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Party faithful have been closely tracking the rise of the charismatic South Australian MP Mark Butler as they quietly contemplate Labor after Albo.

$68.4 million for land and early works for the new Alkimos North Senior High School.

$78.2 million in funding will be allocated to progress major upgrades at six schools across the state:

$21.4 million for Champion Bay Senior High School’s new sports hall and refurbishments to its existing sports hall

$16.2 million for a new sports hall with sports science facilities at Belridge Secondary College

$12.1 million for Byford Primary School’s new early childhood education block

$10.7 million for Glen Forrest Primary School for a new early childhood education block

$10.7 million for a new childhood education block at Cowaramup Primary School

$7.1 million for classroom and building upgrades at Geraldton Senior High School

$96.2 million to expand capacity at four schools:

Harrisdale Senior High School - $40.8 million for 600 additional students

Riva Primary School - $21 million for 240 additional students

Piara Waters Primary School - $23.2 million for 440 additional students

Inglewood Primary School - $11.2 million for a new early childhood education facility

$400 million boost to school maintenance and minor works:

$218.6 million increase to base maintenance

$50.5 million for upgrades to roofs, toilets, and hard courts

$52.2 million for targeted maintenance and minor works upgrades

$86.9 million to deliver the final tranches of the Cool the Schools program and minor works election commitments

Summary from the top of the article:

Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood says housing affordability is now too big to ignore, with the federal government unable to meet its 1.2 million new homes target.

She is also concerned by Australia's labour productivity growth, which is sitting at about a quarter of its 60-year average.

Ms Wood would like to see the government "be ambitious" when it comes to productivity reforms, including corporate tax reforms.