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Westpac chief economist Luci Ellis.

Why Australia’s well placed to weather Trump’s economic self-harm

Westpac’s chief economist explains why the US president’s tariff fixation will hurt America much more than it will hurt other countries.

  • Peter FitzSimons

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Bullock hoses down hopes of deep interest rate cuts after Trump upheaval

Expectations of deep cuts in official interest rates to protect the economy from the global tariff war are growing, but the Reserve Bank governor is cautious.

  • Shane Wright
RBA archives exclusive: Bernie Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and Sir Peter Abeles.

The inside story of the recession we didn’t have to have

As Australia deals with Donald Trump’s tariff turmoil, secret documents show the Reserve Bank board had its own plans to deal with economic disaster in the early 1990s.

  • Shane Wright
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

Albanese lays down challenge for Dutton over wages

Labor will urge the workplace regulator to order a real increase in pay for 2.6 million workers after the RBA chose to keep interest rates on hold.

  • David Crowe and Millie Muroi
RBA governor Michele Bullock said it was a consensus decision to keep rates on hold.

Job losses not RBA’s priority as bank keeps rates on hold

Asked about the impact of incoming US tariffs, RBA governor Michele Bullock said inflation remained the bank’s main focus as it held interest rates steady at 4.1 per cent.

  • Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
The Australian dollar posted one of its best weeks in a year.

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ overshadows Reserve Bank’s rate call

The US president’s threat to treat Australia’s 10 per cent goods and services tax as a trade impediment has been branded as ‘ridiculous’ by economists.

  • Jacob Shteyman
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Have voters been better off under Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers?

Has three years of Albanese left you better off? One number says no

Peter Dutton asks voters if they are better off under Anthony Albanese. From the cost of bananas to the value of your home, the answer is not easy.

  • Shane Wright
Australia’s 47th parliament recapped.

Albanese started his prime ministership on a high. Then in one month, things started to unravel

A record-breaking election and one month that changed it all: we recap the highs and lows of the 47th parliament.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Big crowds at the Australia-India test series helped lift the ecoomy through the December quarter.

Australia’s longest per capita recession since WWII comes to an end

A record seven quarters of falling GDP per person has finally ended, with new figures showing the economy improving in late 2024.

  • Shane Wright
Markets are sticking with rate cut predictions despite RBA caution.

Reserve Bank prepares for Trump tariff turmoil

The RBA says rates could rise again as it reveals growing concern about the fallout from Donald Trump’s tariff plans.

  • Shane Wright

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