Oct 30, 2023 10:57 am UTC| Economy
Australias top economists have overwhelmingly backed the reintroduction of the carbon price that helped cut Australias emissions between 2012 and 2014. The government concedes that achieving its legislated emissions...
G7 Nations Unite to Secure Global Supply Chains Amid Geo-Political Tensions
Oct 30, 2023 10:02 am UTC| Economy
Trade and economy officials from the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies have reaffirmed their commitment to collaborate in securing seamless supply chains for critical resources, such as energy and food, despite...
How sustainable, liveable and resilient housing can help us adapt to a changing future
Oct 27, 2023 15:06 pm UTC| Economy Real Estate
This summer, Canada experienced wildfires, extreme heat, drought and flooding. Other regions of the world faced similar events. Its hard not to wonder if were prepared for what comes next with climate change. This...
We quizzed 4,000 people on the economy – here's who knew the most
Oct 25, 2023 15:17 pm UTC| Economy
People in the UK say the economy and inflation are currently the most important issues facing the country. But do Britons actually know much about how the economy works? My colleagues, Dan Kenealy and Hayley Bennett,...
Oct 25, 2023 14:27 pm UTC| Economy
Todays figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show inflation fell in the September quarter for the third consecutive quarter. But petrol prices kept it uncomfortably high. After reaching a 30-year high of...
As treasurer, Bill Hayden set Labor on the path to economic rationalism
Oct 24, 2023 09:21 am UTC| Economy Central Banks
Former Labor leader and governor-general Bill Hayden, whose death was announced on Saturday, is rightly being remembered for introducing Australias first universal healthcare scheme Medibank, which lives on today as...
Inflation: raising interest rates was never the right medicine
Oct 23, 2023 08:19 am UTC| Economy Central Banks
Inflation remains too high in the UK. The annual rate of consumer price inflation to September was 6.7%, the same as a month earlier. This is well below the 11.1% peak reached in October 2022, but the failure of inflation...
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