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…
Australian creatives still have copyright – don’t hand it to Big Tech
Ever since she was barely a teen, the only quarrels I have ever had with my adored niece,…
Hike taxes on the oligopolies extracting ‘rent’ from Australia’s economy
Australia’s economy is dominated by powerful firms that are extracting above-normal profits from the system, and their power…
Closing the Gap data shows youth detention targets backsliding in key states and territories
The Productivity Commission says “tough-on-crime” policies are directly undermining Closing the Gap targets, as the latest annual data…
Amazon, Google, Meta want laxer privacy and AI rules. No thanks.
In news surprising no one, tech giants are urging the Australian government against privacy law reform and AI…
Australia’s flagging productivity has huge implications for mortgage brokers
Productivity growth should help address these issues, said Oliver. “This in turn should make it easier to supply…