Roundtable Special on Australia's productivity drive:

In the eight years to 2008, Australia's productivity rated below that of New Zealand, Japan, Germany, France, Ireland, the UK and the US; our rate of productivity actually declining three percent in 2008-09.

The Federal Government's third Intergenerational Report was a red flag on the consequences of inaction: falling productivity could see long-term economic growth fall to 2.7 percent over the next 40 years, compared with an historic average of 3.3 percent. Are we heading off-road and over the proverbial ravine or are there are least signs of traction along the winding road to recovery?

Three individuals at the forefront of the debate both in the public and private sector discuss the issue: Terry Moran AO (Secretary to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Chair of the Advisory Group on Reform of Australian Government Administration), Graham Bradley (President of key business lobby the Business Council of Australia) and Antony de Jong (Director of Strategy, Business Development and Marketing at Telstra, leading the telco's productivity reforms since 2008).

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