Australian Economy
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Housing in Australia must become part of the circular economy – here’s how it can begin | Housing
Transitioning to a circular economy model for the Australian housing sector is more pressing than ever. Recent AHURI research finds…
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Australia set to extend rate pause as economy enters slow lane
Australia’s central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates at a 12-year high on March 19 as the economy…
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RBA to hold rates next week ahead of easing cycle
By Gareth Aird, head of Australian economics at CBA: Key Points: We expect the RBA will leave the cash rate…
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Mariana Mazzucato’s mission economy is moonshine
Her message fell on receptive ears in a government looking for ideas for the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund to…
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Plunging consumer spending foreshadows RBA rate cuts
Last week’s Q4 national accounts release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that real per capita household consumption…
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The education gap between rural and metropolitan Australia is costing us billions
Valuing regional education The biggest boost to regional economies won’t come from investing in infrastructure projects or from higher grain…
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Australian wine industry toasts expected end to China tariffs
China imposed tariffs on key Australian exports — such as wine — in 2020. Photo: GREG WOOD / AFP/FileSource: AFP…
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Soaring rents a key driver of cost of living crisis
In an interview with Sky News’ Sharri Markson on Tuesday night, I spoke about the rental crisis, immigration, and the…
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Business Council thinks democracy is stopping economic reform
We’ve written before about the ritualism of what passes for economic debate here — how a business lobby group will…
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Interest rate rise unlikely after sluggish quarter of GDP growth, Australian economists say | Australian economy
Australia’s economy is experiencing another “very soft quarter” of growth, all but ruling out another interest rate rise by the…
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