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Senator quits party to sit as independent – as it happened

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Calls renew for Australia’s corporate religious institutions to pay ‘fair share’ of tax

‘Why should the amount of tax paid by a cereal company or an aged care manager depend on the religious beliefs of their board?’

Crikey

Healthy babies and land on track but other gaps wider

New data released by the Productivity Commission shows five of 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track to address inequity for First Nations people.

AAP

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Productivity Commission calls bullshit on ‘productivity crisis’ narrative

The commission has put a bomb under the whole ‘productivity crisis’ furphy by blaming businesses for falling productivity and warning that workers are missing out on productivity gains.

Crikey

Australian workers’ productivity drops 3.7% as employment surges and investment slows

Wage growth from higher employment and hours worked without output gains could fan inflation, Productivity Commission warns

The Guardian - AU

Australian cities hollow out as younger families move out and inner suburbs get older

Many families move to afford a freestanding house, but higher density living could save them money, experts say

The Guardian - AU

'Not a gap, it's a chasm': govt warned on inequity

Indigenous organisations are calling on governments to implement recommendations by the Productivity Commission on the way they do business.

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Urgent power shift needed to achieve Indigenous equity

The Productivity Commission has called on all Australian governments to honour their obligations under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

AAP

School dropouts and the public v private funding gap: five takeaways from the Productivity Commission’s education report

Latest report shows the challenges for governments grappling to close disadvantage gaps across the nation

The Guardian - AU

Hospital waits balloon, GP visits down as costs bite

People are putting off seeing their local doctors, waiting longer for ambulances and languishing in emergency departments, federal government figures reveal.

AAP

Government pushed to scrap ‘unfair’ financial reporting exemptions for basic religious charities after new report

The Productivity Commission has recommended an end to special rules for basic religious charities in the interest of ‘public transparency and accountability’. Will the government listen?

Crikey

More volunteers sought from generous nation of donators

Ways to get Australians donating more to charities and volunteering their time have been detailed in a Productivity Commission report.

AAP

A major new childcare report glosses over the issues educators face at work and why they leave

The Productivity Commission has just released a major report as part of its inquiry into early childhood education and care.

The Conversation

The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to have access to 3 days of early learning and care a week

A major new report is recommending bold changes to Australia’s early childhood sector. On Thursday night, the Productivity Commission released an interim report from its inquiry into early childhood education and care.

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Productivity statement primes commission for modern era

Climate change is one of five areas of focus identified by the federal government to raise Australia's productivity in the modern era.

Crikey

Opposition to offshore wind farms blown out of the water

Crikey readers turn to sarcasm to mock Liberal Leader Peter Dutton ‘and his acolytes’ who have spoken out about the ‘giant fans’.

Crikey

Labor wants to nobble the Productivity Commission on climate policy

The Productivity Commission doesn’t need to be refocused or revamped, as Jim Chalmers wants it to be. We need it calling out bad policy no matter where it is pursued.

AAP

Politics, media, psychology thwart tax reform: Grattan

Tax reform is hard but the incoming head of the Productivity Commission still believes it's possible - and necessary.

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Review damns delivery of Murray-Darling Basin plan

A report into the delivery of the Murray-Darling Basin says the federal government must take a renewed approach to water recovery, with little progress made.

AAP

Sexism and harassment rife at crucial economic agency

An independent review into the Productivity Commission has uncovered sexism, harassment and bullying, prompting a range of workplace reforms.

Crikey

Government will keep doing ‘really bad job’ at Indigenous disadvantage without Voice: Leeser

The ‘smart people of Canberra’ can’t close the gap without better consultation, the Liberal Yes campaigner tells Crikey.

The Conversation

Record immigration will put pressure on NZ's population, infrastructure and productivity – where’s the election debate?

The concerns of various pundits and politicians earlier this year that New Zealand might struggle to attract immigrants turned out to be premature. In fact, the country’s population has been boosted to the extent it should be a bigger election issue than it is.

The Guardian - AU

Drought funding should focus on programs with ‘lasting public benefit’, review finds

The $5bn Future Drought Fund has underspent its $100m annual budget every year since it was established in 2019

AAP

Calls to cut flight caps to lower prices, boost tourism

Removing a cap on the number of international flights coming into major airports would lower ticket prices and increase quality, an inquiry has heard.

Crikey

Productivity Commission shows workers are being ripped off, then tries to explain it away. Your pay packet tells the real story

Has business taken higher labour productivity for itself rather than sharing it through higher wages? The Productivity Commission says no — if you assume the right things…

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