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For the first time, women lead Australia’s key economic institutions. The moment matters because research shows women think about the economy differently from men.
Boosting living standards by fixing the structural problems in the economy has been prioritised by the government. There is no shortage of advice where to start.
For the first time, some ideas for reform have been crowdsourced from across the Australian community. Here are a few of the best ideas.
Why have we seen so little action on productivity reform, one of the biggest drivers of increasing living standards? And what can you do about it?
A new Productivity Commission report finds regulations and costs are slowing Australia’s progress in becoming a circular economy.
Fixing productivity in home construction will require a coordinated approach between government, home-owners, construction companies and their employees.
New innovations and technological advances are needed to lift Australia’s flagging growth and productivity.
The head of the productivity commission outlines numerous ways government can improve productivity.
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.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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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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Emeritus Professor of Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Productivity Growth Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University