Q4 GDP data will reveal whether the government's economic recovery plan is working, with anticipation growing over the next election.
Economy
Independent experts want the rules tightened to prevent public servants from becoming collateral damage in debates over policy costings.
All eyes are turning to Canberra as the dust settles on the first rate cut in more than four years.
The Reserve Bank was caught off guard by the post-pandemic inflation surge — a misstep its board is determined not to repeat.
Most economists welcomed Tuesday’s rate cut, but not all. Those who wanted the Reserve Bank to hold steady are now warning it could have consequences.
The RBA has finally delivered the rate cut millions of Australians have been hoping for. Just don't expect a string of further easing to follow.
The central bank warned that US tariffs pose a global risk — but even in the most extreme modelled scenarios, the impact on Australia’s GDP is expected to be modest.
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has weighed in on the growing debate about the independence of the RBA board following a costings scandal with Treasury and its secretary Steven Kennedy.
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest has warned that despite significant steps taken by governments to support supply, the picture remains "grim".
The Reserve Bank board's meeting on Tuesday is one of its biggest in years, with implications for federal politics, markets, and of course, the economy.
Whenever US tariffs are discussed, Peter Navarro’s name isn’t far behind. Here’s what Australians need to know about their new antagonist in the White House.
The "verbal agreement" at the centre of Trump's latest trade controversy does not appear to have been documented and was not widely reported at the time it was secured.
The Greens have unveiled a 10% net wealth tax for billionaires. As the prospect of a hung parliament grows, should we take them seriously but not literally?
Anthony Albanese has taken a first step towards achieving an exemption for Australia from US tariffs. But even if he succeeds, it doesn't guarantee Donald Trump won't change his mind later on.
A new report from the Centre for Independent Studies urges Australia to look across the ditch if it wants to solve housing affordability.
There's about a week to go until the RBA meets, but it may well be tariffs that continue to take the economic spotlight.
The Reserve Bank’s highly anticipated rate-cutting cycle could be on ice as soon as it really begins. That’s the best guess of some of the country’s top forecasters following Trump’s tariffs.
COSBOA says the Albanese government is pitting the public against each other through its framing of the opposition’s fringe benefits tax policy, and its move to get Treasury to cost the plan.
