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Today's Measuring What Matters statement is just a first step – now we have to turn goals into action

  • Written by: Warwick Smith, Research economist, The University of Melbourne

Today’s release of the Commonwealth Treasury’s Measuring What Matters statement is an important step towards better government decision-making and a shared vision for the Australia we want, but it’s only the first step.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has long talked about broadening our measures of success beyond the traditional ones of...

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