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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.

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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

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

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.

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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

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

Newsroom.co.nz

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.

AAP

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

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

The Guardian - AU

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 Conversation

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

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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?

The Conversation

Labelling 'fake art' isn't enough. Australia needs to recognise and protect First Nations cultural and intellectual property

The latest draft report from the Productivity Commission on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts and crafts confirms what First Nations artists have known for decades: fake art harms culture.

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ANZ's takeover of Suncorp will reduce bank competition – but will that be enough to block it?

Australia has one of the world’s most concentrated banking sectors, with its four biggest banks – Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Westpac and ANZ – holding more than about three-quarters of the market.

ABC News

Australia's Indigenous art industry is worth a quarter of a billion dollars, so why do artists only end up with a fraction of the profits?

It's not easy to verify if your boomerang or painting came from an Indigenous artist or if it was made in Indonesia, and it's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are suffering as a result.

The Guardian - AU

Majority of Aboriginal souvenirs sold are fakes with no connection to Indigenous people, report finds

Productivity Commissions calls for mandatory labelling of inauthentic products to warn consumers and protect income of Indigenous artists

The Conversation

Don't expect schools to do all the heavy lifting to close the education divide between the big cities and the rest of Australia

Students in regional, rural and remote Australia have been behind their urban counterparts on almost every recognised measure of successful schooling for decades. This is unacceptable and has to change.

ABC News

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide hears government did nothing about claims processes for three years

The former government was told to simplify claims processes for veterans three years ago, but made no decision to adopt the "significant" recommendations, a royal commission hears.

Newsroom.co.nz

Politicians back calls for tweaked immigration settings

Voices from both sides of politics support the Productivity Commission’s calls for changes to New Zealand’s immigration settings

The Conversation

High childcare fees, low pay for staff and a lack of places pose a huge policy challenge

Cheaper childcare was Labor’s largest single election promise, at an estimated cost of A$5.4 billion a year. Anthony Albanese went so far as to outline universal childcare as one of his new government’s three main policies for economic reform.

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