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  "id": 12997649,
  "title": "Why does Australia have a productivity problem? - podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/why-does-australia-have-a-productivity-problem-podcast",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T01:00:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/oct/09/why-does-australia-have-a-productivity-problem-australian-politics-podcast"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Improving economic productivity is crucial for raising living standards, and Australia’s productivity growth has been sluggish for years. When the Reserve Bank hiked interest rates to a 15 year high last week, the governor, Michele Bullock, even described productivity as ‘doing nothing’. The chair of the Productivity Commission, Danielle Wood , speaks with political editor Tom McIlroy about the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}