Original article by Adam Creighton
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 29-Aug-18

The Productivity Commission has released a report which concludes that inequality in Australia has not increased significantly over recent decades. The report found that real incomes increased by an average of more than two per cent annually between 1989 and 2016. Chairman Peter Harris says all income groups have benefited to some extent from Australia’s economic growth over the last 27 years. However, he notes that nine per cent of Australians are living in poverty. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen claimed in 2017 that income inequality was at its highest level in 75 years.

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AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, COMMITTEE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB (AUSTRALIA), UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE. INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH