July 2024
- Opinion
- Monetary policy
Productivity is the key to taming inflation for good
Either governments and business improve the supply side of the economy, or the RBA will have to keep squeezing demand indefinitely.
October 2020
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Budget gets spending balance wrong on hiring and investment incentives
Spending more than $4.2 billion on hiring subsidies is the better way to bring back jobs than $27 billion writing off investments that businesses may hesitate to make.
February 2020
- Opinion
- Business investment
Investment appetite needs stimulating
Rate cuts won’t transform the economy. But energy certainty and tax reform could encourage business to risk investing in future growth.