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More adult vaccines could unlock $1.1bn for economy

By raising its level of adult immunisation to the same rate for children, Australia could unlock huge economic benefits, researchers say.

AAP · Oct 11, 2024

How the most affluent Australians disproportionately benefit from negative gearing

Those in the top tax bracket three times more likely to be negatively geared property investor, says economist

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2024

Don't put money on rates relief soon, borrowers warned

Mortgage-holders should not get their hopes up for near-term relief, says a hawkish Reserve Bank governor as the cash rate was again held at 4.35 per cent.

AAP · Sep 23, 2024

Despite all the doom and gloom on Australia’s economy, could the worst be behind us?

We hear about the ‘weakest growth in decades’ and being ‘smashed’ by the RBA, but positive tidings abound – if you want to look for them

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2024

State finances on track to be 'worst in the country'

Tasmania, the home of Australia's only Liberal government, faces deteriorating finances based on policy decisions over a decade, a leading economist says.

AAP · Aug 19, 2024

Families set to pocket more than $60 a week from stage-three tax cuts

Treasury analysis shows ‘mums and dads’ will be among the biggest beneficiaries when 1 July cuts kick in, Jim Chalmers says

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2024

When Michele Bullock tells us she’s not for turning in fighting inflation we should believe her

The RBA governor is reminding everyone that her mandate covers not just inflation, but also full employment

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2024

Top economists give budget modest rating and doubt inflation will fall as planned

Asked to grade Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget on his own criteria of delivering on “inflation in the near term and then growth in the medium term”, most of the 49 leading economists surveyed by the Economic Society of Australia and The Conversation have failed to give it top marks.

The Conversation · May 26, 2024

US and China need ‘climate armistice’ to meet net zero, says former head of CSIRO

‘Climate change is a global problem. It needs that global level of collaboration,’ says Larry Marshall

The Guardian - AU · May 11, 2024

Victorian budget a family affair, but details scant

The Victorian budget remains cloaked in secrecy but shapes as a no-frills affair as the government tries to combat rising debt and infrastructure blowouts.

AAP · May 6, 2024