Tag: Productivity Commission

The Productivity Commission is well past its sell-by date

Posted on   |  by Mark Dodgson
In 1653 Oliver Cromwell gave a speech dissolving the House of Parliament. He didn’t hold back. “Ye have grown intolerably odious to the whole nation” he thundered to the...

Why is our future (made in Australia) so disconnected?

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
The Prime Minister’s speech, A Future Made in Australia, has made a splash. Jennifer Hewett in the Australian Financial Review starts her column by commenting on the catchiness of...

PC casts doubt on Australia’s ‘activist’ AI support

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Productivity Commission believes Australia is not well positioned to produce its own advanced artificial intelligence models and doubts the productivity benefits of “activist government ‘sponsorship’” across the AI...

Can we build a regulatory digital twin?

Posted on   |  by SĂ­obhĂĄine Slevin and Marina Yastreboff
The National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) commits $15 billion for the diversification and transformation of Australia’s industry and economy. The government has also promised a multi-million investment in responsible AI...

PC on notice to give more ‘constructive’ advice

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has issued the Productivity Commission its first ever statement of expectations, requiring the 25-year-old institution to take a “broader perspective” on policy by factoring in emerging...

Danielle Wood takes top job at PC after first pick pulls out

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Grattan Institute chief executive Danielle Wood will lead the Productivity Commission after the federal government’s first pick Chris Barrett turned down the appointment, instead taking up the role of...

Manufacturing boost is no answer to IRA: Outgoing PC chair

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A boost to Australia’s manufacturing sector should not be the “main logical and rational” response to the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act, according to outgoing Productivity Commission chair Michael...