Committee: Productivity in Australia
Date referred: 04 November 2025
Submissions close: TBC
Reporting date: 30 September 2026

On 4 November 2025, the Senate resolved that the Select Committee on Productivity in Australia be established.

The committee is to present a final report by 30 September 2026.

Terms of Reference

That a select committee, to be known as the Select Committee on Productivity in Australia, be established to inquire into and report on:

1. the history of productivity growth in Australia in both multifactor and labour terms;
2. objectives for a multi-decade national settlement strategy to achieve a more balanced distribution of population between cities and regional Australia, with a view to enhancing economic resilience, productivity and social cohesion;
3. the current position and opportunities to gain productivity growth;
4. conflicts of interest and structural barriers to sustainable growth;
5. the efficacy of federal competition law;
6. opportunities for the states and territories to drive growth;
7. the impact of regulatory tax burdens on productivity growth;
8. the impact and opportunity of technology;
9. priority opportunities in the market and non-market sectors for productivity growth;
10. Australia's competitiveness and benchmarking against similar nations; and
11. any other related matters.