Australia’s recent track record on implementing major reform has been patchy. Here’s what’s getting in the way.
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UK workers may feel like they’re working harder than ever – but it’s not showing up in the productivity figures.
See how your industry compares to others.
A healthy economy relies on healthy natural systems. But at the economic roundtable, this fact was all but absent.
The aim of the pause is to give builders a stable rulebook, so more homes can be approved and built faster.
The summit brought agreement on broad principles for tax reform. The objections will come when it gets down to details.
While the summit’s program is well-defined, it’s much harder to know what’s going on behind closed doors.
Even at this week’s roundtable, Australia is still overlooking half the workforce. Smarter regulation and women’s full participation could boost productivity.
Housing not only provides much-needed homes, it can drive the economy in a range of ways. But do harness its potential, we need to do it differently.
Behind the closed doors of the Cabinet Room, the treasurer is pushing for ‘concrete ideas’ that won’t cost Australia more.
Both men say the government has a ‘spending problem’ and are urging the federal government to think beyond raising taxes – especially for business.
After a long lead-up, the economic roundtable attendees are descending on the capital. But what can we expect from it? The treasurer has laid out his vision.
Workers who get time off to relax, learn new skills or connect meaningfully with their friends and relatives have more energy, are in better moods and can do their jobs better.
Interviews with senior government bureaucrats show AI is no magic fix for productivity – and may bring new problems all its own.
One observer describes next week’s economic roundtable this way: the treasurer “has opened a can of worms – and everybody has got a worm”.
A national screening system for workers in childcare, disability and aged care is among the recommendations in a new report for the federal government.
Housing is on the agenda at next week’s productivity roundtable, with the Treasurer wanting better regulation and faster approvals to build more homes.
Whatever is going to happen, we have a collective duty now to prepare young people for an AI-driven world.
Improving productivity – producing more with less – has been the focus of many Australian governments since federation.
A new Productivity Commission report looks at how to make workers more adaptable. This starts with making sure school students learn basic maths and English skills.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor of Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, Melbourne; and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Professor of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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Professor of Applied Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Professor of Economics, Monash University
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Chief Executive, Grattan Institute
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Academic Director, Murdoch University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor, Strategy, Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University