The Q1 national accounts, released earlier this month, showed that the private sector economy remains locked in recession. Australia’s per capita GDP declined by 0.2% over the quarter, the ninth ...

The Australian economy grew by 0.2% q/q in Q1 of 2025, slowing sharply from a 0.6% rise in Q4 and falling short of market expectations of 0.4%, marking the 14th quarter of expansion but the softest ...

Australia has slipped five places in a key international competitiveness ranking, falling from 13th to 18th position as ...

Australia’s manufacturing sector hit a record low share of GDP in the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) national ...

SYDNEY] Australia’s economy barely grew in the first quarter as consumers stayed stubbornly frugal and government spending, the engine of activity last year, sputtered to a standstill, underlining the ...

Australia should not only answer the call from US President Donald Trump to increase defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP – we should top it, according to former Northern Territory Chief Minister ...