NEW REPORT OUT NOW
Download: Australia's economic future: an agenda for growth
Read media release: CEDA report out today identifies 10 priority areas to drive economic growth
If Australia is to experience ongoing economic prosperity it needs to find new sources of employment and income. This may be a challenge for the nation as many of the productivity gains and expanded export opportunities developed outside of the mining sector during the 1990s have declined. Further, the parts of the economy not exposed to international competition have experienced rapid price rises, undermining the competitiveness of trade-exposed sectors and limiting their capacity to act as sources of innovation.
CEDA’s major report for 2016, Australia's economic future: an agenda for growth provides recommendations across 10 key areas:
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CEDA Advisory Group
The report was developed with the input from an Economic Reform Expert Group, chaired by the CEDA National Chairman, Paul McClintock AO. The Economic Reform Expert Group comprises the following participants:
| Paul McClintock AO | Professor the Hon. Stephen Martin |
| Angus Armour | Professor Gary Banks AO |
| The Hon. John Brumby | Dr John Edwards |
| Saul Eslake | Professor Roy Green |
| Professor Ian Harper | Professor John Hewson |
| John Langoulant AO | Catherine Livingstone |
| Dr Rodney Maddock | Dr Kerry Schott AO |
| Professor Greg Smith | Diane Smith-Gander |
| Andrew Stevens | Dr Ziggy Switkowski |
| Dr Ian Watt AO | Professor Beth Webster |
| Professor Glenn Withers AO |
Report release events
Events across Australia will be held to coincide with the launch of this research.
| Melbourne | 14 June 2016 | Brisbane | 23 June 2016 |
| Adelaide | 20 June 2016 | Sydney | 24 June 2016 |
| Perth | 24 June 2016 |
Related content
Listen to CEDA Chief Executive, Professor the Hon. Stephen Martin discuss Australia's economic future: an agenda for growth with Peter Ryan, ABC AM Program.