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Federal budget
How much government spending is wasted? Sorry, don’t know yet
My guess is that many people’s impression of the amount of waste is exaggerated. But governments don’t do nearly as much evaluation of their spending as they should.
- by Ross Gittins
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Chalmers should give the RBA an employment target
Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers must ask the new Reserve Bank governor to accept an employment target the government has determined as the embodiment of the fine ambitions expressed in its white paper.
- by Ross Gittins
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Productivity
It’s time for more sensible thinking about productivity
When will we tire of all the bulldust that’s talked in the name of hastening productivity improvement?
- by Ross Gittins
Coles threatens to withhold pay from workers over vomit clean-up ban
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union estimates up to 1000 Coles and Woolworths staff will take part in strikes this weekend over a pay dispute.
- by Angus Thompson
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GDP
We need economic growth to make us better off, right? Well, actually ...
Unending growth in the economy simply isn’t physically possible, and the more we keep growing the more we’ll damage the natural environment, to our great cost.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Jobs
How full employment can coexist with low inflation
The government’s recommitment to full employment puts jobs back up there as an economic objective equal in importance to low inflation.
- by Ross Gittins
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Jobs
Albanese wants to put full employment back on its throne
Getting serious about full employment will affect the day-to-day management of the macroeconomy.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Jobs
Who’s the boss? In the PM’s brave new economy, it’s the worker
The Albanese government is raising our expectations of a brave new world of full employment with secure, well-paying jobs. Sounds great, but can they deliver?
- by Ross Gittins
Business warns new jobs plan will be undercut by IR overhaul
The jobs white paper has plans to plug skills shortages and motivate older Australians to keep working, but industry says any gains could be stifled by IR reforms.
- by Angus Thompson and David Crowe
Treasurer promises a secure, fairly paid job for everyone who wants one
Having revealed the first budget surplus in 15 years, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will on Monday release the employment white paper, with a new goal for jobs.
- by Rachel Clun
‘Full employment’ a paradox when job losses are good for the economy
The federal government has committed to delivering full employment as one of five key objectives in its employment road map, to be released on Monday.
- by Angus Thompson