The Productivity Commission's inquiry report, Smash Repair and Insurance, was released on 18 August 2005. The Commission was asked to review financial and other commercial relationships between the smash repair industry and the insurance industry. Some of the areas the Commission was directed to...

The Productivity Commission's inquiry report into the Australian Pigmeat Industry, was released on 16 August 2005. The Commission was asked to examine the competitive situation and outlook for the pigmeat industry in Australia. It found that while the pig producing and processing sectors...

The Productivity Commission released an update on the financial performance of 83 Australian, State and Territory Government trading enterprises in July 2005. The study provides data on their financial performance over time and includes comparisons of performance among GTEs in the same industry....

The Research Paper, Trends in Australian Agriculture, was released on 5 July 2005. The paper examines some of the key trends in Australia's agriculture sector over the last 20 years or so. While continuing to grow in absolute terms, the size and importance of agriculture has declined relative to...

The Productivity Commission's final research report responds to a request by the Treasurer, on behalf of the Australian and New Zealand Governments. The objective of the study had been to examine the potential to improve the trans-Tasman business environment through greater coordination,...

The Productivity Commission released an update on the financial performance of 84 Commonwealth, State and Territory government businesses in July 2004. These businesses provide essential services such as electricity, water and urban transport, as well as managing extensive rail, port and...

Released in November 2004, the paper uses TERM-Water, a bottoms-up regional CGE model of the Australian economy, to examine the regional effects of expanding trade of irrigation water in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The study finds that water trading dampens the impact of water allocation...

This working paper was released in August 2004. This research is part of a suite of research related to water reform, including the effects of expanding water trade and the management of environmental externalities associated with the supply and use of irrigation water. A foundation for this...

Productivity Commission staff working paper, An Integrated Tariff Analysis System (ITAS), was released in November 2005. This paper was developed by Commission staff to assist researchers in analysing proposals to reduce tariffs in non-agricultural markets. ITAS incorporates a framework to...

The Productivity Commission's research report responds to a request by the Australian Government to examine the contribution that national reform of building regulation has made and further reform could make to the performance of the building and construction industry. The research report was...