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Housing is the great Australian talking point for good reason
By Gareth Hutchens
Why are Australians obsessed with property? Because we have to be. And there are big reasons why it's always on our minds.
#HousingPolicy #MonetaryPolicy #InterestRates #PropertyPrices #FinancialServices #CostofLiving #GarethHutchens
The RBA isn't trying to stop inflation. So don't expect prices to fall
By Gareth Hutchens
The Reserve Bank doesn't want consumer prices to come down, but to rise more slowly. It's a common misunderstanding that the ABS is partly responsible for.
#Inflation #MonetaryPolicy #InterestRates #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #EconomicGrowth #GarethHutchens
Breaking: Headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July
By Gareth Hutchens
News figures show annual headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July.
#Inflation #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #MonetaryPolicy #InterestRates #GarethHutchens
Weapons makers and SpaceX in government's key investment fund portfolio
By Gareth Hutchens
The federal government has quietly published the Future Fund's half-yearly report and it reveals a portfolio that includes weapons makers and SpaceX.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-30/future-fund-publishes-six-month-report/107204844
#EthicalInvestment #FinancialMarkets #DefenceIndustry #Spacecraft #AerospaceIndustry #GarethHutchens
Breaking: RBA lifts rates to highest level in 15 years
By Gareth Hutchens
The Reserve Bank increases interest rates to 4.6 per cent in its fourth rate rise this year.
#InterestRates #MonetaryPolicy #Inflation #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #EconomicGrowth #Unemployment #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #GarethHutchens
Breaking: Unemployment rate reaches post-COVID era high of 4.6pc in August
By Gareth Hutchens
The national unemployment rate rises to 4.6 per cent, up from 4.5 per cent in July, in seasonally adjusted and trend terms.
#EmploymentStatistics #Unemployment #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #InterestRates #GarethHutchens
Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, survey shows
By Gareth Hutchens
Half of all young Australians are still living with their parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, new survey reveals
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/hilda-survey-2026/107185914
#Demographics #HousingPolicy #RentalHousing #PublicHealth #Relationships #FinancialPlanning #EmploymentStatistics #Education #GarethHutchens
No evidence of a 'wage-price spiral' in Australia
By Gareth Hutchens
There is no evidence of runaway wage growth emerging in Australia, says RBA board member Iain Ross
#MonetaryPolicy #WagesandBenefits #Unions #CentralBanks #Inflation #EmploymentStatistics #GarethHutchens
Markets bet 95pc chance of September rate hike after latest RBA comments
By Michael Janda, Gareth Hutchens, and David Taylor
If you are struggling with current interest rates, the Reserve Bank's leaders delivered the sobering message that they are only just getting back to a "more sensible level".
#InterestRates #HousingPolicy #CostofLiving #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Economy #Inflation #MonetaryPolicy #MichaelJanda #GarethHutchens #DavidTaylor
Business and miners back Labor's migration policies, but farmers angry
By Gareth Hutchens
Business groups, miners, and the housing industry welcome the Albanese government's changes to the migration system, but farmers and the hospitality and tourism industries say they will make labour shortages worse.
#MigrationPolicy #Immigration #MiningandMetalsIndustry #HospitalityIndustry #Farmers #AgriculturalWorkers #FederalGovernment #GovernmentPolicy #GarethHutchens
Next few decades will be 'very difficult', influential economist warns
By Gareth Hutchens
An emeritus professor at the London School of Economics and former senior official at the Bank of England says the 70 years to 2020 were as good as things ever got, and there is little hope of returning there.
#MonetaryPolicy #Inflation #InterestRates #EconomicGrowth #InternationalFinancialInstitutions #CentralBanks #EconomicGlobalisation #GarethHutchens
Analyst warns of 'late-stage bubble' as rates and oil prices surge
By Gareth Hutchens and Michael Janda
Global interest rate hikes are predicted as oil prices spark inflation fears.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/rising-oil-prices-bond-yields-falling-shares/107142006
#Inflation #OilandGas #CommoditiesMarkets #War #GarethHutchens #MichaelJanda
From AUKUS to AI: Why Australians are demanding a greater say in policy
By Gareth Hutchens
Australians still believe in the ideals of their democracy and government, but their declining faith in politicians and the political system is putting that trust at "profound risk".
#GovernmentandPolitics #PoliticalMovements #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #GarethHutchens
Australia's housing problems will take 'generation' to fix, NAB economist
By Gareth Hutchens
Property price declines of 7 per cent will not solve Australia's housing affordability issues, NAB chief economist says.
