Poppy Johnston
IMF urges higher interest rates to control inflation
The International Monetary Fund has urged Australia’s central bank to keep lifting interest rates to bring inflation down faster. Consumer price growth...
Housing rebound eyes new mark but rates threat looms
Australia’s housing market is about to sail past its previous record high though the possibility of another cash rate lift and an...
Politics, media and psychology thwarting tax reform: Grattan Institute chief
Everything from multimillion-dollar public campaigns to human psychology are to blame for Australia’s scarred track record on tax reform. Grattan Institute chief...
Consumer confidence sinks following hot inflation data
Consumer confidence has taken a hit from higher-than-expected inflation data that stoked speculation of a Melbourne Cup day interest rate hike. The...
Australia’s tax system not fit for ageing population
A major global economic institution has urged Australia to look for other ways to raise revenue than forcing a shrinking pool of...
Heated inflation figures put rate hike firmly in play
The latest inflation data has come in hotter than expected and may stir the Reserve Bank into a Melbourne Cup Day rate...
Inflation rose 5.4 per cent annually in September
Consumer prices rose 1.2 per cent over the three months to September, making a 5.4 per cent increase over the past 12...
Rates to lift if inflation outlook in jeopardy: RBA governor
The Reserve Bank of Australia may need to hike interest rates again if its plan to bring down inflation is blown off...
Unemployment rate falls back to 3.6 per cent
The unemployment rate has edged lower to 3.6 per cent from 3.7 per cent as more people move into the labour force....
High Court’s EV ruling puts other state taxes in doubt
State mining royalties, waste management levies and road congestion charges could all be vulnerable to challenge following the High Court’s ruling on...