2025-08-19.21 Economic Reform Roundtable
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- https://treasury.gov.au/review/economic-reform-roundtable
- https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/jim-chalmers-2022/speeches/address-national-press-club-canberra-5
It will be informed by the work the Productivity Commission (PC) is leading through its 5 productivity inquiries. The inquiries are guided by the government's 5-pillar productivity agenda:
- Creating a more dynamic and resilient economy.
- Investing in the net zero transformation.
- Building a skilled and adaptable workforce.
- Harnessing data and digital technology.
- Delivering quality care more efficiently.
Media
- 2025 Jun 18 Chalmers’ productivity roundtable a chance for overdue tax reform
- 2025 Jun 17 Treasurer opens door to tax debate, saying everything is on the table at productivity roundtable
- 2025 Jun 10 ROUNDTABLE A WELCOME INITIATIVE IN ADDRESSING PRODUCTIVITY CHALLENGE
“Universities are critical to the job at hand. They skill Australia’s future workforce, generate new ideas and products through research, and engage with the world to drive economic development and success.
- 2025 Jun 13 Labor's productivity hopes need a bold program, not another roundtable
Artificial Intelligence presents great opportunities to advance productivity. But it will cost some jobs and produce dislocation. Industry Minister Tim Ayres said recently, "I will be looking in particular at how we can strengthen worker voice and agency as technology is diffused into every workplace in the Australian economy. I look forward to working with our trade union movement on all of this." Employers' ears pricked at the union reference.
- 2025 Jun 10 PM announces jobs roundtable to tackle productivity, growth
People
- National Housing Supply and Affordability Council chair Sue Lloyd-Hurwitz
- Competition Review Expert Advisory Panel chair Kerry Schott
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Matt Comyn
- Tech Council of Australia chair Scott Farquhar
- IFM Investors Cath Bowtell
- Woodside board member and former Treasurer of Western Australia Ben Wyatt
- Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation chair Ken Henry
- Australian Retirement Trust chair and Griffith University chancellor Andrew Fraser
- Independent MP Allegra Spender
- NSW Treasurer and Board of Treasurers chair Daniel Mookhey
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb
- Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Steven Kennedy
- Department of the Treasury secretary Jenny Wilkinson
Timetable
Day 1 – Resilience (Tuesday, 19 August 2025)
- 7:30–8:00 am – Arrival
- 8:00–8:20 am – Opening address by the Prime Minister
- 8:20–8:40 am – Remarks from the Treasurer
- 8:40–9:00 am – Presentation: Some perspectives on productivity trends (Michele Bullock, Governor, RBA)
- 9:00–11:00 am – Session 1: International risks, opportunities and trade
- 11:00–11:20 am – Break
- 11:20 am–1:30 pm – Session 2: Skills attraction, development and mobility
- 1:30–2:10 pm – Lunch
- 2:10–3:40 pm – Session 3: Capital attraction and business investment
- 3:40–4:00 pm – Break
- 4:00–5:30 pm – Session 3 (continued)
- 5:30–6:00 pm – Day 1 wrap up by the Treasurer
Day 2 – Productivity (Wednesday, 20 August 2025)
- 7:30–8:00 am – Arrival
- 8:00–8:10 am – Opening remarks from the Treasurer
- 8:10–8:30 am – Presentation: Productivity and reform (Danielle Wood, Chair, Productivity Commission)
- 8:30–10:10 am – Session 1: Better regulation and approvals
- 10:10–10:30 am – Break
- 10:30 am–12:20 pm – Session 1 (continued)
- 12:20–1:00 pm – Lunch
- 1:00–2:30 pm – Session 2: Competition and dynamism across the federation
- 2:30–2:50 pm – Break
- 2:50–5:10 pm – Session 3: AI and innovation
- 5:10–5:40 pm – Day 2 wrap up by the Treasurer
Day 3 – Budget Sustainability & Tax Reform (Thursday, 21 August 2025)
- 7:30–8:00 am – Arrival
- 8:00–8:10 am – Opening remarks from the Treasurer
- 8:10–8:30 am – Presentation: Role of budget sustainability (Jenny Wilkinson PSM, Treasury Secretary)
- 8:30–10:30 am – Session 1: Efficient and high-quality government services, spending and care
- 10:30–10:50 am – Break
- 10:50–11:10 am – Presentation: A better tax system (Dr Aruna Sathanapally, CEO, Grattan Institute)
- 11:10 am–1:20 pm – Session 2: A better tax system
- 1:20–2:00 pm – Lunch
- 2:00–4:00 pm – Session 2 (continued)
People Update
Senior Government & Institutional Leaders
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
- Treasurer Jim Chalmers
- Michele Bullock – Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia, presenting on productivity trends
- Danielle Wood – Chair, Productivity Commission
- Jenny Wilkinson PSM – Secretary, Department of the Treasury
- Dr Aruna Sathanapally – CEO, Grattan Institute, presenting on tax systems
Business Leaders
- Matt Comyn – CEO, Commonwealth Bank
- Scott Farquhar – Co-founder, Atlassian
- Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz – Former Mirvac CEO; board member of Rio Tinto & Macquarie
- Dino Otranto – CEO, Fortescue Metals
- Other high-profile executives from major firms like CBA, BHP, Atlassian, and Rio Tinto are also expected.
Business Institutions
- Bran Black – CEO, Business Council of Australia
- Representatives from the broad Business Council of Australia
Unions & Community Sector Leaders
- Sally McManus – Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)
- Michele O’Neil – President, ACTU
- Cassandra Goldie – Head, Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)
Small Business Representation
- Delegates from the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia
- Representatives from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, spanning sectors like manufacturing, hospitality, building, farming, and finance
Political & State/Territory Representatives
- Allegra Spender – Independent (Teal) MP, advocating tax reform perspectives
- Daniel Mookhey – NSW Treasurer, Chair of the Board of Treasurers
- Ben Wyatt – Former WA Treasurer and current board member of Woodside
- Andrew Fraser – Former Queensland Labor Treasurer; Chair of Australian Retirement Trust and Chancellor of Griffith University