OECD
- Analysis
- Productivity
We’re working harder than ever. So why don’t the metrics show it?
It feels like we’re all working hard for the salary we take home, so why do we keep hearing about a productivity slump?
- Nina Hendy
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- Opinion
- Global economy
Where have all the fiscal hawks gone? We need to find some – and quickly
Politics in the democratic world has moved decisively against fiscal responsibility. A reckoning looms for the global economy.
- Michael Brennan
- Opinion
- Education
Our kids are segregated in every way imaginable. We should look to Canada for a solution
The Australian education system is unique – but not in a good way.
- Jane Caro
Australia flagged as a global leader in a war-battered, inflationary world
The OECD believes Australia will be among the fastest growing economies this year. But it will come with high inflation, a worry for the Reserve Bank.
- Shane Wright
‘Do whatever is possible’: Top economists join forces to back capital gains tax changes
Three days of parliamentary hearings will take evidence from some of the nation’s pre-eminent economists – and an international financial organisation – backing changes to capital gains tax.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Australians have become less competitive – and we’re paying the price
Tall poppy syndrome and our isolation from the rest of the world might be dampening our growth. It’s time to find our competitive streak.
- Millie Muroi
- Opinion
- Science
It took a teacher to put CSIRO tragedy in a nutshell: Why would her students pursue science?
I wish I had an easy answer for her – now that the CSIRO will shed 350 research staff.
- Ryan Winn
- Analysis
- Paris Agreement
No, Australia is not ‘streaking ahead’ of other nations on climate
We checked the Nationals’ claim that Australia is reducing emissions much faster than its peers.
- Nick O'Malley and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Australia could soon have the strongest economy in the developed world. But it’s a weak field
The global economy is struggling with the fallout from Donald Trump’s tariff policies, but Australia may be one of the few nations to do relatively well.
- Shane Wright
Trump era causing a ‘loss of faith’ in free trade
Former Liberal finance minister Mathias Cormann has warned of a high price to pay if economies strayed too far from a commitment to a fair and open trading system.
- Chris Zappone