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Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025

... burden of regulation are two of the best ways to inject more dynamism and investment into our economy," PC deputy chair Alex Robson said. The report recommended moving to a hybrid corporate tax system, combining a lower company income tax of 20% for ...

Productivity Commission recommends corporate tax cut

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025

... growth through investment and competition - the best way to do that is to fix our company tax system," PC deputy chair Alex Robson said. "Our proposed reforms will begin to shift the company tax system towards one that better supports investment and ...

Trade war could have positive impact on Aussie GDP: PC

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025

... uncertainty they've brought about could affect living standards in Australia and around the world," PC deputy chair Alex Robson said. "Uncertainty is a handbrake on investment - when businesses are uncertain about the future, they are less likely to ...

Productivity woes endure in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025

... over the year, according to the latest figures from the Productivity Commission. Productivity Commission deputy chair Alex Robson said Australia's productivity problem is no flash in the pan, calling it a "long-term, structural challenge". He said the ...

COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025

... COVID-19 pandemic was a rollercoaster for productivity, but we are now back to the stagnant status quo," PC deputy chair Alex Robson said. The report, Productivity before and after COVID-19, broke the COVID-19 productivity bubble down into three phases. ...

Productivity problem a long-term trend: PC

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025

... a long-term, structural challenge that requires dedicated attention from government and industry," PC deputy chair Alex Robson said. "The COVID pandemic was a massive global economic shock. The pandemic and the policy response to it drove a sharp rise ...

The productivity problem: Good ideas never put to use

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025

... average annual rate of 0.3%, and far below the 1.6% annual rate recorded between 1994-95 to 2003-04. PC deputy chair Alex Robson said the story was only slightly more positive for labour productivity. "Market sector labour productivity rose by 1.1% between ...

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024

... year, affecting both the market and non-market (government-dominated) sectors. Productivity Commission deputy chair Alex Robson noted that labour productivity has regressed to the stagnant levels seen leading up to the pandemic, an unsettling development ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024

... truly burst, and our productivity level remains at about its 2015-2019 average," Productivity Commission deputy chair Alex Robson said. "Increasing productivity is still the surest path to sustainable increases in real wages and higher living standards." ...

Government urged to overhaul gift tax system

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024

... the system sees many charities that create clear community benefits miss out," Productivity Commission deputy chair Alex Robson said. The report said charities that work to prevent poverty, animal welfare charities, and charities that work across DGR ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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