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Jennifer Duke
Economics correspondent
Jennifer Duke is the associate editor for Capital Brief. She is a Walkley Award winning journalist with more than a decade's experience, specialising in economics, business and finance. She has worked for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age as economics correspondent and as a business journalist.
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Woolworths' Brad Banducci was just the latest among many CEOs who've slipped up when dealing with the media.
She is tasked with leading the institution trying to solve one of the economy's trickiest challenges. But Dani Wood insists she is up for it.
Labor MP Andrew Leigh has written a new book on the history of economics. What it says about competition, AI and policy is especially revealing.
Productivity growth has been dismal for over a decade in Australia. Two of the economy's key figures support the idea of a summit to fix it.
Will super soon be paid on parental leave? Industry is getting more confident.
A rise in unemployment was inevitable as the RBA entered the “last mile” of the inflation race. But managing it remains a challenge economically — and politically.
More than three months after the High Court handed down its decision in the NZYQ case, the Albanese government this week found its agenda again derailed by the release of hardened criminals onto the streets.
Both the Greens and Coalition are attacking the government over potential changes to negative gearing, even though Labor insists it has no plans to do so.
The UNSW professor isn't giving up on grandfathering negative gearing, overhauling the tax system... or getting academic economists taken more seriously in Australian discourse.
The banks have been quick to increase mortgage rates. But when the RBA starts cutting, will they be as fast to do the same?
Labor's reversal on Stage 3 has opened the door for the Coalition to come up with a bigger tax reform agenda. This could include a proposal that both major parties have, up until this point, been reticent to talk about.
Michele Bullock navigated the media smoothly on Tuesday at the Reserve Bank’s 45 minute post-interest rate decision press conference. But there was one moment where she looked a little strained.
The RBA has raised concerns about the risks to Australia from a faltering Chinese economy, as it left rates steady at 4.35%.
The Reserve Bank is counting down the hours until it lifts the curtains at Martin Place for its revamped monetary policy decision.
The five-year countdown hasn’t started yet for the National Housing Accord’s promised 1.2 million new homes. But the property development lobby says it’s already dead without serious intervention in the upcoming federal budget.
The use of AI is on the rise. Its potential to usher in a new era of productivity growth is undeniable. But it's far from certain.
At a time of rising concerns about the impact of AI, the Productivity Commission is calling for a light touch approach to regulating the technology in the economy.
Will the government's stage 3 shift open the door to broader changes to the tax system, or slam it shut completely?
Economists think Australia's tightening cycle might be over. But a shift to interest rate cuts is still some distance away.
Accountants scraped in a pay rise last year, with the biggest increases going to relatively junior professionals. And women’s pay is still falling behind.
Weak retail sales data is just the latest sign that the economy is struggling, but investors are still pushing the ASX to new heights in anticipation that rate cuts will come sooner rather than later.
The Prime Minister had plenty to share about the government's hopes for "middle Australia". It's what he didn't say that was most revealing.
Now that the government's plans for changes to the Stage 3 tax cuts are clear, the Prime Minister faces the task of convincing voters that breaking his promise to leave them unchanged is justified.
At the start of this month, Capital Brief stumbled on the massive story that the Albanese government was planning to overhaul the stage 3 tax cuts. Here’s how it played out.
A new CEDA report suggests the federal government should arm businesses with "dynamic capabilities" with more funding to help unlock productivity growth in the economy.
The government is overhauling the tax cuts by keeping the 37% marginal rate.
Peter Costello's final media call at the Future Fund was more a parting message to investors than a farewell.
While Albanese’s media team spent much of Monday afternoon hosing down reports they were about to overhaul the stage three tax cuts, Capital Brief has been told that a change will be put to cabinet this morning.
Speculation is mounting that the government is gearing up to amend the upcoming tax cuts amid a growing focus on providing cost-of-living relief.
Piloting the nation out of financial turbulence is difficult. But the RBA looks like it might achieve one of the trickiest economic manoeuvres: a soft landing.
The Prime Minister's decision on when to call the election will speak volumes about his confidence and the economy.
The government is reviewing the supermarkets' approach to pricing in the midst of a cost-of-living crunch. But economists say it'll do little to solve inflation woes.
Equities and money markets have been buzzing for weeks over the potential for rate cuts in many economies this year, but there are growing doubts whether Australia will be among them.
When will the cost-of-living crisis end? Economists think we're at, or near, the worst of it. But it's less clear when things will get better.
The Prime Minister has been forced to reiterate his commitment to planned tax cuts after revelations his government sought advice on the impact of changing them.
The Reserve Bank is having a makeover moment for the new year. But what does its 2024 glow up look like?
Besa Deda made history as Australia's first female chief economist at a bank. She now wants to have an impact on the housing debate.
