Productivity Commission Inquiry on First Home Ownership

Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into First Home Ownership

Some Observations on the Cost of Housing in Australia1

In recent years, there has been concern in many sections of the community about the cost of housing in Australia. This is not the fi rst time that such concerns have surfaced: the 2003/04 Productivity Commission Inquiry on First Home Ownership was preceded by studies into housing issues in 1977–78 and 1990–92.2 But the current episode of high housing costs has been quite prolonged, and there ar...

LHMU Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry ‘Caring for Older Australians’

Submission by the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Commission of Western Australia to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into National Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Health and Safety Frameworks

The Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Commission (the WCRC) supports the concept of establishing consistency in the definition of terms such as “employer”, “employee”, ”workplace” and “work-related injury/illness and fatalities” relevant to both workers’ compensation and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). However, the Productivity Commission should be aware that particularly in relati...

‘Caring For Older Australians’ Productivity Commission Inquiry into Aged Care South Australian Government Submission