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A lot has happened since the last sitting week. The Prime Minister announced Australia's plan to soon recognise Palestinian statehood, and the best economic minds gathered to solve the productivity crisis. We break down why you should care about productivity at all, and Jacqui Lambie talks through her idea for a 'climate army'. 
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