Would ‘COVID loans’ be a more affordable and effective way to support economies?
Should wage subsidies and small business loans remain Australia's economic response measures of choice into the future?
Support your state by going local first on your next holiday
SmartCompany spoke to two regional businesses about recovery and why it's so crucial to go local first on your next domestic holiday.
Will the Reserve Bank turn the cash rate negative? And what will happen if it does?
Australia's cash rate has always been positive — at times very positive. But there’s no reason why it couldn’t be negative.
Australia’s economic forecasters are suddenly optimistic about 2021
The unemployment rate is now expected to remain near 6.6% throughout 2021, instead of soaring to almost 10% as economic forecasters expected six months ago.
Tasmania tops the states for economic performance, while NSW slides to its lowest rank in eight years: CommSec
New data reveals Tasmania has the best-performing economy in Australia, with retail spending and population growth pushing it ahead.
As China trade tensions intensify, Australia must urgently rethink its approach
To recover the Australia – China trading relationship from this critical point, we need to try something new, says Leonie McKeon.
Demand for regional properties soars as office workers move away from Australia’s cities
Real estate agents are reporting soaring demand for regional properties as office workers ride the working-from-home wave to calmer shores.
It isn’t right to say we are out of recession, as these six graphs demonstrate
It’d be wrong to say that we are out of recession, although that’s how the graph of Wednesday’s GDP numbers makes it look.
JobKeeper saved 700,000 jobs in early stages of pandemic: RBA
JobKeeper wage subsidies reduced total employment losses by at least 700,000 between April and July, according to a Reserve Bank report.
First of the big four: CommBank passes on rate cuts to businesses and homeowners
The first of the big four banks has revealed it will pass on rate cuts and reduce interest on business loans and fixed term mortgages, following the Reserve Bank’s decision to slash the cash rate to a new record low.
RBA slashes interest rate to a new record low to boost jobs
The RBA has slashed the official interest rate to a record low of 0.1% and eased other monetary policy to boost the national economy.
JobMaker not suited to most SMEs, as Treasury estimates hiring credits will create 45,000 jobs, not 450,000
The federal government’s JobMaker hiring credit is not suited to many SMEs, which are still in a recovery phase, according to CPA Australia.
