Household relief predicted but shocks loom:What to expect from the economy in 2024

Household relief predicted but shocks loom:What to expect from the economy in 2024

The coming year should deliver Australians their first real wage rise since 2021 and a drop in interest rates. But economic shocks could be on their way.

  • byShane Wright

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Wages growth ends for small business staff as rates and inflation bite
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Wages growth ends for small business staff as rates and inflation bite

Small and medium-sized businesses are now feeling the pinch from interest rates and inflation,with staff paying the price with a drop in wages.

  • byShane Wright
Are Australians really getting lazier? Probably not,says this economist

Are Australians really getting lazier? Probably not,says this economist

The Reserve Bank is worried about falling productivity levels,but a former senior RBA official says the worry may be misplaced.

  • byShane Wright
As good as it gets:Wages growth hits 14-year high

As good as it gets:Wages growth hits 14-year high

One-off factors and a tight jobs market have pushed annual wages growth to 4 per cent. But experts believe this may be as good as it gets for most Australians.

  • byShane Wright andRachel Clun
End of coal-fired power stations to crush decent incomes,report reveals

End of coal-fired power stations to crush decent incomes,report reveals

Coal-fired power stations have delivered high incomes to workers for decades. Their end will hurt their communities and workers,a new report says.

  • byShane Wright
Minns government to reserve $3.6 billion to pay for public sector wage growth

Minns government to reserve $3.6 billion to pay for public sector wage growth

The price tag,which came without detail,provides an assessment of the likely cost of Labor’s decision to abolish the Coalition’s cap on wage growth for public sector workers.

  • byMichael Koziol
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Lost productivity costing every Australian $25,000 a year

Lost productivity costing every Australian $25,000 a year

Productivity Commission research has found Australians are paying a huge price for the drop-off in productivity that has swept the world over the past 25 years.

  • byShane Wright andRachel Clun
Would Tim Gurner’s economic plan heal Australia’s woes? It’s complicated

Would Tim Gurner’s economic plan heal Australia’s woes? It’s complicated

The billionaire property developer Tim Gurner has caused a global stir with his call for economic pain. But would his prescription heal the patient?

  • byShane Wright
Rate cuts coming to help mortgage-stressed shoppers:CBA

Rate cuts coming to help mortgage-stressed shoppers:CBA

The nation’s biggest lender tips interest rates will fall a full percentage point in the next year to offset the hit being felt by consumers struggling to make ends meet.

  • byShane Wright
Young Australians feeling more hopeless amid cost of living crunch

Young Australians feeling more hopeless amid cost of living crunch

Soaring interest rates and inflation are contributing to a cost of living crisis leaving young Australians feeling under the weather.

  • byGeorgia York
Minns must explain how he will fund pay rises for public servants
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Minns must explain how he will fund pay rises for public servants

Premier Chris Minns’ announcement that the public sector wage cap will be scrapped in September fulfils a key Labor election promise,but NSW is really none the wiser as to how he intends to pay the $618 million cost.

  • byThe Herald's View