Individuals should have better control over how their personal information is used and shared by government and private companies, the Productivity Commission has recommended.
The Productivity Commission has called for a reform to “draconian” and “big brother-type” intellectual property laws in a new wide-ranging draft report.
Australia’s retail sector must overcome myriad of challenges before its is able to address the growing loss of sales to overseas online outlets, according to the Productivity Commission’s Economic Structure and Performance of the Australian Retail Industry draft report.
The govt needs to consider loosening trading hours and zoning restrictions to enable the retail sector to better contend against international competition, the Productivity Commission said
The independent research and policy advisory body charged with conducting the cost-benefit analysis of the Gillard Government’s $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) has conceded the process is merely a “useful tool” and cannot be solely relied upon.