The Productivity Commission has been asked by the Australian Government to conduct five inquiries to identify priority reforms under their five pillar productivity growth agenda. This introduction to the reports explores why reigniting productivity is essential to improving wellbeing and supporting strong, resilient and sustainable economic growth.

Australia must protect or conserve nature on an additional 60 million hectares of land over the next five years. This paper examines how tax concessions for farmers and landholders who adopt conservation covenants might influence farmers' decisions to enter conservation covenants. It shows how the complexity and uncertain benefits of this incentive are likely limiting...

The review provides a summary of developments in Australian Government industry assistance, trade policy and foreign investment over the past year. The report finds that continuing to advocate for free and open trade and looking for opportunities to lower tariffs would be the best responses to changes in global trade policy.

The National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement sets out the shared intention of the Commonwealth, state and territory governments to improve the mental health of all Australians and ensure the sustainability and enhance the services of the mental health and suicide prevention system. This interim report presents initial findings and draft recommendations and invites...

This paper examines the rapid rise, and subsequent rapid decline, in labour productivity over the COVID-19 pandemic. It finds Australia’s productivity performance during the pandemic presents no clear long-term implications. This further emphasises the need to address Australia’s long-run productivity problem.