La Trobe Financial Chief Executive Officer Chris Andrews warns Australia could plunge into a recession.

ANZ chief executive Nuno Matos has bluntly warned that the nation’s obsession with safety is choking its economic growth.

The brakes have been put on Australia’s economy, as higher oil prices and investment in AI drag on the nation’s coffers.

While we’re feeling gloomier about the future, Australia actually ranks highly on many economic and social measures.

Australia’s unemployment rate fell and the economy added more jobs than expected in May, keeping the door open for the ...

Talk of a recession in Australia has picked up in recent weeks. Rising fuel prices, a sharp fall in consumer confidence, and signs of softer spending have all added to concerns the economy may be ...

The Future Generation chairs tackle the big questions facing the Australian economy.

The economy was slowing even before the Middle East conflict and interest rate hikes started to bite, while the boom in datacentres was a rare bright spot ...

The Australian economy has had a tough few years, but there are some reasons to be positive, and other reasons to be not so positive. As 2024 draws to a close, a turbulent, torrid year in the ...

The central operating principle of Australia’s current Labor Party government has been a “whole-of-nation” approach to both national and foreign policy. The idea is that each sector of Australian ...

Australia has not escaped the threat of increased tariffs on its exports to the U.S., but it does have one world-class industry which is reveling in commodity market confusion, gold. Rising production ...

Australia may not be the first market U.S. investors think of when looking abroad, but companies trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) deserve a closer look in 2026. Australian equities ...