#HousingPolicy #Banking #PropertyPrices #RentalHousing #PublicHousing #HousingConstructionIndustry #GarethHutchens
Silicon Valley fascism is waging war on democracy
By Gareth Hutchens
The author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy, has a warning.
#AI #Cryptocurrency #BlockchainTechnology #PoliticalIdeologies #GarethHutchens
'Devastating blow' as Bathla Group seeks $20m to keep building for five weeks
By Lin Lin and Gareth Hutchens
Bathla Group's collapse leaves buyers and builders waiting for answers.
#HousingConstructionIndustry #Bankruptcy #CompanyNews #LinLin #GarethHutchens
Automation and repression — why the two go hand in hand
By Gareth Hutchens
Redistribution or repression? Which one will be the response to AI and automation?
#Surveillance #AI #DataCentres #DataPrivacy #Police #AIEthics #GarethHutchens
Can you access your super savings early? And are there consequences?
By Lin Lin and Gareth Hutchens
There are situations in which Australians can access their superannuation early, but there can consequences for their tax and Centrelink payments.
#Superannuation #RetirementPlanning #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LinLin #GarethHutchens
Should Australia copy New Zealand's 83-page building code?
By Gareth Hutchens
Should Australia copy New Zealand's example and adopt a radically-slimmed down national building code?
#HousingConstructionIndustry #InfrastructureConstructionIndustry #HousingPolicy #FederalGovernment #GovernmentPolicy #GarethHutchens
Are you really a 'home owner' if you're living at your parents' place?
By Gareth Hutchens
The single census question that inflates home ownership by more than a quarter.
#Census #HousingPolicy #RentalHousing #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #GarethHutchens
Breaking: Reserve Bank keeps interest rate at 4.35pc
By Gareth Hutchens
The Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold at its August meeting, after three rate hikes earlier this year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/rba-interest-rates-august-2026/107023850
#InterestRates #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #Inflation #EconomicGrowth #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #GarethHutchens
'Rubbish' tariffs drive Australian company out of the US
By Gareth Hutchens
Australia's only silicon producer will exit the US market next week, but the federal government says the Trump administration's move does not undermine the critical minerals agreement between the two countries.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Manufacturing #FederalGovernment #WorldPolitics #GovernmentandPolitics #GarethHutchens
Inflation lower than expected in June but still 'uncomfortably high'
By Gareth Hutchens
Headline inflation was lower than expected in June, and some economists say the Reserve Bank is now unlikely to lift interest rates next month.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/inflation-june-australia-2026-abs-interest-rates/106970830
#Inflation #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Economy #GarethHutchens
The debate about the 'non-market sector' is confused, ABS official says
By Gareth Hutchens
The "non-market sector" is not the same thing as "the public sector" or "the government", it's worth knowing the difference.
#Productivity #PublicSector #Industry #ChildCare #GarethHutchens
Reserve Bank governor warns world facing increased supply shocks
By Gareth Hutchens
The Reserve Bank governor says the world has become more shock-prone in recent years, and the latest oil spike is a complication for the central bank's monetary policy.
#MonetaryPolicy #OilandGas #Productivity #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #EconomicGrowth #GarethHutchens
Factory-built homes could help Australia reindustrialise, report says
By Gareth Hutchens
Factory-built homes could solve Australia's housing crisis and drive reindustrialisation, a Labor think tank report says.
#HousingPolicy #HousingConstructionIndustry #GovernmentFunding #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #InfrastructureConstructionIndustry #GarethHutchens
Unemployment rate steady in June at 4.4pc
By Gareth Hutchens
The unemployment rate was steady in June at 4.4 per cent but underemployment has risen.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/unemployment-rate-june-2026-australia/106947964
#EmploymentStatistics #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #Unemployment #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #GarethHutchens
Private firms profit as Australia's job system fails workers, report finds
By Gareth Hutchens
A new report argues Australia's employment services system is failing jobseekers, while filling the pockets private equity and millionaires.
#EmploymentServices #Tax #MultinationalCorporations #PoliticalDonations #GarethHutchens
What Australia's economy could look like under One Nation
By Gareth Hutchens
From interest rates to policy advice from billionaire buddy Gina Rinehart, here is how One Nation's economic platform could look.
#PoliticalCampaigns #PoliticalDonations #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Economy #GarethHutchens
Price of poverty hurts us all, yet research reveals an easy fix
By Daniel Ziffer and Gareth Hutchens
In 2020, Australia massively increased welfare payments and conducted a live experiment in ending poverty, but when the subsidy was removed, many were thrown back into hardship. Leaving aside the moral dimension, would it be cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it?
#Poverty #Unemployment #Tax #CostofLiving #SocialPolicy #Welfare #DanielZiffer #GarethHutchens