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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during the first Question Time of the 48th parliament in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday.

‘Pregnant moment’ for Albanese government. But can Labor deliver?

Anthony Albanese’s second term and commanding majority provide the chance to make structural change to keep Australia’s wealth machine going.

  • Peter Hartcher

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The ABS just had to bin some statistics. Here’s what went wrong

Data collected from 30,000 households failed to meet the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ standards and was never released. It’s a particularly bad time for it, too.

  • Millie Muroi
The increase in international students was “just one of the many other forces at play” in the country’s inflation surge according to RBA economists.

International student surge probably contributed to post-pandemic inflation: RBA

International students spend twice as much as Australian residents and work fewer hours on average, but they were just one of many factors that fuelled inflation.

  • Millie Muroi
It’s still called a lightbulb moment 150 years later for good reason.

Albanese’s guru talkfest won’t make you richer – he’s chosen the wrong people

Anthony Albanese’s three-day talkfest on the economy is heavy on tax and policies. But it’s missing what has made our lives better for 200 years - invention.

  • Shane Wright
RBA governor Michele Bullock explained the 6-3 split in the bank over its decision to hold interest rates steady in July. But data since suggests it may cut in August.

Australia risks becoming a ‘welfare state’ without spending, productivity fixes

The Reserve Bank was split on a rate cut at its last meeting – now the minutes reveal why six board members voted against change.

  • Shane Wright
There can be nothing Jim Chalmers will hear next month that he could not have learned from company reports and a friendly meeting with the ACTU.

Unity push ahead of Chalmers’ economic summit

With the three-day roundtable a month away, Labor is rushing to form a written agenda with themes and policy areas to guide the talks.

  • Paul Sakkal
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Australian workers have been robbed of $500,000 by the slowdown in productivity over the past 25 years, according to former Treasury head Ken Henry.

Australians robbed of half a million dollars each: Henry

Anthony Albanese is holding a three-day talkfest next month to find ways to lift productivity levels. Ken Henry says poor productivity has already cost Australians $500,000.

  • Shane Wright and Mike Foley
While businesses hope to win a cut in the corporate tax rate at the government’s economic roundtable, many firms just want the tax system simplified.

Want a slice of GST with your tiramisu? Businesses press for simpler tax

While big businesses are pressing the federal government for lower taxes, they also want an answer – do I pay GST on my chocolate-flavoured yoghurt?

  • Shane Wright
Illustration: Michael Mucci

If it’s broke, nationalise it? Sadly, that’s broken thinking

It’s back to the future: suddenly there’s a cry for government to step in whenever things fail. If only it was that easy.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock.

Listen: Is the RBA misleading us, or are they confused themselves?

Mortgagees were disappointed and economists shocked this week as interest rates were held, despite what was predicted. How did everyone get it so wrong?

  • Jacqueline Maley and Paul Sakkal

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