Sep 18, 2025
Unemployment holds steady despite surprise fall in jobs
About 5400 jobs dropped out of Australia's economy in August, wrongfooting forecasters who had expected stronger growth in employment.
Jacob Shteyman
Sep 16, 2025
NZ offers blueprint for home-building productivity fix
Australia should follow New Zealand in reforming zoning rules to boost limp construction productivity and expand housing supply, leading economists say.
Sep 15, 2025
Jobs data in focus as economic outlook brightens
Workers are taking home a larger slice of the economic pie as a result of Australia's historically tight labour market.
Aug 26, 2025
Housing bubble warning as deposit scheme fast-tracked
House prices could surge and mortgage defaults rise when a government scheme to help first home buyers begins ahead of schedule, experts warn.
Aug 20, 2025
Red tape ‘win-wins’ at Productivity Roundtable summit
Broad support for Clare O'Neil's suggestions around reforming the National Construction Code.
Aug 15, 2025
Jobless fall gives RBA room before next rate cut
The unemployment rate slid to 4.2 per cent in July, partly because of an unwinding from an earlier, outsized jump, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reports.
Aug 11, 2025
Hopes RBA won’t repeat shock rates hold as board meets
The "Trumpification" of the US Federal Reserve provides an unsettling backdrop to the Reserve Bank's August meeting, where it is expected to cut interest rates.
Jul 22, 2025
Were the RBA dissenters right to argue for a July cut?
Meeting minutes have shed new light on the Reserve Bank's decision to hold rates steady in July, with Australia's low unemployment rate a concern for the board.
Jul 4, 2025
Big bank shifts rate cut tip as retail sales disappoint
A slow start to the year for consumers continues, with weaker-than-expected retail sales a sign of "scarring" from a spike in inflation.
Jun 27, 2025
Household wealth hit as Trump threatens super balances
Australian super balances have fallen for the first quarter since 2022, with funds warning of further risks posed by Donald Trump's "America first" agenda.
