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Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... from $90,000 to $120,000. Regional Australia will receive $2 billion in concessional loans to help farmers overcome the drought, while also seeing a further $350 million to support regional tourism and $317 million for Aussie exporters to continue accessing ...

NAB recruits 500 in hiring spree

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... such as agriculture where we lend $1 in every $3 to Australian farmers and where we have seen a surge in activity amid drought-breaking rains and higher livestock prices."

Industry funds face reality of COVID-19 shutdown

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... for over 100 years. The industry played a pivotal role leading communities through the recent bushfire crisis and the drought - in the same way clubs have supported returned servicemen and women since WWI." ClubsNSW said its focus would be on ensuring ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... they couldn't spend on and if they could, there's nothing to buy because of disruptions to the supply chain. The drought and bushfires already raised the likelihood of a negative first quarter 2020 for Australian GDP, the coronavirus guarantees ...

Stability needed: Maroney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney gave a final address to the association's annual conference, calling for stability and engagement amid industry change. Closing out the conference on Friday, Maroney referred to the recent bushfire crisis ...

Costs spiral for baby boomers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
Aussie retirees will have to fork out an extra $1292 a year to live comfortably, and they have the drought and rising house prices to blame. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) found that over the year to the December quarter ...

Chief economist update: Lowe puts Australia on high

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
Drought, bushfires, coronavirus are among the risks Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe nominated when he testified before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on the February 7. One day later, and Lowe would have ...

Lowe snaps back at critics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... encouraging too much borrowing and driving excessive valuations. Lowe also took the opportunity to comment on the recent fires, drought and coronavirus outbreak that have been causing concerns amongst investors. The central bank governor said the economic ...

Light on horizon for global economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
The International Monetary Fund has predicted an upturn in the global economy in 2020, though the biggest risk to a rebound is climate change. In 2019 the global economy experiences the weakest growth since the Global Financial Crisis, but the IMF is ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
For the first time, climate crisis and environmental degradation have taken out the top five spots in a list ranking the risks most likely to impact the world over the coming decade. It comes as extreme weather events batter the world; with fires burning ...