economy

ABS: Lockdown recovery drives record 8.2% quarterly rise in retail sales

February 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

Australian retail sales volumes rose a record 8.2 per cent in the December quarter 2021, seasonally adjusted, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of [...]

Vital Signs: Treasurer Morrison is about to face a reality check

December 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

Richard Holden, UNSW Australia Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to [...]

Unemployment Rate Rises To 5.7% – Youth Unemployment Rise To 13% Under Turnbull

December 15, 2016 // 0 Comments

The ABS has released figures today that show that the unemployment rate has risen to 5.7% and the youth unemployment rate has risen to 13%. General Manager of ABS’ [...]

ANZ-Roy Morgan: Consumer Confidence Nose-Dives By 4.4% After Appallingly Weak GDP Data

December 13, 2016 // 0 Comments

According to ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell a sharp 4.4% to 113.4 this week. Consumer Confidence is now at its lowest level since May. ANZ Senior Economist Jo [...]

Debt Highest Level Under Abbott Then It Has Ever Been #auspol

July 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

Debt under the Abbott government is at its highest level it’s ever been levels are now at $285.8 billion. Every year the Abbott Government has been in power the [...]

Budget 2015/16- No Money For Stay At Home Parents But There Is Money For Nannies

May 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

While punishing families that have a stay at home parent, the 2015/16 Budget “AKA-Save Abbott’s Job” has made funding available for families that or wish to [...]

Labor: Newman’s LNP Has Neglected Regional Youth Jobseekers

January 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

Labor Shadow Treasurer, Curtis Pitt, highlighted that new regional jobless figures show the LNP have made no progress in bringing Queensland unemployment down to 4%. Mr Pitt [...]

The truth about bracket creep and Hockey’s tax tales (The Conversation)

January 20, 2015 // 1 Comment

By Ben Phillips, University of Canberra Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey claims taxpayers are already paying 50 cents in the dollar of their income to the government and that [...]

Australia’s road obsession is holding back productivity

January 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

By Elizabeth Webster, Swinburne University of Technology Commentators continue to call for new infrastructure to lift Australia’s flagging economic growth, yet there is a [...]

Newman Spinning Facts On QLD’s Economy – Newman Treating Qld’ers Like Mugs

July 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

In a press release this morning the Queensland Labor party is warning Queenslanders to be very wary of Newman’s spin on the Queensland economy. In the press release Shadow [...]