Submission—Australia’s Productivity Pitch, Pillar 4: Delivering quality care more efficiently

On 17 June 2025, the Academy made a submission on Australia’s Productivity Pitch, Pillar 4: Delivering quality care more efficiently.

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The Academy recommends national, coordinated action on managing indoor air quality as a population-level prevention initiative to enhance Australia’s productivity, including:

• establishing enforceable indoor air quality performance standards, underpinned by health-based guidelines aligned with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations and adapted to Australia’s context.
• creating a multidisciplinary taskforce to provide expert advice on the development, implementation, and monitoring of indoor air quality standards.
• leveraging and strengthening existing policy mechanisms – such as the National Construction Code, the National Clean Air Agreement, workplace safety obligations and the NABERS rating system – to improve indoor air quality.

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