Chalmers urges opposition not to treat productivity roundtable like ‘extension of question time’

Summit will guide Labor's second-term agenda and include skills, the net zero energy transition, workforce pressures and the care economy

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Jim Chalmers has warned the opposition will have no credibility with voters or key economic decision makers if it plays politics at next month's productivity summit and has called on the Coalition to work with Labor to boost growth and prosperity.

The treasurer said the summit would be organised around themes of resilience, productivity and sustainability, chosen to reflect the dramatic challenges facing Australia today, including the technological shift, the energy transition, geopolitical shocks and demography.

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