Media releases
Our media releases provide informative statements for media outlets and the wider-community about our broad range of work.
For media enquiries, call our Media team on 02 6240 3330 or email media@pc.gov.au.
Reinvigorating productivity growth is a national priority
Released 19 / 12 / 2024
Labour productivity declined by 0.5% in the September quarter and by 0.8% over the year, the Productivity Commission’s (PC) latest quarterly productivity bulletin shows.
Australia’s Productivity Pitch – Productivity Commission launches new engagement initiative
Released 05 / 12 / 2024
The Productivity Commission is seeking ideas from everyday Australians to inform our policy recommendations to government.
Australia’s productivity deadlock persists
Released 30 / 09 / 2024
Labour productivity fell by 0.8% across the economy in the June quarter, but rose by a modest 0.5% over the year to June 2024. This marks a return to the weak productivity growth trend of the five years leading up...
A path to universal early childhood education and care
Released 18 / 09 / 2024
The report presents government with a roadmap to a high-quality universal early childhood education and care system that is accessible, within the means of all families, equitable and inclusive for all children.
Progress and setbacks on Closing the Gap targets
Released 31 / 07 / 2024
The latest Annual Data Compilation Report (ADCR), which tracks progress towards the targets and indicators in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, shows that five of 19 targets are on track to be met.
50th annual Trade and Assistance Review released
Released 24 / 07 / 2024
The 50th annual Trade and Assistance Review reports on the amount of support, financial or otherwise, that the Commonwealth government provided to Australian businesses over the past year.
Final report of philanthropy inquiry released
Released 18 / 07 / 2024
The Australian Government has tabled the final report of the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into philanthropy in Australia: Future foundations for giving.
Economic mobility – a ‘fair go’ for many but some left behind
Released 10 / 07 / 2024
New research from the Productivity Commission shows Australia performs well on income mobility. ‘For most Australians, the amount your parents earned when you were young is not a life sentence,’ said Chair Danielle Wood.
Labour productivity at a standstill in March quarter
Released 27 / 06 / 2024
The latest productivity bulletin shows labour productivity stagnated in the March quarter, with a 0.1% increase in output matched by a similar increase in hours worked.
Australia needs a revitalised National Water Initiative
Released 27 / 06 / 2024
Australian governments must renew and update the National Water Initiative (NWI) agreement to navigate water security challenges driven by climate change, growing and changing demand for water and the transition to net zero emissions.
New research provides a snapshot of inequality in Australia
Released 20 / 05 / 2024
New research has unpacked changes to income and wealth levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Making the most of health technology could save billions
Released 07 / 05 / 2024
New research finds better integrating digital technology into healthcare could ease pressures on our healthcare system and save over $5 billion a year.
Australia's healthcare system among the most productive in the world
Released 23 / 04 / 2024
New research has found Australia's healthcare system delivers some of the best value for money of any in the world.
Australia needs a revitalised National Water Initiative
Released 04 / 04 / 2024
Governments must renew and update the National Water Initiative (NWI) to address the effects of climate change and growing and changing demand for water, according to the interim report of a review of the agreement.
Productivity bulletin: green shoots mark end of productivity bubble
Released 27 / 03 / 2024
Labour productivity increased for the second quarter in a row in the December 2023 quarter, suggesting a return to ‘productivity normal’ after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New insights into Australia’s productivity problem
Released 29 / 02 / 2024
A new report 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.
The National Agreement on Closing the Gap is an opportunity governments cannot continue to waste
Released 07 / 02 / 2024
Governments have largely not fulfilled their commitments under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and has made four recommendations to drive progress.
Seizing Australia’s AI opportunity
Released 01 / 02 / 2024
New research finds that artificial intelligence could significantly boost Australia’s productivity if governments implement well-directed policy and regulation.
Report on Government Services 2024
Released 22 / 01 / 2024
The Report on Government Services provides important information to help governments and the community understand the efficiency and effectiveness of key services to the community.
Productivity bulletin: end of productivity freefall no cause for complacency
Released 20 / 12 / 2023
Australia’s labour productivity has halted its decline but mostly because people worked fewer hours in the 2023 September quarter, according to Productivity Commission research.