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Productivity Commission identifies priority reform areas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
The Productivity Commission (PC) has identified 15 priority reform areas for further exploration under the five productivity inquiries commissioned by the government. The five productivity inquiries were around creating a dynamic and resilient economy ...

Global economic uncertainty the main priority: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... licensing, changes to non-compete clauses and reviving national competition policy. "We commissioned from the Productivity Commission five big pieces of work on the main drivers, the main pillars of productivity in our economy. We'll see that in ...

Webull launches SMSF account offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... those with low balances. ASIC noted a "clear correlation" between SMSF size and member returns, citing a Productivity Commission report that found SMSFs with balances under $500,000 tend to underperform industry and retail funds after expenses and tax. ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... several hundreds of dollars a year, and more if they're in risky occupations. According to modelling by the Productivity Commission, a low-income, blue-collar worker paying for death, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection insurance ...

Productivity problem a long-term trend: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Australia's productivity continued to stagnate in the December quarter, suggesting that the productivity problem may be part of a long-term trend. The Productivity Commission's (PC) latest quarterly productivity bulletin found labour productivity ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... around 18,000 social and affordable homes. The $54 million announced this evening comes as a scathing Productivity Commission report shows that the housing construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel ...

Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... Non-competes are holding too many Australians back from switching to better, higher-paying jobs. "The Productivity Commission estimates this reform could lift productivity, reduce inflation and improve GDP by $5 billion. And it could boost wages by up ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... major reform it's calling for is the introduction of a top 10 best super funds list, as recommended by the Productivity Commission. "Such a mechanism would ensure new, disengaged members were allocated to a high-performing fund, and provide a benchmark ...

The productivity problem: Good ideas never put to use

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
The Productivity Commission's (PC) latest Annual productivity bulletin has revealed multifactor productivity growth has been almost non-existent in recent times. The bulletin said a creeping inefficiency and failure to push the boundaries of innovation ...

Australian GDP growth 'steady but not solid': La Trobe

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... nine quarters, demonstrating negative GDP per capita, and it's become entrenched. "The most recent Productivity Commission annual report showed productivity had decreased year-on-year in 11 out of 16 industries. "We're working more than ever ...