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Australia's small businesses can expect tough times ahead even if local economic conditions do not mirror New Zealand's recessionary downturn, according to NAB group chief economist Alan Oster.

As home owners continue to face interest rate hikes, small business lending has powered ahead of home mortgages as the boom growth area for banks.

The Morrison government has no plans to set new targets for completing the first round of coronavirus vaccines, raising concerns about the cost on the economy of a delayed vaccine rollout.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has outlined a set of grisly figures in an address to Parliament, predicting Australia's quarterly GDP will fall at least 10% in June.

NAB economists say SME trading conditions are likely to "remain soft" in the "near-term" as retailers prepare for Christmas trading.

  The Australian share market recorded its sharpest fall since the global financial crisis yesterday but economists say you should keep cal…

  In a story published this week in London, The Telegraph’s commodities editor, Andrew Critchlow, warns Australia is headed in the same d…

  The Chinese sharemarket has plunged more than 30% and economists say the rout could put Australia’s economy at risk.    What’s happ…

  With economists tipping last year’s ‘rebalancing act’ away from the mining boom will continue into the new financial year, business…

Online Australian retailers are cashing in on the increasing demand for online sales, as figures released yesterday show Australians spent a…

Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has admitted he is worried about fluctuations in monthly job figures compiled by the Australian Bureau of Stati…

Australia’s trade balance has swung to its worst deficit in almost one-and-a-half years, official data shows. According to figures from the …