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Prices will climb over the next decade, experts warn.

The Australian economy is behaving strangely

Something weird is happening in the Australian economy, but it won’t faze the RBA yet.

  • Millie Muroi

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers

A terrible set of numbers for a treasurer and Reserve Bank governor

No matter how much Jim Chalmers tries to find a golden thread in these bleak economic numbers, there’s no getting away from the fact consumers are scarred.

  • Shane Wright
Australia’s economy is barely growing and shrunk in per capita terms for the seventh straight quarter.

‘Sad economy without hope’: Deepest hit to living standards on record

Treasurer faces questions about his ability to manage economy as public spending props up national accounts.

  • Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
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How we measure recession is wrong. Here’s a better way to do it

GDP is a flawed measure of the health of an economy at the best of times, and it’s time we paid attention to a different statistic.

  • Millie Muroi
The state of the economy ought to have given Kamala Harris a strong, positive story to tell during her campaign, but it’s not cutting through.

Harris has a good story to tell, but it’s falling on deaf ears

Donald Trump says the Biden-Harris administration has destroyed the US economy. Far from it, and the data proves it.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
A key measure of economic activity in NSW contracted in three months to June.

Our economy has turned into a tortoise. The Reserve Bank will be happy

Most of us know the saying: slow and steady wins the race. Here’s why a slowdown doesn’t worry the Reserve Bank – and why interest rates will probably stay put.

  • Millie Muroi
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RBA governor Michele Bullock says about five per cent of borrowers are in a financially challenging situation.

Some may have to sell their homes: RBA governor gives economic warning

Michele Bullock’s alert comes amid signs the business sector is also struggling with high inflation and rates.

  • Shane Wright and Penry Buckley
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is faced with an economy that is barely growing.

‘Smashed’ economy slows like it’s 1991

The economy grew just 0.2 in the three months to June, propped up by government spending, and is in the worst run of per person GDP drops since the early 1980s.

  • Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
National accounts in five charts.

Five things the national accounts tell us about the economy

Here’s what you need to know from the latest gauge of the economy – in five charts.

  • Millie Muroi
Biscuit-maker Arnott's is on the block as part of a wider sale by owner Campbell Soups.

Cookies crumble as interest rates bite into household budgets

Australians are responding to high inflation and interest rates by downgrading their biscuits, beer and footwear.

  • Shane Wright

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