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Pressure builds on government ports policy

An alliance of NSW councils has welcomed news that Parliament will debate legislation to remove the "handbrake" on Newcastle developing a freight terminal.

Newcastle Herald

COVID saw millions of Australians start working from home. As the pandemic recedes, do we want to return to the office?

Australians sit at a crossroads, with the pandemic forcing us to realise that for many office workers, working from home is a viable, even preferable, option.

ABC News

Productivity Commission report proposes radical change to the way university and TAFE courses are funded

Governments should consider funding post-school education through a voucher system where funds go to students instead of institutions, according to a new report by the Productivity Commission.

ABC News

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Longer school day, master teachers could solve Australia's education productivity problem

Education spending is increasing but academic achievement is stagnating.

The Canberra Times

Australia failing to make progress on literacy and numeracy despite investment, reports finds

Productivity commission says education sector must make improvements to meet future skills needs

The Guardian - AU

More value needed from education: report

Urgent action is required to equip Australia's future workers with better skills by improving education outcomes, a Productivity Commission report has found.

AAP

Barr sees reform opportunities to deliver more affordable homes

Andrew Barr said it was also clear rent assistance in the private market had not kept pace with increasing prices.

The Canberra Times

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Productivity Commission suggests redirecting support from first home buyers to people facing homelessness

A new Productivity Commission report on housing in Australia also finds Commonwealth rental assistance is neither sufficient nor fair.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

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.

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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.

The Canberra Times

Report finds ports are damaging productivity

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

ABC News

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.

The New Daily

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.

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The Conversation

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.

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

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 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.

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