Australia’s economic reform roundtable: Key takeaways

With Interest

Unpack and understand Australia's economic reform roundtable, which met in Canberra recently to explore ways of making the economy more productive and resilient.

This includes what the issues discussed mean for the economy’s future and what accountants and finance leaders need to know about the major tax and productivity challenges ahead.

Tune in now for a breakdown of this three-day summit, including:

• Tax reform and productivity

• Long-term growth challenges

• Modernising the workforce

• Tariffs

• AI strategies

• Attracting capital

While there is cautious optimism, this episode explores the broad thrust of the roundtable to understand the key challenges ahead.

The federal government roundtable, held in August 2025 brought together leaders from the business community, the union movement and society.

These discussions were informed by nearly 900 submissions from experts, industry leaders and individuals (including CPA Australia) and over 40 forums that Ministers held.

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Host: Adrienne Biscontin, external affairs adviser, CPA Australia

Guests Dr Brendan Rynne, chief economist, KPMG. Brendan has been at KPMG nearly 30 years, 22 years as a partner, and has worked on major policy reforms including the Henry Tax Review and the Tax White paper. Alongside Brendan is Gavan Ord business investment and international lead, CPA Australia.

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