Unemployment rate hits 4.5pc, the highest level in post-COVID era
Australia’s unemployment rate keeps slowly drifting higher. Data show the national unemployment rate rose to 4.5 per cent…
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, with the latest…
Australia’s property market enters downturn as prices fall for first time since 2022
Australia’s housing boom has officially entered a downturn for the first time in more than three years, with…
What would Australia’s economy look like under One Nation?
If One Nation forms government what would Australia’s economy look like? Pauline Hanson’s speech at the National Press…
Recent years tougher for borrowers than enduring 17pc interest rates, analysis finds
New economic analysis could put to bed the inter-generational argument about house prices and mortgage pressure, which plays…
Big Four divided on RBA direction as one major bank warns two interest rate hikes still ahead
The RBA is widely expected to hold the cash rate at its June meeting, but the banks can’t…
RBA not concerned about stagflation or wage-price spiral
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says the war in the Middle East is creating a “highly uncertain” environment…
Australia’s interest rate rise comes as other countries maintain theirs. Why?
As Australian mortgage holders grapple with rising repayments, some countries have not seen interest rate rises in years.…
What if we used taxes or superannuation to control inflation, not just interest rates?
Would you rather hand over an extra $300 a month to your bank or the federal government? I’m…
Businesses need to raise prices or put Australians out of work
Australia had an inflation problem before the Iran war, but it’s turned sinister. Prior to the war, core…
Interest rate rises push employed people and young families into mortgage stress
More than 65,000 Australians have contacted the National Debt Helpline in financial distress since the start of the…
RBA interest rate decision: Economists tip hike to 4.35 per cent
Australians are on edge ahead of the Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision on Tuesday afternoon, with many experts…