Australian economy
Opinion
RBA
The Australian economy is behaving strangely
Something weird is happening in the Australian economy, but it won’t faze the RBA yet.
- by Millie Muroi
Latest
Energy price sweetener on cards for Albanese re-election plan
Energy subsidies are due to end in the middle of next year. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has noted that the government had previously found space in the budget to deliver cost-of-living relief and could do so again.
- by Shane Wright
Analysis
Interest rates
A terrible set of numbers for a treasurer and Reserve Bank governor
No matter how much Jim Chalmers tries to find a golden thread in these bleak economic numbers, there’s no getting away from the fact consumers are scarred.
- by Shane Wright
‘Sad economy without hope’: Deepest hit to living standards on record
Treasurer faces questions about his ability to manage economy as public spending props up national accounts.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Opinion
Workplace
Bosses want to kill off working from home. There’s just one problem with that
There’s nothing “nonsense” about the changing way we work – or the economic bonus it brings – even if some senior business figures don’t want to believe it.
- by Matt Wade
Exclusive
Home loans
The newest culture war battleground: Australian house prices
As house prices ease, the Coalition is accusing the government of starting a culture war on home owners. Labor says Liberal plans will push up interest rates.
- by Shane Wright
House values tumble in Sydney, Melbourne as economy struggles
House values are falling in the nation’s two biggest cities in a sign the broader economy is starting to slow. Prices are also easing in Brisbane and Perth.
- by Shane Wright
Lower interest rates, richer households: Just add a dash of competition
The nation’s treasurers have signed up to a decade-long program that promises lower inflation, a cut in interest rates and richer households.
- by Shane Wright
Ready for an election, Albanese unveils his new catchphrase
After driving 45 pieces of legislation through parliament in a week, the prime minister has signalled his election campaign strategy.
- by Shane Wright
For interest rates to fall, 75,000 more people will be out of work
As major reforms to the Reserve Bank finally passed the Senate, governor Michele Bullock has warned low unemployment is not helping bring down inflation.
- by Shane Wright
Australia wobbles as Trump tariff threat upends global economy
Two posts to social media by Donald Trump have been enough to upend global markets, and have given the world another insight into “Trump 2.0”.
- by Shane Wright