Trump’s victory could wipe $36b from Australian economy

Trump’s victory could wipe $36b from Australian economy

Experts say the full suite of Donald Trump’s economic policies would fuel global inflation and interest rates and slow growth,delivering a huge policy headache to the Australian government and the Reserve Bank.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi

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Government to miss immigration targets again as Kiwis flock to Australia

Government to miss immigration targets again as Kiwis flock to Australia

Treasury boss Steven Kennedy has revealed net overseas migration will miss the government’s own forecasts,heaping pressure on the Albanese government.

  • byShane Wright andNatassia Chrysanthos
Allan’s new housing policy is good,but pausing the SRL would make it even better

Allan’s new housing policy is good,but pausing the SRL would make it even better

The solution to our housing crisis is to build where people want to live,in well-located areas,and not continue to fund money sinks.

  • byAruna Sathanapally andTrent Wiltshire
RBA leaves borrowers waiting for interest rate relief

RBA leaves borrowers waiting for interest rate relief

The central bank has held the official cash rate at 4.35 per cent as Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock declares inflation is not falling fast enough.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi
There still be inflation sea monsters ahead for Captain Bullock

There still be inflation sea monsters ahead for Captain Bullock

Michele Bullock has rounded the worst of the inflation journey for the Reserve Bank. But dangerous seas remain.

  • byShane Wright
Crackdown on oil and gas giants delivers nation billions in extra tax

Crackdown on oil and gas giants delivers nation billions in extra tax

A long-term effort by the ATO to get more tax out of the oil and gas sectors has paid dividends that are likely to deliver billions of dollars in extra revenue.

  • byShane Wright
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The graphs that show housing is broken

The graphs that show housing is broken

All sides of politics have overseen a collapse in housing affordability since 2000. These are the graphs that show it. And there are no easy solutions.

  • byShane Wright
There’s your inflation rate – then there’s the Reserve Bank’s rate
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There’s your inflation rate – then there’s the Reserve Bank’s rate

The official measure of inflation,at 2.8 per cent,should force a cut in interest rates. But the Reserve Bank is tracking its own inflation measure.

  • byShane Wright
No mortgage joy for Christmas with RBA holding out on interest rate drop

No mortgage joy for Christmas with RBA holding out on interest rate drop

A smaller-than-expected rise in prices through the September quarter has brought inflation down to 2.8 per cent – but it’s not enough for the Reserve Bank.

  • byShane Wright
‘Worse-placed than in 2020’:Where Australia’s pandemic response went wrong

‘Worse-placed than in 2020’:Where Australia’s pandemic response went wrong

The first wide-ranging inquiry into the nation’s pandemic response has found delays procuring COVID-19 vaccines cost lives and delivered a $31 billion hit to the economy.

  • byShane Wright andNatassia Chrysanthos
Today’s inflation caused by yesterday’s COVID spending

Today’s inflation caused by yesterday’s COVID spending

The federal government spent $343 billion on combatting COVID-19. A review finds that while useful,some of that spending exacerbated today’s inflation pressures.

  • byShane Wright