Senate debates

Monday, 17 August 2026

Questions without Notice

Economy: Productivity

2:28 pm

Photo of Leah BlythLeah Blyth (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Infrastructure) | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Productivity fell 0.7 per cent in 2024-25, and the latest quarterly figures show it falling again. The latest ABS data shows GDP per hour worked fell 0.6 per cent in the March quarter and increased just 0.3 per cent over the year. Minister, can you identify a single year since Labor came to office in which productivity growth has reached the long-run average necessary to sustainably increase Australian living standards?

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