We need economic growth to make us better off,right? Well,actually ...
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We need economic growth to make us better off,right? Well,actually ...

Unending growth in the economy simply isn’t physically possible,and the more we keep growing the more we’ll damage the natural environment,to our great cost.

  • byRoss Gittins

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AI will make or break us – probably a bit of both
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AI will make or break us – probably a bit of both

Like all technological advances,artificial intelligence can be used for good or ill.

  • byRoss Gittins
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
Lost productivity costing every Australian $25,000 a year

Lost productivity costing every Australian $25,000 a year

Productivity Commission research has found Australians are paying a huge price for the drop-off in productivity that has swept the world over the past 25 years.

  • byShane Wright andRachel Clun
Multimillionaire ‘deeply regrets’ unemployment comments

Multimillionaire ‘deeply regrets’ unemployment comments

Tim Gurner,who sparked global outrage for his remarks on unemployment,has said his comments were wrong.

  • byMillie Muroi
Would Tim Gurner’s economic plan heal Australia’s woes? It’s complicated

Would Tim Gurner’s economic plan heal Australia’s woes? It’s complicated

The billionaire property developer Tim Gurner has caused a global stir with his call for economic pain. But would his prescription heal the patient?

  • byShane Wright
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Australia at 40 million – grey-haired and in need of care

Australia at 40 million – grey-haired and in need of care

This week’s intergenerational report will show the population on track to reach the mark within 40 years,but we will be older and need an army of carers to look after us.

  • byShane Wright
Plan to make Australians $7000 richer – but it will require reform

Plan to make Australians $7000 richer – but it will require reform

A massive blueprint of change says Australians could be $7000 better off,but sweeping reforms must be made across the country for that to occur.

  • byShane Wright
NSW Treasury kicks off the new realism:Productivity won’t be speeding up

NSW Treasury kicks off the new realism:Productivity won’t be speeding up

Economists don’t know as much about what causes productivity improvement as they ought to.

  • byRoss Gittins
Stronger union rights can mean more productive,sustainable workplaces

Stronger union rights can mean more productive,sustainable workplaces

Legal restrictions on unions’ workplace access have directly contributed to the significant rise in wage theft in Australia.

  • byChris F Wright
Our productivity problem may not be as bad as it looks
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Our productivity problem may not be as bad as it looks

While the RBA is concerned about weak productivity growth,some economists question if recent trends can be taken at face value.

  • byClancy Yeates