Intro

Australia’s productivity chief, Danielle Wood, has delivered a pointed reminder that growth hasn’t been a policy priority for far too long.

With the Economic Reform Roundtable starting tomorrow, it’s one of the final public bids for what should top the government’s agenda. But with the messaging tightly controlled, is the outcome already locked in?

And following a string of stories of abuse in childcare centres across the country, how long is too long to wait for real reform that makes childcare safe?

Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber break it all down on Politics Now.

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