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What you need to know about the 2023-24 budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... thereafter. Despite the gloomy forecast, Chalmers is optimistic that Australia will continue to create jobs and suppress unemployment levels. "In this environment, inflation remains our primary economic challenge. It drives rate rises; it erodes real ...

Budget delivers surplus, with a catch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... immune from these global economic challenges, but it is well placed to navigate them," budget documents said. "The unemployment rate is holding near 50-year lows of 3.5%, wages growth has picked up, and national income is being supported by elevated ...

March inflation drops to 7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... will begin to soften this year as higher interest rates start to impact demand, in turn contributing to a higher unemployment, cooling wage and inflation pressures. However, this is unlikely with Australia's unemployment rate in recent months trending ...

RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... board needs members such as Ross who understand real-world wage-setting systems and the relationship between wages, unemployment and inflation." The Finance Sector Union (FSU) also welcomed the appointments. "In particular, we note the review finding ...

Employment figures no cause for rate hike: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
The unemployment rate remained steady at 3.5%, with a stronger than expected lift in jobs in March, however economists say it won't lead to a rate hike. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, unemployment is at the lowest seen since 1974. ...

Budget all about responsible economic management: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... seriously." Chalmers explained that in the near term the government expects budget pressure to ease slightly due to low unemployment and high commodity prices. "That's a welcome improvement," he said. "But in the medium term, the pressures on our ...

Long pause likely from RBA: Economist

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... inflation," he said. "On the labour market, we've already started to see some signs that it's losing momentum, the unemployment rates are still exceptionally low. In fact, it's around the lowest levels we've seen in multiple decades." ...

Global economic growth hits 20-year low: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... Meanwhile, inflation is projected to decrease from 6.6% in 2022 to 5.3% in 2023 and further to 3.2% in 2024. The unemployment rate in Australia, which was 3.7% in 2022, is expected to increase to 4% in 2023 and further to 4.1% in 2024.

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... are no easy options for budget repair, but now is the right time to begin the heavy lifting. The combination of low unemployment and high inflation makes this a good time to consolidate the budget. Delaying will only make the future challenge harder," ...

Australian CPI falls to 6.8%, adds to halt hopes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... reached its peak. "Our rule of thumb has been that, once the RBA is convinced that inflation has peaked and that the unemployment rate has troughed, it would pause," he said. "We have held our view since January largely based on our view that the domestic ...