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AI, corporate tax, skilled workers key to productivity: PC

BY KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025 12:14PM

The Productivity Commission says the nation should adopt a "growth mindset" by embracing artificial intelligence (AI), boosting human capital and rejigging corporate taxes to boost static productivity levels.

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