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Domestic industry steels itself after tariff report

Tariffs on imports of cheap Chinese steel are not warranted, the Productivity Commission says, prompting a fiery response from local manufacturers.

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The PM has ruled out changing WA’s GST deal. But there’s another option to consider

Anthony Albanese is standing by his promise this week that “there will be no change […] whilst I’m prime minister” to Western Australia’s current share of the goods and services tax (GST).

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Productivity Commission says ‘line was crossed’ when WA premier labelled them ‘east coast clowns’ over GST

Commissioner Angela Jackson also said it was ‘disappointing’ that Anthony Albanese had ruled out changes to Western Australia’s GST arrangements

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Chalmers backs commission after WA premier's GST attack

Western Australia's premier crossed the line by calling a federal agency "east coast clowns" over their findings on GST distribution, its commissioner says.

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View from The Hill: Pragmatism holds Albanese to bad GST carve up, but Productivity Commission remains burr under saddle

Anthony Albanese insists there will be no retreat from his promise that Western Australia’s over-generous slice of the GST will remain intact as long as he is prime minister, regardless of the Productivity Commission’s compelling argument for it to be scrapped.

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'Things won't change': PM insists GST deal is iron clad

Anthony Albanese has promised he won't backtrack on a generous GST deal for WA, despite protests from other jurisdictions that it's unfair.

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'I've signed body parts': Albanese steadfast on GST

The prime minister has no intention of ending a deal costing federal taxpayers more than $6 billion a year to stuff the coffers of the wealthy WA government.

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Foreign property purchases fall as home buyer ban bites

The number of investment approvals into Australia fell by more than 22 per cent in one year as the government made it harder for foreign investors to buy homes.

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'Quite wrong': minister hits out at GST deal criticism

A federal minister from Western Australia has defended her state's generous GST deal despite productivity watchdog calls to scrap the arrangement.

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Will Labor or the Coalition have the guts to reverse ‘the worst public policy decision’ of the century? Don’t be daft

The Productivity Commission has picked apart Scott Morrison’s 2018 GST deal that gives Western Australia an outsized share of revenue. But there is no prospect of government action

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Afternoon Update: Morrison-era multibillion-dollar mistake; airport safety concerns continue; and remembering Johnny Young

Productivity Commission says GST deal with Western Australia has sent tens of billions of taxpayer money to the richest state

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‘A costly mistake’: new review finds giving WA billions in extra GST was unfair to other states

The Productivity Commission has recommended undoing the controversial 2018 changes to the distribution of goods and services tax (GST) revenue between the states that has cost taxpayers A$23 billion.

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WA stares down 'east coast clowns' over costly GST deal

Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has promised to fight any move to strip his state of its lucrative GST deal, saying changes could cost it billions.

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Closing the Gap is failing, yet again. Is it time we do away with it altogether?

Every year, the Productivity Commission reports on the progress state and federal governments are making towards closing the gap in the gross inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous lives.

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Red tape strangling efforts to tackle housing crisis

Removing layers of rules and having the political will to stand up to NIMBYs are among a raft of measures put forward to fix Australia's housing crisis.

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Workplace depression is common. Managers can make it worse, or better

Australia has a mental health crisis. The Productivity Commission has found mental health issues cost Australia up to A$200 billion to $220 billion per year – one tenth of annual economic output.

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The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed

Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has grown too big, too fast.

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Postcode where more drivers plug into electric car cuts

More than 100,000 Australians have taken advantage of the federal government's tax exemption for electric vehicles but households in one location are most keen.

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Childcare centres may have clear rules for staff numbers, but there are loopholes to get around them

There is a growing number of “serious incidents” in Australian early childhood services, including day cares.

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A new company tax mix has been proposed. We need to be careful how we assess it

Australia has a problem. Across the economy, business investment has been sluggish for the past decade, leaving policymakers reaching for solutions.

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A stronger focus on prevention could help governments rein in health care and social spending

At the start of the new year, many of us will commit to joining a gym, eating healthier or cutting back on drinking and smoking. We do this knowing that investing in our health today will pay off into to the future – that prevention is better (and cheaper) than…

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Bold company tax proposal still friendless after revamp

An alternative corporate tax proposal could have greater economic benefits if a requirement to be budget-neutral was removed, the Productivity Commission says.

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Airlines to be probed over pricey regional fares

The Productivity Commission will examine pricing practices and competition in regional air travel as the future of a country carrier remains in the balance.

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Mining giant flags more jobs at risk due to coal taxes

One of the world's biggest mining companies has hit out against Commonwealth and state taxes, arguing they must be competitive enough to attract investment.

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From gigabits to terabits: fibre to fire up downloads

A fibre optic internet backbone will deliver internet speeds up to six times faster as well as a multi-billion-dollar boost to Australia's economy by 2040.

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