This deal was meant to be a game-changer for Indigenous people. It hasn’t moved the dial

This deal was meant to be a game-changer for Indigenous people. It hasn’t moved the dial

A blistering Productivity Commission review says governments have not delivered on their landmark 2020 agreement to transform the way public servants and politicians work with Indigenous Australians.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andJack Latimore

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The COVID productivity bubble has burst

The COVID productivity bubble has burst

Australia’s productivity collapse may be partially due to COVID-19 as people were forced out of hospitality. But there are now signs of a turnaround.

  • byShane Wright
You must be kidding:Wild goat tax costs more to collect than it raises

You must be kidding:Wild goat tax costs more to collect than it raises

A report finds Australians are being swamped by a “Levyathan” of charges and micro-taxes on everything from wild goats to the nation’s biggest banks.

  • byShane Wright
Make it free,keep it simple:Childcare fix to get more parents into workforce

Make it free,keep it simple:Childcare fix to get more parents into workforce

Providing fully subsidised childcare three days a week for low-income families would provide a serious workforce boost.

  • byRachel Clun
Xenophobia condemns the stateless

Xenophobia condemns the stateless

Once again the High Court has shown the strength of our Constitution;locking up detainees indefinitely is against this Constitution.

Faster,leaner,meaner:Danielle Wood is in a hurry to make a difference

Faster,leaner,meaner:Danielle Wood is in a hurry to make a difference

The new head of the Productivity Commission says she won’t allow big reports about improving our standard of living gather dust on shelves.

  • byRachel Clun
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Governments need to take on powerful private schools lobby

Governments need to take on powerful private schools lobby

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‘Running to stand still’:Australians working longer hours as economy slows

‘Running to stand still’:Australians working longer hours as economy slows

Two new reports warn the Australian economy is facing a major slowdown as people put in longer hours to make ends meet.

  • byShane Wright
Warnings of ‘predatory behaviour’ at government agency’s Canberra office

Warnings of ‘predatory behaviour’ at government agency’s Canberra office

The Productivity Commission will undergo “significant workplace reform” after a report found a permissive culture towards sexism and harassment,Jim Chalmers says.

  • byRachel Clun
How spending $81 million could save 500 lives in NSW every year
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How spending $81 million could save 500 lives in NSW every year

Vaccinating 55 per cent of healthy people under 65 would provide greater protection to vulnerable people,a new report has found.

  • byLaura Banks
Productivity debate descends into damned lies and statistics mode

Productivity debate descends into damned lies and statistics mode

Some economists have decided that conventional wisdom about how the economy works no longer fits the facts.

  • byRoss Gittins