Warwick McKibbin
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Trump wants to shut America off from the rest of the world
If Donald Trump wins the election and follows through on his economic threats, it could destroy a system that has been in place since the end of World War II.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Donald Trump
If Trump wins, Australia’s economy tanks
World-leading research into Donald Trump’s key economic policies shows they would cause huge damage to the US – and Australia wouldn’t escape unscathed.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
US Votes 2024
What will happen to your mortgage if ‘tariff man’ Trump wins the White House
Many countries would respond to Trump’s tariff hike with tit-for-tat trade restrictions. That would increase the cost of goods and services traded internationally, stoking inflation.
- by Matt Wade
Author of Labor ‘wrecking ball’ report hired for government net zero modelling
The author of a report used by the Coalition to slam Labor in the 2019 election has been hired by the federal government to help model net zero economic impacts.
- by Mike Foley
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Immigration
Former RBA governor says immigration putting ‘downward’ pressure on wages
Former Reserve Bank governor Bernie Fraser has backed up Philip Lowe’s view that high levels of immigration have contributed to low wages growth.
- by Jennifer Duke
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Australian economy
The central bank under fire: Has the RBA failed Australians?
The role and importance of the central bank is little understood, but a number of economists and experts are claiming it has failed the country.
- by Shane Wright
No law to set target: Ministers stare down Nats’ complaint on carbon
Federal ministers are planning to neutralise a backbench threat on climate change by making sure any net zero emissions target will not be mandated by law.
- by David Crowe, Mike Foley and Nick O'Malley
Opinion
JobSeeker
The two issues policymakers have to grapple with on JobSeeker
Amid the worst recession since the Great Depression, some businesses and Coalition MPs are warning that employers can't fill vacant jobs.
- by Jennifer Duke
Road to recovery hinges on controlling COVID-19: RBA and economists
Prominent economists have penned a public letter backing the approach of governments to stop the spread of the coronavirus first.
- by Shane Wright
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