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From childcare to aged care, here’s how to deliver safer, more affordable care for all Australians

Written by Angela Jackson, Social Policy Commissioner, Productivity Commission, and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Tasmania

Too often in discussions about productivity, the care economy only gets mentioned as the problem child putting a drag on growth. This week, the Productivity Commission is seeking to change that narrative with the release of its fifth and final report ahead of the government’s economic reform roundtable next week.

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