John Manners (@jmaus.bsky.social)

Australia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. It’s time to lift living standards for all | Cassandra Goldie We cannot improve productivity without closing tax loopholes, recognising overseas qualifications and tackling ableism, racism and ageism * One Big Idea is a series on how to transform Australia’s economy in the lead-up to Jim Chalmers’ economic roundtable Discussions about productivity cannot be separated from discussions about the kind of society we want to live in and whose living standards we are trying to lift. We must address Australia’s growing inequality which is one of the major causes of weak productivity and declining living standards in Australia. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/19/australia-is-one-of-the-wealthiest-countries-in-the-world-its-time-to-lift-living-standards-for-all?CMP=aus_bsky