Wages growth
Reserve Bank tipped to hold interest rate but economists split on when cuts will start
Pundits and investors expect the RBA to leave its cash rate unchanged at 4.35% when the board meets on Tuesday
Peter Hannam and Luca Ittimani
18, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM
Australian workers’ productivity drops 3.7% as employment surges and investment slows
Wage growth from higher employment and hours worked without output gains could fan inflation, Productivity Commission warns
Peter Hannam Economics correspondent
29, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
Wages are finally on the way up, but there’s a long way to go before workers feel relief | Grogonomics
After three brutal years for households, concerns higher wages would drive up inflation and thus interest rates appear overblown
Greg Jericho
21, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
Australia records 4.2% annual wage growth, outstripping inflation for the first time in three years
Treasurer says highest annual growth since 2009 ‘encouraging’ but expresses concern over non-compete clauses for employees
Amy Remeikis
21, Feb, 2024 @5:31 AM
Australia’s employers expect wages to grow faster than inflation in 2024, survey finds
Report says workers can expect to earn 3.7% more by the end of the year, up from 2.6% annual growth expected three months ago
Peter Hannam Economics correspondent
19, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
Australia’s cost-of-living crisis isn’t about the price of groceries. It’s about wealth distribution | John Quiggin
Making goods cheaper isn’t going to fix the fact that income has shifted to the top 10%
John Quiggin
08, Jan, 2024 @12:59 AM
Jim Chalmers’ lucky budget surplus is no comfort to workers whose pay is shrinking | Greg Jericho
It’s hard to get excited about Myefo figures when median earnings fell, stage-three tax cuts remain sacrosanct and there are no new measures to relieve cost-of-living pressures
Greg Jericho
14, Dec, 2023 @1:57 AM
Stage set for national cabinet clash over GST – as it happened
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Stephanie Convery and Emily Wind (earlier)
01, Dec, 2023 @6:26 AM
The past financial year was brutal for household incomes – and it seems the recovery isn’t coming anytime soon | Greg Jericho
Household disposable income fell 5.1% across the country, meaning our living standards have been smashed
Greg Jericho
22, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM
Australians won’t experience real income growth until end of 2024, RBA forecasts
Domestic economy ‘more resilient than previously expected’, Reserve Bank says in quarterly statement
Peter Hannam
10, Nov, 2023 @12:35 AM
Victorian government wants Labor’s wage theft bill to cover ‘reckless’ underpayments
Allan government says federal laws are ‘likely to render’ Victoria’s laws redundant, as Minerals Council announces multimillion-dollar campaign against bill
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
26, Oct, 2023 @1:01 AM
Housing deal struck – as it happened
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Caitlin Cassidy and Amy Remeikis (earlier)
11, Sep, 2023 @8:29 AM
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