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The government is backing the wrong industries, as our economy changes: Productivity Commission

  • Written by: John Wanna, Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Australian National University
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The Australian government is still protecting industries that employ a small number of people. This is while the largest employer, the services sector, is subject to the largest tariffs, a recent Productivity Commission report demonstrates.

As a whole, manufacturing still receives 77% of net assistance, largely due to the remaining small levels of...

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Turnbull's chief-of-staff is the new defence head

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Malcolm Turnbull has appointed his chief-of-staff Greg Moriarty – who has a strong background in defence, foreign affairs and counter-terrorism – as the new secretary of the defence department.

Moriarty, who replaces the recently retired Dennis Richardson, worked in defence between 1986 and 1995, primarily in the Defence Intelligence...

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Shorten pledges republic vote in first term

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
imageBill Shorten will seek to elevate the issue of a republic by pledging a policy for quick action.Julian Smith/AAP

A Shorten government would ask voters in its first term whether they supported Australia becoming a republic.

Opposition leader Bill Shorten, addressing the Australian Republic Movement’s dinner on Saturday, will seek to elevate the...

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Here's an important reason the gender pay gap isn't closing

  • Written by: David Peetz, Professor of Employment Relations, Griffith University

In almost every country, women are paid less for an hour’s work than men. The fact the gender pay gap definitely exists is well established.

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency even claims removing the gap could take 50 years in Australia, maybe more in some other countries - though your estimate of how long depends on the period...

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