The Greens are again pressuring the federal government over the stage three tax cuts, with South Australian (SA) Greens Senator Barbara Pocock arguing it will only benefit the rich inner city areas and leave behind rural and regional Australians. This comes as The Australia Institute’s report ‘Divided Nation’ (pdf) found that the tax cuts would primarily…

Australia’s finance minister has ruled out raising the base rate of the JobSeeker payment, although she acknowledged that those on the support program are doing it tough. Minister Katy Gallagher also hinted that the government would slightly increase taxes on oil and gas companies while standing by its decision to deliver the stage-three tax cuts….

While the recently concluded Jobs and Skills Summit saw the prime minister announce an increase in Australia’s migration intake and nearly half a million free TAFE training positions, it failed to offer a true long-term productivity solution, according to one economist. “The first, second, and third priority of the Summit was productivity, productivity, and productivity—and…