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Answers to ailing productivity to steer economic future

Australia's economic future will be guided by ideas to reinvigorate its currently languishing productivity, the treasurer has said.

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Responsibility, not legacy driving Chalmers to reform

Jim Chalmers' economic roundtable will likely present some low-hanging fruit around regulation but hefty tax reform will be more challenging for him to grasp.

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Jim Chalmers says environment laws need overhaul to stop people ‘burning cash waiting for approvals’

Treasurer says ‘status quo is no longer acceptable’ on Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act as Labor pushes to build 1.2m new homes by 2029

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Morning Mail: Coalition’s ‘Willy Wonka’ summit complaint, property investor splurge, Trump hopes for Putin deal

Opposition compares roundtable to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; US president talks up peace prospects before summit

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Grattan on Friday: Can Jim Chalmers reap a healthy crop with the help of his big worm farm?

One observer describes next week’s economic roundtable this way: “Chalmers has opened a can of worms – and everybody has got a worm”.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: union boss Sally McManus on the push for shorter work hours in the age of AI

Sitting beside Treasurer Jim Chalmers at next week’s three-day economic reform roundtable will be a handpicked list of invited business, policy and union “thought leaders” – all coming with their own ideas for what needs to change.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers wants roundtable to ‘crack open’ the challenge of slow housing approvals

The Reserve Bank’s rate cut this week will help relieve many mortgage holders, but it wasn’t all positive news from the bank. It also underscored the serious productivity and economic growth challenges facing the Australian economy.

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Unions, business at loggerheads over four-day work week

Business groups are resisting a union push for a shorter working week as ideas to boost Australia's productivity are debated ahead of a roundtable.

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Why the working week – and what we get out of it – has perplexed Australian governments for more than 100 years

On August 19, a group of advocates and experts will converge on Canberra for an economic roundtable. “Productivity,” announced Treasurer Jim Chalmers, is to be the event’s “primary focus”.

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Afternoon Update: Reserve Bank decision; Julie Bishop accused of bullying in Senate inquiry; and Swifties celebrate

Jim Chalmers says the rate cut is ‘very welcome relief for millions of Australians’

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Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive

A new road charge is looming for electric vehicle drivers, amid reports Treasurer Jim Chalmers is accelerating the policy as part of a broader tax-reform push.

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Unions push back on productivity plan for schools, jobs

Fresh fault lines have formed in the lead up to the government's reform roundtable as unions reject productivity proposals welcomed by businesses.

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'Don't slam brakes on EVs': sparks fly over fee push

The federal treasurer is being urged to adopt user charges for electric cars to help pay for road maintenance and the roll out of charging infrastructure .

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No one holds the government to account on spending. We need a budget watchdog that can bite

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has made budget sustainability one of the key pillars of the reform roundtable to be held next week.

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'Better lives' urged as goal from productivity push

Bold tax reform, faster clean energy consents and rethinking care sector productivity should be the focus of the treasurer's economic summit, a think tank says.

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Rethink on rules for everyday items could spur economy

Australia could ease business burdens and save consumers billions every year by ensuring requirements for everyday products align with international standards.

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Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese marches cautiously towards Palestinian recognition

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been putting it succinctly, declaring it’s a question of when, not if, Australia recognises Palestine as a state.

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ASX faces listing competitor after damaging TPG blunder

Financial regulator ASIC is considering approving an ASX rival to launch a competitor listing market, which the treasurer hopes will boost investment.

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Embattled ASX set to face beefed-up competition, in bid to boost investment

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is set to boost the competition faced by the much-criticised ASX in an effort to clear roadblocks for investors and attract more foreign capital to Australia.

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View from The Hill: Can Chalmers extract a serious deregulation agenda from reform roundtable?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has three challenges with his economic reform roundtable, which is all about how to improve Australia’s productivity, budget sustainability and economic resilience.

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Climate ratings could spare buyers from risky homes

Star ratings for resilience and winding back electric car incentives have been flagged by the Productivity Commission in its pursuit of climate cost savings.

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Business lobby rejects proposed company tax overhaul

The corporate sector is rallying against calls for a new cashflow tax for businesses, while small companies would have their rate cut under the reforms.

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Productivity Commission proposes biggest company tax rate cut in 40 years

A 20% cut for small and medium businesses put forward as part of commission’s report on how to create more dynamic and resilient economy

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Point of starvation spurs statehood push for Palestine

Australia recognising Palestinian statehood is only a matter of time, the treasurer says, as an expert warns starvation has reached a tipping point in Gaza.

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