PC News - August 2014

Commission news focussing on new commissioned projects and this year's Richard Snape Lecture presented by Professor Joseph Stiglitz.

A recent Commission draft report recommends an overhaul of existing funding arrangements for childcare and early childhood learning, including replacing the existing array of childcare subsidies with a single means- and activity-tested payment,…

The Commission has identified an urgent need to improve how public infrastructure projects are selected, funded, financed and delivered.

A number of barriers prevent Australians from resolving civil disputes in a timely and affordable way. Wide ranging reforms recommended in a recent Commission draft report have the potential to improve both the visibility and accessibility of…

In its recent report on the National Access Regime, the Commission recommended that the Regime should be retained, and made a number of recommendations to improve its operation.

In a recent inquiry report, the Productivity Commission made a number of recommendations aimed at improving the regulatory environment for exploration activities.

In recent interim reports, the Commission examined the costs of doing business in two Australian industries - retail trade and dairy product manufacturing.

The Commission recommended a number of changes to existing subsidy schemes for Tasmanian shipping and freight in a recently released inquiry report.

Literacy and numeracy skills are a core element of a person's human capital. They are important for a person's social and economic participation. A recent Staff Working Paper uses literacy and numeracy data from the PIAAC survey to examine how…