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Rental assistance falls well behind prices

The housing and homelessness minister is reviewing the findings of a scathing Productivity Commission report into Australia's housing affordability problem.

AAP

Private rental market ‘the epicentre’ of Australia’s housing affordability problem, report finds

Productivity Commission finds rent prices are driving demand for social housing and homelessness services

The Guardian - AU

Australia's teachers are burnt out and fed up. Here's why

For some teachers, a 70-hour week is normal. Experts say this needs to change.

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Memo to the Productivity Commission: fixing inequality is the key to productivity

Every five years the Productivity Commission is charged with examining everything that can be done to lift Australia’s productivity.

The Conversation

Port of Newcastle unfairly constrained under secret state rules: report

State government legislation preventing the establishment of a container terminal at the Port of Newcastle not only hindered the port's development but also the efficiency of Australia's ports network, an Australian Productivity Commission report says.

Newcastle Herald

The Productivity Commission says Australian schools 'fall short' on quality and equity. What happens now?

The Productivity Commission has just released a review of school standards in Australia. It finds we “persistently fall short” when it comes to providing a high quality and equitable education for all students.

The Conversation

Renew focus on student wellbeing: report

A Productivity Commission report has found that progress on some national initiatives to improve educational outcomes that were agreed to in 2018 has stalled.

AAP

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Report finds ports are damaging productivity

New report outlines millions of dollars could be saved by an overhaul of the country's container ports.

The Canberra Times

Copyright Act 'unfairly' impacting families of Indigenous artists as lawyers push for change

A law firm is targeting Australia's 70-year limitation on copyright protection after the family of an acclaimed Indigenous artist took 30 years to retrieve the rights to his work — only to lose it again in 12 years.

ABC News

Productivity sounds good, but it’s just words — not something business pursues

Its record shows it prefers suppressing wages and exploiting market power over lifting productivity.

Crikey

Michael Pascoe: Beware self-interest driving summit productivity chatter

Productivity growth is a lot like Dudley Warner’s line on the weather – it is a matter about which a great deal is said, but very little done.

The New Daily

Violence ignored in immigration changes

The Government moved on changes to work rights for most temporary visa holders despite knowing of the increased domestic violence risk, according to an inquiry into migrant exploitation.

Newsroom.co.nz

Summit cheat sheet: what is productivity, and how well does it measure what we do?

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.

The Conversation

Slow internet among barriers to growth: PC

Australia is falling behind rival economies on internet speed, while businesses are being held back by cost and security concerns about new technology.

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Immigration doubles down on short-term workers

Changes to immigration settings to plug skills gaps may be at odds with the Productivity Commission’s advice to shift away from a reliance on short-term and low-skilled labour from overseas

AAP

Warning on $16bn industry assistance bill

At least $16 billion was spent by the federal government on industry assistance in 2020/21, excluding major COVID-19 relief measures, a report has found.

The Guardian - AU

Labor slashes Morrison government’s ‘unrealistic’ productivity forecasts

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australians would get ‘real talk’ from his government about the country’s positioning

Crikey

The problem isn’t productivity — it’s concentration and corporate power

If the Productivity Commission really wants to link productivity to higher wages, it should look at the market power of corporations.

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The Guardian - AU

Environmental and Covid challenges threaten Australia’s productivity rate after slowest growth in 60 years

Country generates seven times more output than in 1900, review finds, but remains ‘highly exposed’ to threats of climate change

Crikey

Productivity most sluggish in 60 years: PC

A Productivity Commission report warns Australia’s productivity growth has slowed in the last two decades and is now rising at its lowest rate in 60 years.

The Conversation

Few Australians have the right to work from home, even after COVID. Here's how that could change

Before the pandemic, working from home was a luxury. Then it became a necessity. Since lockdowns have eased it has become a contested space between what employers and workers want.

The Guardian - AU

Australia still failing to hit more than two-thirds of Closing the Gap targets, new data shows

Minister for Indigenous Australians says more is needed to address systemic disadvantage as data shows four of 17 targets on track

ABC News

Latest round of Closing the Gap data shows 'disappointing' progress for Indigenous Australians with four of 17 targets on track

New data from the productivity commission has shown only four of the 17 targets under the national Closing the Gap agreement are on track to be met.

AAP

More progress on Closing the Gap needed

A Productivity Commission report monitoring the Closing the Gap agreement says a number of socio-economic targets are not on track to be met.

The Conversation

Labor is winding back reforms meant to hold super funds accountable to their members

Who could even question a requirement that super funds act in the best financial interests of their members?

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