One reason is that I know that people might ask what we might do to improve productivity performance, and I am acutely aware that the improvement has to be delivered in enterprises all around the country – the ones associated with CEDA and millions more. Productivity does not rise simply because of exhortation or official pronouncements.
As for policy measures, at a meeting in Brisbane earlier this year, I said: The Productivity Commission has a long list of things to do.