Interest Rates
Business & Economics
More than half of Australians are only just making ends meet
Many Australians are struggling to pay for everyday essentials, but some of us are feeling the pinch more than others
Business & Economics
What we can expect from the 2023 economic ‘misery index’
Australia’s high interest rates and low GDP growth are pushing our Economic Misery Index higher, but hopefully not for long
Business & Economics
The power shift in global economics
Low interest rates and COVID-19 mean governments, not central banks, now control the world’s key economic levers
Business & Economics
Home ownership stays a pipe dream for many
Despite rising numbers of new home loans amid the COVID-19 economic recovery, the outlook for housing affordability remains bleak and more of us will be renting long term
Politics & Society
Where to now for Australian property?
The COVID-19 hit to the economy is accelerating some trends that were already underway in Australia’s different property markets
Business & Economics
Australia’s housing: Hard crash or soft landing?
After 25 years recession free - could our complacency about Australia’s euphoric house market be coming to an end?
Business & Economics
No pot of gold at end of Budget rainbow
Professor Ross Garnaut warns an over-optimistic budget update is obscuring the need to take action to boost the economy
Business & Economics
Buying a house? How property data can help
A new set of sale and rental figures shows trends down to the street and house