Australia failing to make progress on literacy and numeracy despite investment, reports finds

Productivity Commission says education sector must make improvements to meet future skills needs

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Australia is failing to make progress on literacy and numeracy levels despite more investment in schools, while graduate employment rates have fallen, a new report from the Productivity Commission has found.

The Productivity Commission's deputy chair, Alex Robson, said that while Australia's education outcomes were relatively good", recent trends had raised some concerns.

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