The economic data for 2012 is now in — and with the luxury of hindsight, Crikey’s Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane assess which grand claims stacked up, and which didn’t.
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PRODUCTIVITY DEBATE
OECD hands govt praise — and an awkward to-do list
The latest OECD report on the Australian economy is positive towards many government policies, but makes some politically unpalatable suggestions about future reform. Is the hand of Treasury at work here?
READ MORETV Ruddbull and getting real on productivity
Despite the froth and bubble of Ruddbull, a key national debate got some attention last night on Q&A last night. Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane were tuned in.
READ MOREWasting billions in the run-up to the ‘growth cliff’
Complaints about productivity ignore that the greatest capital destruction in Australian business is caused by boards and management, write Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.
READ MOREWorld Economic Forum turns its forensic gaze on competition
Under closer scrutiny, a WEF report on international competitiveness turns out to be the biased opinions of the world’s business executives, write Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer.
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GDP: economy was performing strongly … some months ago
Today’s GDP data doesn’t shed much light on how the economy is currently travelling, but it suggests we entered 2012-13 with considerable momentum, write Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.
READ MOREThe Fair Work myths come tumbling down
Business had its chance to make its case against the Fair Work Act — and couldn’t produce the evidence.
READ MOREFWA review released: blow to biz lobby
The business campaign for further industrial relations deregulation has suffered a major blow with the release of the review of the Fair Work Act by Bill Shorten today.
READ MOREEssential: quarter of the population sees workplace bullying
A quarter of Australians have witnessed or experienced workplace bullying, today’s Essential Report reveals.
READ MOREPoor management: the new black for IR deregulationists
The latest twist in the productivity debate is to use evidence of poor management as the basis for deregulating industrial relations.
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