$52.4b current account deficit largest since 2016
Australia’s current account deficit was $52.4 billion last year, the largest in almost 10 years.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, released today,
Read more4 March 2025Economy
Overseas student numbers back to pre-COVID levels
The number of overseas students enrolled in Australian schools has returned to pre-COVID levels.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, released today,
Read more3 March 2025
Nature’s economic benefit measured for the first time
Australia’s ecosystems contribute at least $85 billon in value to the national economy, according to a first-of-its-kind report.
The Australia Bureau of Statistics
Read more27 February 2025
Insurers call for $30 billion fund for flood defence
Australia’s insurance industry has proposed a $30 billion fund to protect some of the country’s most flood-prone areas.
In its policy recommendations in the lead up
Read more27 February 2025
Most Australians want cash mandate for businesses
Nearly every Australian supports a government mandate for businesses to continue to accept cash.
A survey by consumer group Choice found 97 percent of Aussies thought it
Read more27 February 2025
Should you worry super is invested in private markets?
By Mark Melatos
If you are a member of a super fund, some of your long-term savings are probably invested in private markets.
Public markets are familiar to most of us
Read more26 February 2025
Petrol prices drop to a three-year low
Petrol prices across Australia have hit a three-year low, while Brisbane motorists had to tolerate the biggest gap between retail and wholesale prices in the
Read more26 February 2025
Queensland rebates’ power over inflation numbers fade
The tailing off of Queensland State Government electricity rebates lifted inflation in a key sector last month, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
ABS
Read more26 February 2025
Drier weather drops winter crops by 27 percent
Drier conditions has led to a more than 25 percent dip in Australia’s winter crop production figures.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the
Read more26 February 2025
More guidance needed on future medical workforce
A lack of insight into the required make-up of Australia’s future medical workforce has sparked a call for a new national planning body.
The Australian Medical
Read more25 February 2025