Plan to Make Aussie Workers $14k Better Off

The plan to make Australian workers $14,000 richer

The Productivity Commission is urging the government to prioritise economic growth to fix Australia's decades-old productivity problem. The Commission's latest report found that for the last twenty years governments had arguably ignored or minimised economic growth, when making policy choices.

Workers could be $14,000 ahead under a growth mindset

Australia is being urged to have a “growth mindset” to improve economic growth and productivity. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS) By Jacob Shteyman in Canberra Workers could eventually be $14,000 a year better off if an upcoming roundtable is successful, Australia’s productivity tsar says, as competing interests draw battle lines over the summit’s priorities. Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood says Australia should adopt a “growth mindset” to pri…

The plan to make 'average adult full-time workers' $14,000 per year better off

Australia must tackle tax reforms and climate costs to solve its productivity crisis, an interim Productivity Commission report says ahead of roundtable.

How Aussies could be $14k better off in a decade

Getting productivity on track would make Australian workers $14,000 better off in a decade, but top economists warn ‘poor decisions’ by governments are holding the country back.