Finance

With a 44% chance of the US entering recession, what do we need to know about Australia's chances of going the same way?

Staffing difficulties are largely because of a lack of job applicants and applicants not having the required skills, new data from the ABS says.

The annual February mobility survey published by the ABS in May shows an uptick in the proportion of workers switching jobs, from a record low of 7.5% to 9.5%.

SMEs are set to benefit from a deduction in payroll taxes in the Queensland budget, while big businesses will pay a mental health levy.

For the first time, a major Australian government has placed women’s economic role front and centre in its fiscal and economic strategy.

Inflated by GST revenues and mining royalties, the NSW government is able to spend while keeping its fiscal credentials intact.

Research found that between 2016 and 2019 the RBA dramatically under-performed in achieving its two key goals of full employment and price stability.

Australia's consumer watchdog says it is prepared to take action against energy market participants "distorting or manipulating" prices, as households and small businesses feel the brunt of extreme cost increases.

In the United States, a concerning yet mostly until now under-reported crisis has been plaguing the country: a shortage of tampons.

Australia’s builders are struggling to find timber, and there’s no easy fix to this crisis that's resulting in delays and escalating prices.

There is no guarantee America will lean into a recession, the nation's Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says, as spiking inflation and dwindling consumer confidence stoke fears of a broad-scale downturn.

Ahead of the state budget to be handed down tomorrow, the Queensland government has made a number of funding announcements.