Speeches and presentations
A range of speeches delivered by the current and former Chairs and Commissioners on economic, social and environmental productivity issues affecting Australia.
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Data - The thing that ties it all together
22 / 03 / 2017
Peter Harris gave a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) on 22 March 2017 in Melbourne.
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What is fair?
24 / 02 / 2017
Deputy Chair, Karen Chester, presented a speech on copyright to the Australian Digital Alliance Forum in Canberra on 24 February 2017.
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Five-year Productivity Review
13 / 12 / 2016
Peter Harris, addressed the Productivity Conference in Canberra on 13 December 2016.
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Public policy and what's missing in action?
06 / 12 / 2016
Our deputy chair, Karen Chester, says evidence based research is a critically endangered beast in her speech to the CSIRO-Monash Superannuation Research Cluster Conference 2016 in Melbourne on 6 December 2016.
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Productivity, innovation and Review of the Workplace Relations Regulatory Framework
04 / 11 / 2016
Peter Harris gave a keynote presentation to the Australian Labour Law Association Conference on 4 November 2016 in Melbourne.
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Reconsidering the sacred cow of housing: Policies for an ageing Australia
18 / 02 / 2016
Peter Harris gave an address at the Curtin University Public Policy Forum 2016 on 18 February 2016 in Perth.
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Older Australians and the bucket list
06 / 11 / 2015
Commissioner Karen Chester's speaking notes from an address to the Economic and Social Outlook Conference 2015 - Rebuilding Foundations for Reform - on 6 November 2015 in Melbourne.
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Making a difference
05 / 11 / 2015
Peter Harris gave an address to the Economic and Social Outlook Conference 2015 - Rebuilding Foundations for Reform - on 5 November 2015 in Melbourne.
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Public housing and employment
29 / 10 / 2015
Peter Harris gave an address to the National Housing Conference 2015 in Perth on 29 October.
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Reviving Harper
22 / 09 / 2015
Peter Harris gave an address to the Australian Competition Policy Summit 2015 in Sydney on 22 September.
![Macro zoom of dictionary meaning for a range of employment related words.](https://www.pc.gov.au/images/workplace-relations-news.jpg)
CEDA: Workplace relations
14 / 08 / 2015
Peter Harris gave an address to the Committee on Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) on 14 August detailing the draft recommendations of the Workplace Relations Framework inquiry.
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The case for infrastructure pricing reform - What water can teach roads
27 / 07 / 2015
Peter Harris delivered a speech to the Infrastructure Partners Australia Water Symposium in Sydney on 27 July 2015.
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Free Trade Agreements
21 / 07 / 2015
Peter Harris delivered the opening statement to the Joint Select Committee on Trade and Investment Growth - Inquiry into Business Experience in Utilising Australia's Free Trade Agreements' hearing on 21 July 2015.
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Remarks at the 2015 Australian Domestic Gas Outlook Conference
25 / 03 / 2015
Peter Harris delivered a speech to the 2015 Australian Domestic Gas Outlook Conference Curbing red tape for energy production - creating regulation nirvana in Sydney on 25 March 2015.
An Economist and a Lawyer went to lunch... some reflections on the Productivity Commission's access to civil justice inquiry
03 / 02 / 2015
Former Commissioner, Dr Warren Mundy delivered a public lecture to the The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration in Melbourne on 3 February 2015.
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Infrastructure reform
12 / 09 / 2014
Peter Harris delivered a keynote address to the Partnerships 2014 - Infrastructure and Investment Conference in Melbourne on 12 September 2014.
Address to the 2014 Annual Stockbrokers Conference
29 / 05 / 2014
Peter Harris delivered an address to the 2014 Annual Stockbrokers Conference in Melbourne on 29 May 2014.
Infrastructure for an ageing Australia
09 / 05 / 2014
CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) Infrastructure series: funding and financing lunch in Brisbane on 9 May 2014.
Address to the Australian Automobile Association
25 / 03 / 2014
Australian Automobile Association Policy Forum Infrastructure Solutions for the 21st Century in Canberra on 25 March 2014.
Competition policy and deregulation: Challenges and choices
07 / 03 / 2014
Australian National University public forum Competition policy and deregulation: challenges and choices in Canberra on 7 March 2014.