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Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... further $350 million to support regional tourism and $317 million for Aussie exporters to continue accessing global supply chains. Another $2 billion will be put towards vital water infrastructure. Frydenberg also announced a raft of measures for small ...

Chief economist update: Morrison manufactures Australia's future

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... came along. "We cannot ignore the obvious. The efficiency benefits of hyper-globalisation and highly fragmented supply chains can evaporate quickly in the event of a major global shock like the COVID-19 pandemic. Armed with this experience, it is only ...

Chief economist update: Australia succumbs to pandemic-induced recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... business investment in the June quarter. The weakness in domestic and international demand and the disruption to supply chains around the world are highlighted by the 10.6% fall in exports in the second quarter and the even sharper 19.1% drop in imports. ...

Chief economist update: Second wave turning our V into a W

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... further growth in output and new orders, though both rose at slower rates. Export sales continued to fall sharply. Supply chains remained under pressure, with respondents highlighting freight delays, border restrictions and logistical issues." " The ...

Kogan Super reports growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... chief executive Ruslan Kogan said. "In the midst of the crisis, our teams mobilised all our resources to ensure our supply chains remained open, our logistics operations continued functions and in-demand products remained available for speedy deliver ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... Transitions Commission, are conveners of the initiative. The initiative will focus on opportunities across the five supply chains which together contribute to more than a quarter of Australia's annual greenhouse gas emissions. These supply chains ...

Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... for iron ore prices. While a number of economies have started to re-open and loosen restrictions, disruptions to supply chains could continue to linger until the coronavirus pandemic is totally contained.

Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... were experiencing a medium-to-high impact from the global economic slowdown. The impact of COVID-19 on businesses supply chains and operations also remained small, Willis Towers Watson found, with 80% of respondents showing low levels of concern and ...

Chief economist update: Australian recession - the next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... again, that contribution was because of the 6.2% drop in imports over the March quarter - due to frozen international supply chains and domestic business operations. What mattered big time though is Mighty Mo's rescue packages - more specifically ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... on-shoring of manufacturing. "The crisis has caused a sudden awareness of the vulnerabilities of global, low inventory supply chains and distributed operating models," Hostplus head of ESG Kim Farrant said. "While we have already seen some companies ...