A roundtable of corporate clowns exposes the real ‘Canberra fix’
With the great and the good (or at least the mild and the mediocre) gathering in Canberra for…
23 big ideas to boost Australia’s productivity
‘Productivity’ is said to drive rising wages, faster growth, and better living standards. However, to many workers, it…
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…
Depression, breast cancer and migraines among disease and health conditions impacting productivity
Depression and cancer, alongside chronic conditions like sleep apnoea and migraines, are among the leading health burdens on…
CEOs accuse Australian treasurer of failing vital sector with $896 billion link to economy
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is posed to convene an economic roundtable to address Australia’s lagging productivity. Dozens of CEOs…
First technical excellence colleges named
More from this theme Recent articles Ten further education colleges have become the first to be awarded ‘technical…
Welfare groups join union push for housing tax shake-up ahead of productivity talks
The Australian Council of Social Services has thrown its weight behind calls to wind back property investor tax…
Prime minister plays down tax reform opportunity at productivity meeting
The prime minister has talked down the prospect of major tax reform emerging from the government’s productivity round…
Australia’s productivity roundtable should consider what actually makes life harder
Only a fortnight to go before the treasurer’s National Economic Reform Roundtable! With submissions rolling in to the…
Negative gearing reform is back on the agenda, but younger voters now hold the power
It’s time to put the 2019 election to bed, along with the messages we pretend were sent from…
ACTU Secretary Sally McManus calls for one property limit on negative gearing tax breaks
The Australian Council of Trade Unions will call for bold changes to negative gearing and the capital gains…