More than a quarry:Economists back Albanese’s $23 billion gamble
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Manufacturing

More than a quarry:Economists back Albanese’s $23 billion gamble

A group of economists and policy experts has rallied to support the government’s Future Made in Australia plan,saying the country will be poorer without it.

  • byShane Wright

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You’re not entitled to an inheritance,so here’s how to ask about it

You’re not entitled to an inheritance,so here’s how to ask about it

The truth is,I wouldn’t wish an inheritance on anyone,but as generations get older,it’s a tough conversation many of us are having.

  • byVictoria Devine
It’s not perfect,but here’s why our health system is one of the best
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Healthcare

It’s not perfect,but here’s why our health system is one of the best

Australians pay among the lowest taxes of all developed nations and what’s more,when it comes to healthcare,we’re getting excellent value for money.

  • byRoss Gittins
‘I’m not trying to own the past,I want us to own the future’:Chalmers attempts to escape Keating’s shadow

‘I’m not trying to own the past,I want us to own the future’:Chalmers attempts to escape Keating’s shadow

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his third budget in just over a month. Having Paul Keating,arguably the nation’s greatest economic reformer,as an idol is starting to weigh on him.

  • byJames Massola andShane Wright
PM warned against ‘slippery slope’ of picking business winners with taxpayer billions

PM warned against ‘slippery slope’ of picking business winners with taxpayer billions

Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood said the government’s push to subsidise manufacturing risks creating businesses that rely on handouts. And her predecessors agree.

  • byDavid Crowe andShane Wright
How a change in the description of a coastal town will cost a state $200 million

How a change in the description of a coastal town will cost a state $200 million

A change in the definition of Coffs Harbour will cost NSW millions and other states win or lose on similar technicalities. These are the mysteries of the GST allocation system.

  • byShane Wright
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States sign up for new competition agenda to lift wages
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Competition

States sign up for new competition agenda to lift wages

A closed-door meeting of competition experts has been held to discuss the federal government’s plans to renew competition policy across the country.

  • byShane Wright
Good news:Our falling productivity is too bad to be true

Good news:Our falling productivity is too bad to be true

Our stunning fall in productivity may mean the world’s coming to an end,but it’s more likely to mean there’s something funny going on with the figures.

  • byRoss Gittins
The apartment tweak that could have saved renters $1800 a year

The apartment tweak that could have saved renters $1800 a year

Sydney is at risk of becoming a “city with no grandchildren”,the NSW Productivity Commission has found.

  • byMax Maddison
Treaty addresses failures revealed by scathing review:Victorian Indigenous leaders

Treaty addresses failures revealed by scathing review:Victorian Indigenous leaders

An independent assessment of Australia’s failure to improve outcomes for Indigenous people confirms that governments need to share power with Indigenous organisations,they say.

  • byJack Latimore
More fee hike warnings from private schools as tax change threatens donations

More fee hike warnings from private schools as tax change threatens donations

Independent schools have sounded the alarm after the Productivity Commission recommended removing tax concessions for donations to school building funds.

  • byRobyn Grace