Labor's economic reform roundtable takes centre stage this week. Here's what to expect.
A cheat sheet for each day of the highly anticipated event - and everything else in macro this week.
Despite some expectations management from the federal government, all eyes will be on Canberra this week and the Economic Reform Roundtable, which is expected to provide ideas for immediate and long-term policy change to lift productivity. But will it deliver on the big picture changes its name suggests?
Here’s what you need to know about the key economic data releases this week.
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The event: Economic Reform Roundtable, Parliament House
When: Tuesday 19 to Thursday 21 August 2025
What to expect: Treasurer Jim Chalmers said in a media statement over the weekend that the improvements recently in inflation and wages growth, alongside strong new jobs creation, provides “a really good platform” to work on “bigger more persistent structural challenges in our economy, like productivity”.
“All of this gives us the confidence to deal with the uncertainty which surrounds us in the world and the big economic challenges which confront us,” he said.
