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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - September 3rd 2025: RBA Governor Michele Bullock delivering The Shann Memorial Lecture today at the University of Western Australia, in Perth NewsWire/Philip Gostelow

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New jobs data likely to give RBA pause for September cut

Australia’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 per cent in August despite a modest fall in the number of people working.

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Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley.

Federal PoliticsCommentsLey’s lifters and leaners: leader lays out economic agenda

Sussan Ley will declare Australians need to stop looking to government as the answer to everything and argue the economic pendulum has swung too far towards dependency.

Katina Curtis

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he arrives prior to the Men's Singles Final match between Jannik Sinner of Italy and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on Day Fifteen of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

EconomyPremiumInflation threat from Trump’s Fed meddling

Economists at Australia’s biggest bank have warned governments not to meddle with interest rate policy amid concerns US President Donald Trump is undermining the Federal Reserve’s independence.

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US President Donald Trump.

EconomyCommentsPremiumGlobal 36hr interest rate spree heralds first US cut of 2025

The first US interest rate cut since Donald Trump took office for a second term is likely to seize the spotlight in a week that will determine policy settings for half of the world’s 10 most-traded currencies.

Craig Stirling

Economists expect somewhere between 24,000 and 32,000 extra jobs to have been created in July. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

EconomyCommentsPremiumJobs data in focus as economic outlook brightens

Workers are taking home a larger slice of the economic pie as a result of Australia's historically tight labour market.

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RBA Governor Michele Bullock.

EconomicsNo rush to cut rates, says Judo Bank economist

An economic recovery and inflation alarm bells have sparked some economists to warn the Reserve Bank may need to push back plans for further interest rate cuts.

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Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers

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Hope for better days ahead as consumers exit ‘hibernation’

Aussie consumers have come out of “hibernation” to splash cash on cars, furniture and restaurants helping drive a modest bounce in economic activity.

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Reserve Bank boss Michele Bullock.

EconomyCommentsPremiumRBA boss in Perth as GDP and rates in spotlight

Reserve Bank boss Michele Bullock is getting a close-up look at Australia’s economic engine room this week as analysts hope to see signs of recovery in crucial data out on Wednesday.

Matt Mckenzie

Legislative Councillor Steve Thomas has slammed the State’s debt reduction plans.

EconomyPremiumWA’s debt repayment fund sits empty

A special fund set up by the State Government to slash debt will sit empty for six years despite a remarkable revenue boom.

Matt Mckenzie

RBA Governor Michele Bullock.

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Inflation bounces back to hottest pace since July 2024

A sharp rebound of inflation will “unsettle” the Reserve Bank and risks delaying the next dose of mortgage relief for Aussie borrowers.

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Winthrop Professor Raymond Da Silva Rosa.

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Australia can learn from Singapore’s economic miracle

As Singapore celebrates 60 years of being an independent country, Australia can take notes from their economic miracle.

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Michele Bullock and the Reserve Bank.

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Three key reasons RBA is flagging more rate cuts

A fourth interest rate cut looks likely later this year after the Reserve Bank revealed growing confidence that unemployment and inflation were on the right track.

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Shadow treasurer Ted O’Brien has lifted the lid on his heated exchange with Jim Chalmers during the economic reform roundtable last week.

Federal politicsComments‘No regrets’: Ted O’Brien’s heated ‘words’ with Jim Chalmers

Shadow Treasurer Ted O’Brien has lifted the lid on his heated exchange with Jim Chalmers during the economic reform roundtable last week.

Shannon Hampton

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - August 21, 2025: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers holds a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

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Made for Tik Tok tax plans should be off agenda

Jim Chalmers notched a win for treasury boffins by getting the country talking about tax reform — though not all ideas were created equal.

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Committee for Economic Development of Australia Chief Economist Cassandra Winzar.

EconomicsCommentsChalmers’ experts agree spending needs to get under control

Delegates at Jim Chalmers’ reform summit have agreed there are serious concerns with the pace of public spending growth.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers during an Economic Reform Roundtable in the Cabinet Room at Parliament House on Thursday.

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Jim Chalmers and Ted O’Brien in roundtable boilover

An argument between Jim Chalmers and his shadow Ted O’Brien over government spending grabbed headlines on the final day of the economic roundtable, when the toughest topics were dealt with to little agreement.

Katina Curtis

HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham.

EconomyCommentsSummit is ‘crunch time’ to get economy moving

A top economist has declared this week’s productivity summit is “crunch time” to break the political deadlock and lock in fixes for tax, red tape and competition issues.

Matt Mckenzie

News stats show record levels of women in workforce.

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She’s in business says jobs data

There’s been a few reasons for Aussies to be smiling about the economy this week and figures showing women have smashed a jobs market record adds to the good news.

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There were 24,500 workers employed in the month, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday.

EconomyCommentsJobs market bounces back with record female participation

Australia’s unemployment rate has ticked lower to 4.2 per cent as solid jobs data shows there’s no urgency for the RBA’s next interest rate cut.

Matt Mckenzie

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire - 12 AUGUST 2025: RBA Governor Michele Bullock addresses the media this afternoon in Sydney. Christian Gilles / NewsWire

EconomyCommentsPremium‘Not RBA’s job to rescue markets if bubble bursts’: Bullock

Exuberant investors have been warned as share markets reach new record highs — the Reserve Bank won’t come to your rescue.

Matt Mckenzie

The Reserve Bank has fired a warning shot about Australia’s economic future.

EconomicsCommentsRBA’s grim warning on living standards and productivity

The Reserve Bank has fired a warning shot about Australia’s economic future by downgrading forecasts for productivity ahead of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ economic reform summit next week

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RBA governor Michele Bullock

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Third cut a charm as RBA drops cash rate to 3.6 per cent

Michele Bullock has signalled further relief could be looming for Australian borrowers after the Reserve Bank cut the official interest rate for the third time this year.

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RBA governor Michele Bullock.

RBACommentsHere’s how many more rate cuts we can expect this year

A hotly tipped rate cut on Tuesday would put $90 a month in the hands of an average borrower. But experts have delivered one big warning for homeowners seeking even further relief.

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The allegations included claims Nyrstar had issued “misleading communication about the redevelopment of its Port Pirie zinc smelter”.

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Bailout plant faces big stack of trouble

The South Australian refinery which scored a huge taxpayer-funded bailout is at the centre of a years-long probe by European regulators into allegations its parent company misled investors.

Matt Mckenzie