Productivity growth'mediocre'as businesses cut R&D and innovation spending
Federal

Productivity growth'mediocre'as businesses cut R&D and innovation spending

The Productivity Commission says the number of businesses that can be described as"innovators"is flat-lining.

  • byShane Wright

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Radical reform needed for'sinking Titanic'Queensland prison system
Prisons

Radical reform needed for'sinking Titanic'Queensland prison system

Public urination,drunkenness,drug possession and begging should not be criminal offences,an advocate claims.

  • byLydia Lynch
Social media bosses face jail over terror content after Christchurch
Christchurch shooting

Social media bosses face jail over terror content after Christchurch

Following Christchurch,Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Facebook,YouTube and Twitter cannot be"weaponised with terror content".

  • byFergus Hunter andJennifer Duke
Sydney Airport's flight cap deemed'unnecessarily restrictive'
Airports

Sydney Airport's flight cap deemed'unnecessarily restrictive'

The Productivity Commission says the flight cap and curfew compound delays and lead to"unintended noise".

  • byMatt O'Sullivan andPatrick Hatch