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June 2023: Warning Australian companies must lift productivity
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June 2023: Warning Australian companies must lift productivity

Australia has recorded its largest fall in productivity on record amid recession fears.

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Another rise in interest rates? We’ve probably had enough already

Another rise in interest rates? We’ve probably had enough already

Whatever decision the Reserve Bank board makes about rates tomorrow – at governor Philip Lowe’s second-last meeting – the stronger case is for no increase.

  • by Ross Gittins
Six actions business owners can take to survive economic turmoil
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Finance

Six actions business owners can take to survive economic turmoil

Don’t wait to be told we’re officially in recession. Start acting now to ensure you come out the other side of what could be a prolonged downturn.

  • by Michael Fingland
Not if, but when: How to prepare for a recession as a first-time investor
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Opinion

Not if, but when: How to prepare for a recession as a first-time investor

Younger Australians have never had to tussle with a recession, so it’s important to understand what it might mean for your money.

  • by Wijith Wijeyasiri
AustralianSuper betting on recession as inflation softens real returns

AustralianSuper betting on recession as inflation softens real returns

The chief investment officer of Australia’s largest super fund says the biggest risk is that a recession will not materialise.

  • by Millie Muroi
Dutton drags Albanese into the trenches, but the real battle is yet to begin

Dutton drags Albanese into the trenches, but the real battle is yet to begin

Peter Dutton is trying to convince voters that the PM is preoccupied by the Voice, not the economy. If he succeeds, the government is in real trouble.

  • by Sean Kelly
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Teachers are leaving as support from parents disappears

Teachers are leaving as support from parents disappears

Parents are driving teachers out of their jobs.

Albanese will feel the heat in winter of discontent

Albanese will feel the heat in winter of discontent

There are at least five policy challenges that will deepen the chill this winter, and voters will be looking to the government for solutions.

  • by David Crowe
Unpleasant to ugly: Pain for retailers as consumers reach spending cliff
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Retail

Unpleasant to ugly: Pain for retailers as consumers reach spending cliff

The first half of this calendar year has been an unpleasant time for retailers. But the next six months is looking even worse.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
‘Per-capita recession’ tipped as banks slash economic growth forecasts

‘Per-capita recession’ tipped as banks slash economic growth forecasts

Big banks have downgraded their growth forecasts as households rein in spending to keep up with rising interest rates, but the treasurer says a strong jobs market leaves the country well-placed “to face the challenges ahead”.

  • by Rachel Clun
‘It is a tricky business’: How will we know if we’re in recession?

‘It is a tricky business’: How will we know if we’re in recession?

Economists are increasingly worried we are on the verge of a recession. Millions of Australians were not even alive during the 1990s recession, the one we “had to have”.

  • by Rachel Clun