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political reporter Jake Evans

Free uni lectures, expanded climate scheme and working visa overhaul among proposals in major productivity review

Australians are working longer for less because of lagging productivity. (Unsplash: Israel Andrade)

A massive five-year review of Australia's economic policies says the nation should overhaul its education, immigration, climate and workplace laws, including expanding student loan schemes, scrapping certain visa classes and expanding the government's signature climate policy.

The Productivity Commission, which is the Commonwealth's main advisory body on the economy, was tasked by the government to examine at five-year intervals how to improve productivity and lift worker wages and leisure time.

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