There is one thing conspicuously absent from all the bemoaning of the slowdown in our rate of productivity improvement.
As Australia embarks on a plan to build nuclear-powered submarines,a Productivity Commission review has found that in most cases we are better off not developing our own defence production capability.
Major changes in our schools,migration system,industrial relations and data use are needed if Australia is to lift its standard of living.
A major Productivity Commission report will reveal Australians’ incomes will fall,and the working week get longer,unless there’s major reform.
Victorians calling triple zero waited longer than residents of other states for ambulance calls to be answered,despite other jurisdictions facing a greater surge in call demand through the pandemic.
The Productivity Commission’s 2021-22 report on government services has found one in six Victorians believe police do not treat people fairly and equally,up by 3.3 per cent since 2018.
Long may Jacinda Ardern’s compassion,courage and intellect set the standard for national leaders everywhere.
Four years after the then-Coalition government signed a funding agreement,the Productivity Commission has found reading and numeracy results have deteriorated.
The Albanese government is facing wave after wave of policy debates in 2023,from the tax system to migration. Almost all will go to Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
The Productivity Commission has locked horns with the stance of a landmark inquiry into the embattled aged care sector,over a recommendation to limit the infiltration of the gig economy in the workforce in the midst of a staffing crisis.
It is disingenuous to cite flawed models for safer gambling. There are already systems that work,and we need bipartisan support for them in NSW.