Dec 4, 2025
Australian economy builds as investment roars back
Australia's economic growth rate came in below market expectations, but a strong domestic pulse shows the economy is in good shape.
Jacob Shteyman
Dec 3, 2025
Brakes on rates as economic growth hits the fast lane
The Reserve Bank may soon need to tap the brakes as Australia's economy approaches its speed limit as high government spending collides with low productivity.
Dec 2, 2025
Duplexes could be the key to solving our housing crisis
Developing just a fraction of single-occupancy homes in Australian cities into duplexes would be enough to eliminate the nation's housing shortfall.
Nov 27, 2025
Red-hot inflation: will RBA now push rates back up?
Economists say the Reserve Bank might have lowered interest rates too far after a surprise inflation print revealed price pressures are still running hot.
Nov 26, 2025
How AI could hinder further RBA interest rate cuts
A Reserve Bank official says the neutral rate may have increased since the pandemic, which would limit how far rates could be cut without adding to inflation.
Nov 26, 2025
The ‘obvious and easy way’ to help boost housing supply
More than 80,000 sorely needed homes cannot be built due to a lack of investment in power, roads and sewers, councils say.
Nov 25, 2025
Cracks in the foundations: home affordability hits new low
An extraordinary rise in demand combined with constrained supply has created a boom in Australian home values and rents over the past five years.
Nov 24, 2025
Early Christmas for RBA with landmark inflation report
Inflation data will dominate the domestic economic dashboard, while the UK budget and New Zealand rate cuts are on the agenda abroad.
Nov 20, 2025
House prices surge as city-dwellers flee to the regions
Aspiring home buyers are fleeing to the regions as falling interest rates and limited supply drives city house prices to fresh record highs.
Nov 19, 2025
Wages growth running out of steam after inflation spike
Economists expect Australian Bureau of Statistics data to show workers' pay packets are still growing in inflation-adjusted terms, but maybe not for long.
