The Productivity Commission's inquiry report into 'Review of Price Regulation of Airport Services' was tabled in Parliament in April 2007. A price monitoring regime for airport services was introduced at Australia's seven major mainland airports by the Australian Government following an inquiry...

The Productivity Commission's inquiry report into the 'Road and Rail Freight Infrastructure Pricing', was tabled in Parliament in April 2007. The Commission had been asked to inquiry into the costs of freight transport infrastructure on major road and rail networks and options for transport...

The Australian Government asked the Commission to evaluate the economic, social and environmental returns on this investment. The main message from the Commission's report is that there are widespread economic, social and environmental benefits to Australia from supporting science and...

The Productivity Commission released its research paper into the 'Potential Benefits of the National Reform Agenda' in February 2007. The research paper which investigated the potential economic and revenue impacts of a National Reform Agenda (NRA) found that the NRA has the potential to...

The Productivity Commission's inquiry report into 'Waste Management' was released in December 2006. The Australian Government asked the Commission to identify policies that would enable Australia to address market failures and externalities associated with the generation and disposal of waste,...

The Productivity Commission released its research report into 'Standard Setting and Laboratory Accreditation' in November 2006. The Commission was asked to define the appropriate role for the Australian Government in standard setting and laboratory accreditation, the efficiency and effectiveness...

The Productivity Commission released its final research report into 'Rural Water Use and the Environment: The Role of Market Mechanisms' in August 2006. The report indicates that there is scope for markets to play a greater role in improving the efficient use of water, including for...

The Productivity Commission released its research report into the 'Economic Impacts of Migration and Population Growth' in May 2006. According to the Commission's findings increasing skilled migration would make a positive, but small, overall contribution to Australia's future per capita income...

The Productivity Commission’s third phase of the Education and Training Workforce study examined the workforce of the schools sector, this research report – Schools Workforce – was released on 4 May 2012. A well-performing school system is fundamental to building Australia’s ‘human...

The Productivity Commission's research report into 'Performance Benchmarking of Australian Business Regulation' was released in March 2007. The Australian Government asked the Commission to develop a framework to benchmark regulatory regimes and their cost burdens across all levels of government...