'Good time for first-home buyers'RBA boss says,but jobless rate to stay high

'Good time for first-home buyers'RBA boss says,but jobless rate to stay high

Philip Lowe says it's a good time for first-home buyers to get a foot on the property ladder as the economy grapples with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • byJennifer Duke

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Australian economy swells as consumer spending surges:ABS

Australian economy swells as consumer spending surges:ABS

New data from the ABS shows the Australian economy is back growing again,after its deepest three month drop in activity in the June quarter.

  • byShane Wright
China dispute threatens Australia's economic recovery:OECD

China dispute threatens Australia's economic recovery:OECD

The OECD has upgraded its forecasts for the Australian economy while warning a dispute with China could delay the nation's recovery.

  • byShane Wright
RBA holds interest rates at record low over Christmas

RBA holds interest rates at record low over Christmas

The Reserve Bank board has used its final meeting of the year to hold official interest rates at a record-low 0.1 per cent,where it expects them to remain for at least three years.

  • byShane Wright
Australians put their money in the bank,but yet to spend it

Australians put their money in the bank,but yet to spend it

Household deposits in the nation's banks have reached a record $1.1 trillion as people,fearful of the pandemic,bide their time before spending.

  • byShane Wright
Millions off JobKeeper as Frydenberg signals economic recovery is taking shape

Millions off JobKeeper as Frydenberg signals economic recovery is taking shape

More than 2 million workers have left the $101.3 billion JobKeeper scheme since the federal government reduced the wage subsidy at the end of September.

  • byDavid Crowe
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Nearly 500,000 in NSW facing cut to payments next month with city's west hit hard

Nearly 500,000 in NSW facing cut to payments next month with city's west hit hard

Further reductions in financial support for people pushed out of work by the coronavirus pandemic could economically devastate parts of Western Sydney.

  • byShane Wright
Melbourne's suburbs face post-Christmas economic woes as jobless support cut

Melbourne's suburbs face post-Christmas economic woes as jobless support cut

A further cut in JobSeeker will hit suburbs just after Christmas. But new research suggests even a big lift in JobSeeker won't stop people looking for work.

  • byShane Wright
'Apocalyptic'deficits:the sea of red facing every state

'Apocalyptic'deficits:the sea of red facing every state

The pandemic recession has turned the nation's state and federal budgets into deficit zones. How governments rebuild budgets will weigh on taxpayers for years.

  • byShane Wright
Budget deficit hits record level as net debt soars beyond $600 billion

Budget deficit hits record level as net debt soars beyond $600 billion

Four months into the new financial year,the Morrison government has overseen the largest budget deficit on record as the pandemic recession hits revenues.

  • byShane Wright
Business still not spending despite stimulus help

Business still not spending despite stimulus help

Figures show businesses are yet to use cheap credit and government assistance to start investing out of the recession.

  • byShane Wright