Be bold in May budget, roundtable guests urge Chalmers
It’s been six months since Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ productivity roundtable and the economists, business heads and union figures…
Queensland government to change construction industry after inquiry finds productivity declining
The Queensland government has agreed to make sweeping changes across the construction industry, as an inquiry finds the…
National mental health agreement failing, Productivity Commission finds
A landmark mental health agreement signed by federal, state and territory governments three years ago is failing, a…
Federal government rules out changing copyright law to give AI companies free rein
Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models…
First Nations artists warn against AI ‘double colonisation’ as Meta uses work for training
Gunai woman and writer Kirli Saunders says she was disgusted upon learning Meta had “stolen” her work to…
Productivity Commission to review state and territory GST deal, including $60b WA windfall
Western Australia’s GST deal, expected to cost the Commonwealth $60 billion by 2029, will be reviewed by the…
Productivity summit ends with treasurer signalling tax reforms
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has conceded Australia’s tax system is “imperfect”, declaring he’s “won support” for broader tax reform…
Reserve Bank admits corporate profiteering is hurting the economy
And then there were three. The Productivity Commission, Treasury and now the Reserve Bank have all confirmed that…
The care economy doesn’t need robots and AI to ‘save’ it, thank you
After all the focus on how the care economy is smashing Australia’s productivity in recent months, the Productivity…
Australian authors challenge Productivity Commission’s proposed copyright law exemption for AI
Australian authors are furious over a recent Productivity Commission (PC) interim report that says AI could deliver a…
Australian economy ‘heading towards socialism’ claims former Business Council of Australia president Tony Shepherd
Former Business Council of Australia president Tony Shepherd has claimed Australia’s economy is “heading towards socialism”. Ahead of…
The staggering cost of AI in numbers
Another day, another rash of wild predictions regarding the impact of artificial intelligence. Following today’s Productivity Commission report…