academy of Science (PDF - 201.7 KB) 3 21/11/2022
201 Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA) (PDF - 735.7 KB) 20 28/11/2022
202 APSCo (PDF - 191.1 KB) 6 09/12/2022
203 Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) (PDF - 224.2 KB) 6 12/12/2022
C1 Comments made to the Productivity inquiry (PDF - 120 Kb) - 2/09/2022
  Comments made to the Productivity inquiry (Word - 57 Kb) - -

More from this inquiry

Inquiry home

Advancing Prosperity

View submissions and brief comments

Public hearings