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The Government’s costing announcement was undercut when international rating agency S&P Global warned Australia’s top tier ‘AAA’ rating could be jeopardised.

Federal election 2025CommentsChalmers cops a rare credit-bility check from global agency

A rare rebuke by global ratings agency S&P has overshadowed Labor’s attempts to paint itself the more responsible economic manager, as election sweeteners threaten Australia’s top AAA credit rating.

Jackson Hewett and Nicola Smith

10 of the 11 sectors closed higher. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

MarketsPremiumASX rises on latest White House move

The ASX200 continued to trade higher on Monday on the back of renewed hope of a tariff back down.

Cameron Micallef

Treasurer Jim Chalmers (L) for Labor and Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor for the Coalition.

EconomyPremiumElection pledges risk AAA credit rating

Australia’s AAA credit rating could be at risk amid a bipartisan post-pandemic splurge, with analysts S&P global warning government spending has hit the highest level since World War 2.

Matt Mckenzie

Dour sentiment around housing will be central in this election. NewsWire / David Swift

newsPremiumElection housing promises revealed

As election day nears, here is what each of the major parties are offering when it comes to getting a roof over your head.

Blair Jackson

COMPOSITE 4:3 – Westpac predicts a 25 basis point cut in May. Newswire

newsPremium‘Locked in’: Major bank’s big rate cut call

Households will get a rate cut in May regardless of April’s inflation reading, one major bank’s chief economist has boldly declared.

Cameron Micallef

WA remain’s the nation’s best-performing economy.

EconomyCommentsWA cements top spot as nation’s best economy

WA has cemented its spot at the top of the latest CommSec State of the States rankings, but another state's climb comes as more of a surprise.

Jacob Shteyman and Daniel Newell

Victoria’s economy has been the early winner from rate cuts. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

FinancePremiumSurprising state surges on RBA rate cut

An interest rate cut has seen a surprising Aussie state surge up the national rankings, new figures show.

Cameron Micallef

Mortgage stress falls after rate cuts. NewsWire / Nikki Short

NEWSPremiumIncredible call on looming rate cut

A leading economist predicts struggling Aussie mortgage holders will get much-needed rate relief next month, as the RBA turns its focus to this new threat.

Cameron Micallef

Rising productivity is the major driver of incomes in the long run, as it grows the economic pie and helps keep cost of living under control.

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Why we’ve got to rev up Australia’s economic engine

There’s one word that helps explain wage growth, the housing shortage, and even the iron laws of global trade that US President Donald Trump has struggled to overcome.

Matt Mckenzie

Fremantle Port is slated for closure, with the State Government to build Westport at Cockburn Sound instead.

InfrastructurePremiumFreo Port kicks the goals in shock win over Westport

WA would get a better deal by delaying the $7 billion-plus Westport project for another decade, as scrutiny over the State Government’s infrastructure spending widens.

Matt Mckenzie

Resmed makes sleep apnoea masks in Singapore and Australia, but the bulk of their trade is in North and South America.

NEWSAussie company scores Trump tariff exemption

One of Australia’s leading healthcare companies has locked in an exemption from Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

Blair Jackson

Economists reckon Michele Bullock’s Reserve Bank is readying for a rate cut in May.

EconomyCommentsWestpac cuts to the chase on RBA call

Major banks are locking in expectations of an interest rate cut in May just as new Reserve Bank research shows the impact of relief would extend far beyond mortgages.

Matt Mckenzie

Macquarie has the new cheapest fixed rate home loan. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

NEWSPremiumBank moves on rates ahead of RBA meeting

A major bank has announced the new lowest fixed interest rate, but it still seems unlikely Aussies will lock in their mortgage.

Cameron Micallef

Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud is promising regional Australians more money for childcare and healthcare. Richard Dobson / NewsWire

Federal Politics‘God help us’: Nats leader’s message

Salvation from a higher power would be the only this to ‘save’ Australia should Labor and the Greens control parliament after the election, the Leader of the Nationals says.

Blair Jackson

Young Australians want practical solutions to the housing crisis. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

BusinessPremiumSuper for housing sours among key voters

Australians might be priced out of the housing market, but they don’t want to see using superannuation as a solution, new research shows.

Cameron Micallef

Just 23 per cent of Australians are engaged with their workplace thanks to mediocre management.

newsCommentsHow bad bosses are costing Australia $223b

The nation is missing out on billions of dollars in productivity gains for one key reason.

Cameron Micallef

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UPDATED‘Come clean’: Pressure on Coalition costs

Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor have bickered over the cost of Coalition election policies, in a debate before a business audience.

Blair Jackson

The Australian economy will be $13bn worse off this year under Donald Trump’s tariff-induced economic slowdown. Gaye Gerard / NewsWire

newsTrump’s $13 billion blow to Australia

A dark cloud looms over the Australian economy, with the latest global forecasts predicting higher inflation and slower growth.

Blair Jackson

There are predictions global trade uncertainty will shave $13 billion off Australia's economy. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

EconomyPremiumTrump uncertainty set to smash Australian economy

Australia is not following the "bouncing ball" of Donald Trump's daily shifts, the treasurer says, amid predictions of a bigger-than-expected economic hit.

Jacob Shteyman

RBA governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers with an IMF logo.

EconomyCommentsInflation fight not over as Trump trade storm brews

Australia will have close to the highest inflation among developed nations next year even as the global economy teeters on the brink through a trade storm and surging public debt, the IMF predicts.

Matt Mckenzie

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newsPremiumGrim reality for Aussie taxpayers

Australian households have picked up the bill for the country as mining companies pay less, a breakdown of the nation’s tax revenue reveals.

Cameron Micallef

CBA is forecasting a rate cut in May. Newswire

EconomyComments‘Done deal’: Big four bank’s rate call for RBA May meeting

Mortgage holders are tipped to get much needed rate relief when the Reserve Bank of Australia board meets again in May.

Cameron Micallef

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newsPremium‘Spendathon’: Big issue as election looms

Australia’s major parties have been accused of ditching rational economic policies in favour of a “spendathon” to win votes ahead of the May 3 election.

Cameron Micallef

In a perfect world I would have Margot Robbie narrate this column whilst in a bubble bath like she did when explaining toxic debt and mortgage-backed securities in The Big Short.

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Ben HarveyCommentsPremium
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Trump forced my hand by breaking economics

Donald Trump has broken the economics of the entire world and Margot Robbie has nothing to do with it.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey