Premium Insights and analysis Taking the sting out of health infrastructure and reform. How investing in soft infrastructure supports front-line innovation into cost-effective, affordable healthcare Monday November 18, 2019 By Andrew Searles Features With calls for more investment in infrastructure to help stimulate the Australian economy, it's also time for policymakers to think beyond traditional views of what… Read more
Premium Columnists When you’ve got a case of policy-based evidence rather than evidence-based policy — and other service-delivery challenges Monday October 21, 2019 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks With service delivery being the new black, middle-ranking public servants might be wondering whether being the meat in the sandwich is ever going to get… Read more
Productivity Commission review to target delayed mining project approvals Monday August 5, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Lengthy processes to approve mining projects will be the focus of a one-year Productivity Commission review. Projects such as the controversial Adani coal mine —… Read more
NAIDOC 2019: reconciliation requires more than symbolism Monday July 15, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Culture The Productivity Commission's new commissioner, Romlie Mokak, said in a speech at Old Parliament House that "NAIDOC’s impact must surely go well beyond a single… Read more
'Like pink batts for farmers': Minister defends questionable 'irrigation efficiency' grants Tuesday July 9, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The gulf between the alternate realities of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan grows wider, as this week's edition of Four Corners shows Commonwealth funding for more… Read more
Productivity Commission's new Indigenous affairs role puts evaluation in the spotlight Tuesday July 9, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social “The notion that we just bolt on evaluation at the back end, or close to the back end of a program, I'm hoping that those… Read more
Damning report demands wellbeing-centred support for veterans Monday July 8, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal While handing the responsibility of veteran policy to Defence seems like the best option — it's not, argues the Productivity Commission. Read more
A whole of government Indigenous Evaluation Strategy Friday July 5, 2019 By The Mandarin Culture Commissioner Romlie Mokak delivered a speech for a NAIDOC event at the Institute of Public Administration Australia in Canberra on 2 July 2019. Here is… Read more
Development of a whole-of-government Indigenous Evaluation Strategy is underway Thursday June 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social The Productivity Commission has begun development of an evaluation strategy for the whole of the Australian Public Service and any policy or program affecting the… Read more
Productivity Commission finds areas for improvement in higher ed policy Monday June 17, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Education The expansion in university places had advantages over previous policies that “severely rationed access”, but "results were mixed", says a new report from the Productivity… Read more
Valuing the Australian Census Monday June 17, 2019 By Nicholas Gruen Community & Social Statistical agencies worldwide have come under pressure from ministers to provide greater justification for the hundreds of millions of dollars of costs of a national… Read more
Productivity ‘sluggish’ — but it could be worse Tuesday June 4, 2019 By David Donaldson Economy & Industry Productivity growth remains "weak" and "well below" the long-run average, according to data released by the Productivity Commission on Tuesday. Read more
Social enterprise – a missing piece in the NDIS? Monday May 27, 2019 By Chris Mason and Gemma Carey Features One would think that quasi-markets and social enterprise are a match made in heaven, and the growth of social enterprise into quasi-market spaces is something… Read more
The government's biggest challenge? Avoiding a recession Tuesday May 21, 2019 By Peter Martin Economy & Industry For six months, the Australian economy has been growing at an annualised pace of just 1% – way, way short of its potential. Scott Morrison… Read more
Abolish Productivity Commission for national reform council, says ACOSS Monday May 13, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal The next Australian government should replace the "narrow" Productivity Commission with new institutions that would work with a broader range of policy expertise and stakeholders,… Read more
