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Andrew Leigh, newly appointed assistant minister for productivity.

‘Too hard to build’: Albanese government slams local councils over housing shortfall

Top-heavy universities and an embattled council have been singled out as the government promises to improve Australians’ quality of life.

  • Millie Muroi

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An expected slowdown will not be enough to bring forward RBA interest rate cuts amid fears inflation has stopped falling.

Why we need our economists to try a lot harder

Economists are great believers in innovation, and they’d like to see a lot more of it. But they don’t practise what they preach.

  • Ross Gittins
Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers cannot win an election with one rate cut alone.

If we want to be a more productive nation, we would do well to follow the British example

The Albanese government has a unique opportunity to turbocharge the key mechanism towards a better standard of living: productivity.

  • Bran Black
If governments pushed for bigger pay rises, it might get productivity improvements.

Want greater productivity? Set wages to rise by 3.5 per cent a year

Rather than telling workers real wages can’t rise until we get more productivity, we should try reversing the process and make the cost of labour grow.

  • Ross Gittins
Economist Ross Garnaut, director of The Superpower Institute, addresses attendees during the opening day of Climate Action Week 2025 at the University of Technology.

Ross Garnaut: Prophet with a sunny vision of our glorious future

The present fashion of obsessing with productivity improvement for its own sake is counterproductive and probably won’t achieve much.

  • Ross Gittins
Treasurer Jim Chalmers on election night.

Labor has the mandate to think big and seize opportunity

While the government may not wish to blindside the electorate, there is plenty of room for more ambitious reform in areas it has established as priorities.

  • The Age's View
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Anthony Albanese takes a selfie with Queensland University students and staff. Government policy has robbed young people of hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of their working lives.

Young voters, stop picking your own pockets

Gen Z and Millennials are quick to cry poor. But they’re inclined to vote for policies which will ultimately make life more difficult for themselves.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Albanese, Ken Henry, Dutton tryptich

Cowardly politics is robbing our children blind. It’s time to be brave

Whoever wins the May 3 federal election, this is their challenge: dare to end decades of intergenerational theft.

  • Ken Henry
Working from home is linked with lower wage growth, higher productivity and happier staff.

The real truth on productivity: The bosses aren’t trying hard enough

Businesses have done little to improve their productivity, relying instead on legal loopholes to bolster their profits.

  • Ross Gittins
Elon Musk with the chainsaw he was given by Argentinian President Javier Milei at a recent conference in the US.

Does Elon Musk actually know what efficiency is?

The billionaire’s quest for maximum efficiency is making people less efficient, and will cost Americans far more than he’s trying to save. How is this good business?

  • Victoria Devine

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