Click, click, boom: AI mania and war trigger rate fears
Borrowers are being warned interest rates will have to be raised again if the Middle East conflict or…
Reserve Bank governor warns world facing increased supply shocks
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says the world has become more shock-prone in recent years, and the latest…
Australia’s fairness problem is holding productivity back
A productive economy relies on many things, particularly on people believing that their contribution will be recognised and…
‘Embarrassingly weak’: Graph shows decline in living standards under Albanese government
A confronting graph shows how Australia’s standard of living has slumped in recent years, as real per capita…
Australian economy ‘drifting’ despite natural gifts
Australia has the resources it needs to be a globally prosperous economy, but it is failing to convert…
The telling data point that shows our economy is backed into a corner: ‘More or less nowhere’
RBA governor Michelle Bullock has continually lamented the problem embedded in our economy. · Getty There are mounting…
Interest rates, inflation: Interest rates tipped to remain permanently higher
Mortgage holders are being warned the days of cheap credit are over – with interest rates having to…
Failing on social mobility ‘is inefficiency with a human face’
When we think of policies to reduce economic inequality and increase social mobility, we often think of the…
Iran war’s nine shocking impacts on Australia revealed
A leading economist has shared his predictions on the long-term impacts of the Iran war, saying the geopolitical…
Reason RBA set to ‘punish’ Aussies as businesses warn of ‘Covid 2.0’ price spiral
Another supply side shock has the RBA backed into a corner. (Source: AAP) Australian motorists and rural residents…
Hidden risk to Aussie living standards
Key issues still weigh on the Australian economy. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard Australian living standards are at…