How our ‘post vaccination’ world will look
How Australia manages its ‘fully vaccinated’ phase will in many ways be more important than our difficulties in the months ahead.
Economics
China to walk fine economic line
Beijing is on track to meet its full-year growth target of 6% or more, but mounting risks lurk beneath the solid numbers.
Chinese investment plunges to 14-year low
About 75 per cent of Chinese investors are reluctant to touch Australia because of the political climate.
As good as it gets? More jobs depend on more jabs
Australia’s economic recovery – the envy of the world – may not be able to go any further until we have widespread vaccination.
Dodgy statistics behind decade-low jobless rate
Buckets of free money, no migrant workers and dodgy statistics helped Australia record its lowest unemployment rate in 10 years last month.
Indian subsidies burn cane growers
Indian subsidies have cost the Queensland sugar industry $1bn, ramping up pressure on the World Trade Organisation to step in to help local farmers.
‘We want you’, ANZ’s message to older workers
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott says mature aged workers are much sought after at the bank to help combat Covid-19 labour shortages.
China growth slows to 7.9pc
China’s second quarter slowdown came as consumers remained hesitant to splurge and firms dealt with rising raw materials costs.
Rebound at risk as jobless rate hits decade low
Businesses nationally shrugged off renewed Covid-19 outbreaks and Melbourne’s two-week lockdown to add 29,000 jobs in June.
EU, China unveil plans to cut greenhouse-gas emissions
Beijing and Brussels jump in ahead of the world’s next climate-change conference, where the world’s biggest powers hope to hammer out new initiatives to limit emissions.
Inflation to remain elevated before moderating: Fed
Jerome Powell says the Fed will continue to provide stimulus until the US economy has recovered, amid persistent high inflation.
$260m fuel security investment
A $260 million investment will expand Australia’s diesel storage capacity, fortifying the country’s long-term fuel security.
China set to launch world’s largest carbon market
Carbon market will double the share of global emissions covered under such systems.
Big business pushes faster vaccine plan
Australia’s biggest businesses are turning to their seasonal flu vaccine providers to administer Covid-19 jabs to their employees.
PM’s cash for Sydney exposes billions wasted
The extra cash for locked-down Sydney that wasn’t forthcoming for Victoria makes basic sense but let’s be crystal clear what’s driving it – the seats in the city’s west crucial to the next election.
Policymakers must focus on rapid vaccine rollout
The arrival of the Delta strain of Covid-19 in the Sydney community may mark a turning point in Australia’s pandemic strategy.
Confidence crashes in Sydney as lockdown bites
While consumer confidence is being smashed in NSW, it’s so far been more than offset by a rebound in optimism in Victoria and WA.
Economy weathering China trade sanction storm
Australia is weathering the escalating trade war with China, due to surging iron ore sales and exporters finding alternative markets for barley and coal, the Productivity Commission says.
Support ‘will ensure economic bounceback’
A major new support package for firms and workers affected by Sydney’s lockdown has been welcomed by business groups and economists.
Who gets what in rescue for workers, businesses
The federal government has announced a new support package for businesses and workers affected by the lockdown in Greater Sydney.
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