The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has identified productivity growth as a central driver
for Australia’s economic growth and prosperity. In March 2008, the Council of Australian
Governments (COAG) endorsed a far-reaching reform agenda, The Seamless National Economy
Partnership Agreement10
, for enhancing productivity and workforce mobility in areas of shared
Commonwealth, State and Territory responsibility. COAG has included national transport policy
reform as a part of the agreement. In July 2008, COAG agreed that the seamless national economy
initiatives were amongst the most significant and far-reaching of the potential reforms