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Delivering a functional NDIS eMarket

The 2011 Productivity Commission Report into Disability Care and Supports, which led to the establishment of the National Disability Insurance…

Warning on $16bn industry assistance bill

At least $16 billion was spent by the federal government on industry assistance in 2020/21, excluding major COVID-19 relief measures,…

Labor slashes Morrison government’s ‘unrealistic’ productivity forecasts

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australians would get ‘real talk’ from his government about the country’s positioning

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The problem isn’t productivity — it’s concentration and corporate power

If the Productivity Commission really wants to link productivity to higher wages, it should look at the market power of…

Environmental and Covid challenges threaten Australia’s productivity rate after slowest growth in 60 years

Country generates seven times more output than in 1900, review finds, but remains ‘highly exposed’ to threats of climate change

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Productivity most sluggish in 60 years: PC

A Productivity Commission report warns Australia’s productivity growth has slowed in the last two decades and is now rising at…

Few Australians have the right to work from home, even after COVID. Here's how that could change

Before the pandemic, working from home was a luxury. Then it became a necessity. Since lockdowns have eased it has…

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Australia still failing to hit more than two-thirds of Closing the Gap targets, new data shows

Minister for Indigenous Australians says more is needed to address systemic disadvantage as data shows four of 17 targets on…

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Latest round of Closing the Gap data shows 'disappointing' progress for Indigenous Australians with four of 17 targets on track

New data from the productivity commission has shown only four of the 17 targets under the national Closing the Gap…

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More progress on Closing the Gap needed

A Productivity Commission report monitoring the Closing the Gap agreement says a number of socio-economic targets are not on track…

Labelling 'fake art' isn't enough. Australia needs to recognise and protect First Nations cultural and intellectual property

The latest draft report from the Productivity Commission on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts and crafts confirms what…

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Crackdown to protect Indigenous art sector

Mandatory labelling of fake Indigenous-style products and strengthened intellectual property laws are recommended in a draft Productivity Commission report.

Australia's Indigenous art industry is worth a quarter of a billion dollars, so why do artists only end up with a fraction of the profits?

It's not easy to verify if your boomerang or painting came from an Indigenous artist or if it was made…

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Majority of Aboriginal souvenirs sold are fakes with no connection to Indigenous people, report finds

Productivity Commissions calls for mandatory labelling of inauthentic products to warn consumers and protect income of Indigenous artists

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Don't expect schools to do all the heavy lifting to close the education divide between the big cities and the rest of Australia

Students in regional, rural and remote Australia have been behind their urban counterparts on almost every recognised measure of successful…

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Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide hears government did nothing about claims processes for three years

The former government was told to simplify claims processes for veterans three years ago, but made no decision to adopt…

Politicians back calls for tweaked immigration settings

Voices from both sides of politics support the Productivity Commission’s calls for changes to New Zealand’s immigration settings

High childcare fees, low pay for staff and a lack of places pose a huge policy challenge

Cheaper childcare was Labor’s largest single election promise, at an estimated cost of A$5.4 billion a year. Anthony Albanese went…

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Productivity Commission inquiry calls for transparency from Immigration

No more “black box decisions”, says Productivity Commission after analysing the effect of immigration settings on the efficiency of New…

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Calls for new innovation patents after old scheme abolished

There are fresh calls for a new innovation patent scheme to be launched by the federal government to help local SMEs…

Governance for the National Disability Investment System

It should not take Royal Commissions and class actions to remediate the intractable defects that exist within the NDIS, but…

Is it time to reconsider the rules on GMOs?

The Productivity Commission says New Zealand needs to take another look at its strict regulations on genetically modified organisms –…

When will we talk about housing affordability for Australians who can’t get on the property ladder?

Challenges for low-to-middle-income renters are systemic but the major parties are mainly talking about homebuyers and mortgages

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When Govt took a wrecking ball to the NDIS operating model

This fourth article in the Defending the NDIS series is an insider’s look at what happened when the government took…

What next for our immigration settings

With the borders reopening, will immigration return to pre-pandemic levels, or does New Zealand need to re-think its reliance on…