rate hikes

2.6 million minimum and award wage earners set for July 1 pay boost

The pay packets of 2.6 million workers are in line for a boost on July… Read More

What we know about the May 2024 federal budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his third budget next week, as he again walks… Read More

Inflation the ‘primary focus’ of Albanese government’s budget, Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says

Labor has declared inflation the “primary focus” of this month’s federal budget, as the government… Read More

Interest rates, inflation: OECD calls for elevated rates, NDIS clamp down

The OECD has urged the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates higher for longer to… Read More

Stage 3 tax cuts: Economists call for delay to tax cut relief

Sticking to the planned rollout of the Albanese government’s stage three tax cuts risks further… Read More

Force the nation into recession, Aussies urged

Aussies are being urged to stop splashing cash on “Netflix, flat-whites, movies and eating out”… Read More

Interest rates, inflation: Warren Hogan says RBA to inflict at least two more rate hikes

Interest rates risk going higher still, economists have warned, as stubborn inflationary pressures, rebounding economic… Read More

A stark new report on housing affordability shows just how dire things are in Australia – for everyone

The typical Australian who might’ve once bought a home a few generations ago is now… Read More

Interest rates, Inflation: RBA drops talks of new rate hikes, March meeting minutes reveal

The Reserve Bank did not consider the case for an additional increase to interest rates… Read More

Grim map plotting the least affordable housing markets in the world includes three Aussie cities

A depressing map revealing the least affordable housing markets in the world includes three Australian… Read More