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Australia’s potential surrender of creative content to tech giants for free is shocking. Labor must decide where it stands

The Productivity Commission appears to have bought into tech companies’ brazen arguments – and caught the Australian government off-guard

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The digital economy could turbocharge our productivity, but we need to get the settings right

Data and new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence present an opportunity to get Australia back on the path to productivity growth.

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Should big tech be allowed to mine Australians’ text and data to train AI? The Productivity Commission is considering it

Interim report on digital economy also mulls changes to privacy rules and copyright collections to help harness AI’s benefits

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The Productivity Commission has proposed a ‘cashflow tax’ for business. What does that mean?

The fact businesses cannot deduct financing costs means companies like coalminer Adani would not be able to avoid paying virtually any tax

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Productivity Commission proposes biggest company tax rate cut in 40 years

A 20% cut for small and medium businesses put forward as part of commission’s report on how to create more dynamic and resilient economy

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Queensland Productivity Commission argues construction industry ‘reset’ needed to fix housing crisis and deliver Olympics

Commission’s interim report calls on LNP government to remove so-called ‘Best Practice Industry Conditions’ from procurement policy

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Workers could be $14,000 ahead under a growth mindset

Australia's productivity tsar says Australian workers would be $14,000 better off each year in the long run if the nation treads the right path on reform.

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Big bank's tax vision bucks business lobby, coalition

Australia's largest company has broken ranks with big business to call for wealth taxes and limits to superannuation tax concessions to help drive productivity.

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Abuse allegations have prompted distress and outrage - but will Australia’s childcare system be fixed?

With an urgent review and new measures to protect children announced, experts argue some form of national oversight is essential

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How to reform the NDIS and better support disabled people who don’t qualify for it

Australia is spending more than ever on disability services – and yet many people with disability still aren’t receiving the support they need.

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Childcare is just the latest failure of Australia’s privatisation push. It’s time for an ideology overhaul

Even the Productivity Commission is backing away from the for-profit model. We need to ensure that our human services serve humans

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Blueprint to get nation moving, boost household budgets

Revamped competition rules would swell the nation's households by billions of dollars while helping to ease the cost of living, the federal government says.

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Consumer confidence surges on back of interest rate cut

Australia's economic outlook is looking rosier as inflation continues to fall and following the first decline in interest rates in more than four years.

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Australians generate mountains of waste, and we need more help to recycle and reuse it

Australians largely support transforming the economy to increase recycling, repurpose products and reduce waste, according to a new report from the Productivity Commission, but they are being impeded by inconsistent regulations.

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Reasons for struggling productivity growth revealed

Inefficient use of resources and a lack of new ideas have contributed to Australia's declining productivity growth, the Productivity Commission says.

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Here’s why increasing productivity in housing construction is such a tricky problem to solve

This week, the Productivity Commission released its much-awaited report into productivity growth in Australia’s housing construction sector. It wasn’t a glowing appraisal.

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Morning Mail: Ukraine warns Russia will ‘wage war on Nato’, Climate 200 eyes Labor seats, why home building is so slow

European leaders to meet over Ukraine; Climate 200-backed candidates revealed

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Australia building half as many homes for every hour worked compared with 30 years ago, Productivity Commission finds

‘Decades of poor performance’ in dwelling construction is contributing to the housing affordability crisis, report says

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School refusal, drop-outs and private enrolments on the rise: what we learned from Australia’s latest education report

Productivity Commission report paints grim picture – but shows childcare reforms taking effect

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Labor is pledging a ‘nation-defining journey’ on childcare. What would it mean for you?

The 2025 federal election’s battle lines are being drawn with Anthony Albanese’s government arguing its policies will create a more equitable future

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Jim Chalmers to announce $900 million fund for states to boost competition and productivity

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will announce a fund of up to $900 million for states and territories to improve productivity and competition, in a Wednesday speech urging an all-out effort to tackle one of Australia’s biggest structural economic issues.

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Universal childcare could mean higher taxes: Dutton

As peak early childhood education bodies welcome recommendations to make childcare more affordable, Australians are being warned it could come at a price.

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The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to get 3 days a week of childcare – but it won’t be until 2036

The federal government has released a highly anticipated report into Australia’s childcare system. The report, by the Productivity Commission, says addressing affordability should be a priority. It recommends fully subsidised childcare for families earning under A$80,000 from 2026.

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NT won't waver on lowering criminal responsibility age

Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has dismissed calls from medical, legal and social services to rethink her plans on criminal responsibility.

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Can Australia end homelessness? Yes, we know how, but we must find the will to do it

The ongoing homelessness crisis in Australia is a complex social problem with multiple causes. Such problems are very difficult to resolve. There’s no simple solution – no “silver bullet”.

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