Nervous government backbenchers looking for budget handouts have been warned by Treasurer Jim Chalmers there will not be a pre-election cash splash.
WA led in three key categories,securing its position as the top state or territory for the quarter for the first time in a decade.
The Reserve Bank is facing a sea of red ink that will affect its operation and the federal budget bottom line for years.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has used an address to the International Monetary Fund to warn growing military conflicts pose a risk to the global economy.
Both the IMF and Deloitte Access Economics are warning the new economic year is unlikely to be much better than the current one.
It might not feel like it,given recent interest rate jumps and a rising cost of living,but we live in a very rich country.
The news that our national birth rate is plummeting is concerning,but it’s no surprise to single-child families like mine.
The prime minister has taken retail politics to a new level – straight into the nation’s supermarket aisles.
But the chances of a pre-Christmas interest rate cut have all but evaporated after ABS figures revealed the jobs market continuing to surge.
Central banks have created their own measures of inflation. But new research shows their metrics are missing the real price increases experienced by ordinary shoppers.
Births have fallen to a 17-year low while the nation’s fertility rate has never been lower. High-priced housing is not putting people in the mood for children.