Interest rates to stay high until 2024 to battle inflation:OECD

Interest rates to stay high until 2024 to battle inflation:OECD

The OECD,despite warnings of a fragile global economy,believes interest rates will have to continue climbing in Australia to bring inflation under control.

  • byShane Wright

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‘Reform is needed’:Macron bypasses parliament to raise retirement age sparking anger

‘Reform is needed’:Macron bypasses parliament to raise retirement age sparking anger

The French president,facing defeat on a policy he has invested much of his shrinking authority on,took a last-minute decision to avoid a knife-edge vote.

  • byRob Harris
Pocock and bosses play ball after wage scrum with PM

Pocock and bosses play ball after wage scrum with PM

Overall,for a new Labor government prosecuting a major overhaul of workplace law,the collaborative approach is working.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Xi’s China juggernaut runs into potholes on the road to prosperity
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Xi’s China juggernaut runs into potholes on the road to prosperity

President Xi Jinping faces many challenges as he tries to steer his nation out of COVID-zero.

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They reckon we’ll be a world leader in gender equality,but are our men ready?

They reckon we’ll be a world leader in gender equality,but are our men ready?

It’s been declared a national priority,but Labor will need to get men on board to make it a reality.

  • byMatt Wade
‘Tough road ahead’:Britain already in recession that could last two years,warns Bank of England

‘Tough road ahead’:Britain already in recession that could last two years,warns Bank of England

The world’s leading economies continue to face steep challenges,with countries accounting for about one-third of global gross domestic product poised to contract this year or next.

  • byRob Harris
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Try and spot the ‘wellbeing’ in this budget. You could be a while

Try and spot the ‘wellbeing’ in this budget. You could be a while

Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised to “measure what matters” to ensure better policy,but by what yardstick?

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
Evidence mounts for crackdown on multinational companies
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Evidence mounts for crackdown on multinational companies

Medical device companies receiving more in government subsidies than they pay in tax strengthens the case for the government’s planned crackdown on multinational companies.

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We couldn’t have built a less fair school system if we tried
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We couldn’t have built a less fair school system if we tried

It is a structural oddity that has placed Australia as an outrider on the OECD world stage.

  • byChris Bonnor
Worried work:Australians’ long and short hours hitting life quality

Worried work:Australians’ long and short hours hitting life quality

Research from the OECD shows Australians working long hours,or forced into part-time jobs,are less happy and more worried about their health.

  • byShane Wright
Poorer young Australians suffer world-leading hit to housing:OECD

Poorer young Australians suffer world-leading hit to housing:OECD

Young people around the world have suffered big falls in home ownership. Australians - especially those on low incomes - are taking the biggest hit.

  • byShane Wright andRachel Clun