9  See Banks G (2012), ‘Productivity Policies: The “To Do” List’, Speech at the Economic and Social Outlook Conference, “Securing the Future”, Melbourne, 1 November. Available at http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/ assets/pdf_file/0009/120312/produtivity-policies.pdf; Daley J, C McGannon and L Ginnivan (2012), “Gamechangers: Economic Reform Priorities for Australia”, Grattan Institute, Melbourne. Available at http://grattan.edu.au/static/files/assets/bc719f82/Game_Changers_Web.pdf; and Department of Industry (2013), Australian Innovation System Report, Department of Industry, Canberra.
Available at http://www.innovation.gov.au/science/policy/AustralianInnovationSystemReport/AISR2013/wpcontent/uploads/2013/11/AIS-Innovation-Systems-Report-2013-v3.pdf. BIS central bankers’ speeches  9  own, properly managed, they can also help create a more dynamic economy and a society with more opportunities for all. So there is a reason for optimism here. In a number of areas, Australia’s demographic trends are more favourable than in most other western countries.