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…
Prime minister’s annual address to big business flags corporate tax reform
The prime minister is expected to raise the prospect of corporate tax reform in future budgets in an…
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…
What is productivity? It’s one of the biggest topics at this week’s round table
The Albanese government’s “economic reform round table” will be held in Canberra this week, from Tuesday to Thursday.…
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…
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…
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…
Australia’s real inflation cause? Complete lack of competition
Talk about burying the lede. Hidden in an appendix to the Productivity Commission’s draft proposal to overhaul company…