This paper analyses South Australia’s productivity performance within the context of the conceptual framework and highlights the State’s productivity challenge.

This is the first paper in a series of three papers that lays the groundwork for the Commission’s approach and work program on productivity in South Australia.

China’s overseas direct investment (ODI) in Australia has attracted adverse public reaction, similar to the reaction to Japanese investment in the late 1980s. Publicly aired concerns focus on Chinese ODI which is predominantly from state-owned enterprises and is perceived as a risk to Australia’s control over its wealth-creating assets. This perception is exacerbated by a...