Productivity

As Australia grapples with declining productivity and mounting economic challenges, the government continues to favour gimmicks over crucial reforms to housing, regulation and fiscal policy.

Australia gets less productive; Qatar Airways flies over Qantas’ protectionist wall; Xi Jinping’s big bazooka; why so many kids have peanut allergies; fraud, fraud, everywhere; AI’s huge boom and likely bust; and Australia’s boys and young men are struggling.

As Britain grapples with institutional decay and economic stagnation, Australia must learn from its mistakes—especially in housing, infrastructure, and energy—before we face the same fate.

Despite its proximity to the US and abundant natural resources, Canada’s economy is hampered by inter-provincial trade barriers, powerful domestic cartels, and declining productivity, leaving it vulnerable to global trade tensions.

Which parts of Australia are the most (and least) productive; why rate cuts are a long way away; immigration and success; woke AI is pretty boring; and neoliberalism is a victim of its own success (but beware what comes next).