Mimicking populists will not ease cost of living or boost productivity, Mathias Cormann warns
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OECD secretary general and former Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann is warning mainstream political parties against adopting populist policies like migration caps to address cost-of-living grievances. In an address to the Centre for Independent Studies, Cormann will urge politicians to instead deliver housing, real wage growth, and lower energy costs by boosting productivity. The warning comes as the anti-immigration party One Nation reached a 25% primary vote in the latest Guardian Essential poll, surpassing the Coalition's 22%.
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