The Productivity Commission believes Australia is not well positioned to produce its own advanced artificial intelligence models and doubts the productivity benefits of “activist government ‘sponsorship’” across the AI...
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The National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) commits $15 billion for the diversification and transformation of Australia’s industry and economy. The government has also promised a multi-million investment in responsible AI...
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has issued the Productivity Commission its first ever statement of expectations, requiring the 25-year-old institution to take a “broader perspective” on policy by factoring in emerging...
Grattan Institute chief executive Danielle Wood will lead the Productivity Commission after the federal government’s first pick Chris Barrett turned down the appointment, instead taking up the role of...
A boost to Australia’s manufacturing sector should not be the “main logical and rational” response to the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act, according to outgoing Productivity Commission chair Michael...
This week’s appointment of Wayne Swan’s former chief of staff Chris Barrett to head the Productivity Commission puts the annual Trade and Assistance Review it released this month under...
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed a deputy secretary from the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance Chris Barrett as the new chair of the Productivity Commission. Announcing the appointment...
Australian battery industry stakeholders have rejected the Productivity Commission’s doubts on the effectiveness of industry support, with one innovation expert describing it’s claims as “tiresomely predictable”. Released on Thursday,...
Australia is unlikely to have a comparative advantage in exporting locally made batteries according to the Productivity Commission’s latest report, as it warns against adopting the “old-school protectionism” growing...