Australians pay among the lowest taxes of all developed nations and what’s more,when it comes to healthcare,we’re getting excellent value for money.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his third budget in just over a month. Having Paul Keating,arguably the nation’s greatest economic reformer,as an idol is starting to weigh on him.
Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood said the government’s push to subsidise manufacturing risks creating businesses that rely on handouts. And her predecessors agree.
A change in the definition of Coffs Harbour will cost NSW millions and other states win or lose on similar technicalities. These are the mysteries of the GST allocation system.
A closed-door meeting of competition experts has been held to discuss the federal government’s plans to renew competition policy across the country.
Our stunning fall in productivity may mean the world’s coming to an end,but it’s more likely to mean there’s something funny going on with the figures.
Sydney is at risk of becoming a “city with no grandchildren”,the NSW Productivity Commission has found.
An independent assessment of Australia’s failure to improve outcomes for Indigenous people confirms that governments need to share power with Indigenous organisations,they say.
Independent schools have sounded the alarm after the Productivity Commission recommended removing tax concessions for donations to school building funds.
A blistering Productivity Commission review says governments have not delivered on their landmark 2020 agreement to transform the way public servants and politicians work with Indigenous Australians.
Australia’s productivity collapse may be partially due to COVID-19 as people were forced out of hospitality. But there are now signs of a turnaround.