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Only people and productivity add up to prosperity

The census showed Australians are better off than they often think. But we also need to do more to secure our fortunes.

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The census data released this week served as a timely reminder that Australians are often better off than they think they are. But it is also a sharp warning that it is going to take a much bigger and more productive nation to keep it that way.

Headlines constantly tell us of a world of falling real wages, insecure work, a cost of living crisis, and a generational betrayal of the young over high house prices.

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