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All workplace policies and issues usually come back to productivity. But what it means and how its measured is largely misunderstood.
A new report also recommends free early education and care for families earning under $80,000 from 2026.
Big increases in government spending on child care have been recommended by the Productivity Commission, that would see families earning up to $80,000 fully subsidised under the Child Care Subsidy.
Governments around the world are intervening in the market to boost green industries. Picking winners like this comes with a chance of failure – but it’s not a reason to stop
The richest 1% of schools get 36% of the support delivered through tax-deductible donations, a situation the Productivity Commission wanted to end.
When the benefit people get from owning a home is taken into account, Australia looks more like Canada than Switzerland.
Most Australians earn more than their parents.
But those born into the poorest families face the biggest barriers to improving their lot.
Giving workers an extra week of annual leave could take pressure off employers to increase their workers pay.
Healthcare productivity appears to be growing three times faster than economy-wide productivity.
Anthony Albanese’s head of the Productivity Commission Danielle Wood has sent a warning to the Albanese government that his new response won’t be costless.
The latest Closing the Gap report reveals just four of the 19 targets are on track to be achieved. It comes after years of failing to give First Nations people a say over their own lives.
Early childhood educators are passionate but they are leaving the sector in droves.
Australia is set to embark on bold changes to early childhood education if a new report is anything to go by.
This is probably a good thing for the government, because the transition to renewables isn’t going as well as it needs to
A Productivity Commission report released this week highlighted the continued lack of agency First Australians have - even though a comprehensive framework is already in place to try to Close the Gap
In this podcast, our guest is Andrew McKellar, CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He joins us to give a business take on the economy and relations with the Albanese Government
The Productivity Commission seems to be against manufacturing, even the making of batteries using local materials. The new team at the top might help it think more broadly.
The broad-ranging criticism is contained in the commission’s first review of the 2020 “National Agreement on Closing the Gap”
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said he wanted to ‘revitalise and renew and refocus’ the commission with Barrett’s appointment, recognising that ‘productivity has evolved’.
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