Today we're issuing more invitations to the Government's Economic Reform Roundtable.
The Roundtable is an important opportunity to build consensus for long term economic reform.
This initial group includes leading voices from business, unions, the community sector and our key economic institutions.
This is a representative group that we're asking to provide ideas and build and advance consensus around them.
Each participant will play an important role in helping to shape our national reform priorities to boost productivity, strengthen our resilience and improve budget sustainability.
More invitations will be issued in tranches and in due course, as the agenda takes shape.
We will bring additional stakeholders, experts and representative groups to the Roundtable, including for specific days, sessions and topics.
There will also be opportunities outside of the Roundtable to contribute ideas to this reform process.
We know there's broad interest and engagement in the Roundtable, including from the states and crossbench, and we will have more to say about their involvement.
Today we are also opening the public consultation process for the Roundtable.
People and organisations can submit proposals and ideas through the Treasury website.
We welcome proposals to improve productivity, build economic resilience in the face of global uncertainty, and strengthen budget sustainability that meet three important preconditions:
- Ideas should be in the national interest.
- Ideas or packages of ideas should be budget neutral at a minimum but preferably budget positive.
- Ideas should be specific and practical.
Submissions close 25 July 2025.
Economic Reform Roundtable invitations issued today
Danielle Wood, Chair, Productivity Commission
Sally McManus, Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions
Michele O'Neil, President, Australian Council of Trade Unions
Liam O'Brien*, Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions
Joseph Mitchell*, Assistant Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions
Bran Black, Chief Executive Officer, Business Council of Australia
Andrew McKellar, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Innes Willox, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Industry Group
Matthew Addison, Chair, Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia
Cassandra Goldie, Australian Council of Social Service
*These participants will attend as alternates for the Secretary and President of the ACTU.
