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500,000 Australians live with mental illness but don’t qualify for the NDIS. A damning new report says they need more support

Half a million Australians are living with moderate to severe mental illness, but they don’t qualify for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and cannot access the support they need.

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Is there any hope for a fairer carve-up of the GST between the states?

When the Western Australian state government handed down its state budget on Thursday, it showed a balance sheet solidly in the black with a A$2.5 billion surplus. But, as it has for seven years, the state has received an outsized boost to its coffers from the federal government.

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What could Albanese do to improve productivity? Here is a short, non-exhaustive list

Improving living standards is really what productivity is about – not growing the profits of large companies

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Would a corporate tax cut boost productivity in Australia? So far, the evidence is unclear

The first term of the Albanese government was defined by its fight against inflation, but the second looks like it will be defined by a need to kick start Australia’s sluggish productivity growth.

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Workers need better tools and tech to boost productivity. Why aren’t companies stepping up to invest?

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers turn their attention to improving productivity growth across the economy, it will be interesting to see what the business community brings to a planned summit in August.

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‘Hard to measure and difficult to shift’: the government’s big productivity challenge

Higher productivity has quickly emerged as an economic reform priority for Labor’s second term.

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Google offers AI tools to automate that personal touch

Users of Google products could allow AI to personalise email replies and more with their own tone and style by allowing it to peer into their private data.

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Renewables, AI rules top productivity reform wishlist

Fifteen areas have been identified for reform by the Productivity Commission, including artificial intelligence, tax reform and cheaper renewable energy.

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Labor wants to boost productivity. Does this mean Australians need to work even harder?

Productivity is down and it’s hurting the economy and your salary. Here’s how treasurer Jim Chalmers plans to try and fix that

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Labor says its second term will be about productivity reform. These ideas could help shift the dial

In his victory speech, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese highlighted social policy as a major factor in Labor’s electoral success, particularly Medicare, housing and cost of living relief. He was justified in doing so.

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Here’s why Australia should build more smaller houses rather than fewer big ones

If we’re serious about tackling the housing crisis and boosting productivity in the home building industry, we need to rethink our planning rules

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Worsening Closing the Gap outcomes 'failing' kids

With Closing the Gap targets focusing on incarceration, and child protection worsening, advocates say Australia is failing Aboriginal kids.

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Australians generate mountains of waste, and we need more help to recycle and reuse it

Australians largely support transforming the economy to increase recycling, repurpose products and reduce waste, according to a new report from the Productivity Commission, but they are being impeded by inconsistent regulations.

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Reasons for struggling productivity growth revealed

Inefficient use of resources and a lack of new ideas have contributed to Australia's declining productivity growth, the Productivity Commission says.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Danielle Wood on how to trim back housing regulations

Housing supply in Australia will be a key battleground in the election campaign. With home ownership more and more out of reach for young and not so young Australians, red tape and low productivity are strangling the builder industry just when it needs to be stepping up.

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Here’s why increasing productivity in housing construction is such a tricky problem to solve

This week, the Productivity Commission released its much-awaited report into productivity growth in Australia’s housing construction sector. It wasn’t a glowing appraisal.

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Prisons don’t create safer communities, so why is Australia spending billions on building them?

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show prisoner numbers are growing in every Australian state and territory — except Victoria.

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Labor pushing prefab to build more homes, quickly

The Albanese government has announced new measures to encourage innovation and faster construction in the building industry.

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'Gone backwards': Hopes fund can revive home-building

A $900 million fund has been welcomed by economists hopeful it will modernise the construction industry where productivity has been flat for three decades.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Danielle Wood on the keys to growing Australia’s weak productivity

“Productivity” might sound a nerdy word to many, but improving it is vital for a more affluent life for Australians in coming years. At the moment it is languishing.

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Productivity is often mistaken for wages. What does it really mean? How does it work?

Australia’s productivity growth has reverted to the same stagnant pattern as before the pandemic, according to the Productivity Commission’s latest quarterly report.

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The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to get 3 days a week of childcare – but it won’t be until 2036

The federal government has released a highly anticipated report into Australia’s childcare system. The report, by the Productivity Commission, says addressing affordability should be a priority. It recommends fully subsidised childcare for families earning under A$80,000 from 2026.

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Productivity Commission charts the costly path to universal early childhood education

Big increases in government spending on child care have been recommended by the Productivity Commission, that would see families earning up to A$80,000 receive a 100% subsidy rate under the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

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Free childcare, more subsidies urged for those in need

About half of Australian families will benefit from more subsidies and free childcare if the federal government pursues a sustainable path to universal access.

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Yes, it’s difficult for governments to pick green industry winners – but it’s essential Australia tries

Since the 1990s, the economic agenda of governments across much of the world has been dominated by the Washington Consensus. This is a series of policy recommendations centred on privatisation of state businesses, deregulation of industries, liberalisation of trade, and opening economies to foreign direct investment.

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