Posts tagged "Richard Holden"

With the cost of living in Australia soaring, economists say the government has few levers left to ease the blow of a crisis largely beyond its control.

The support package will see millions of NSW residents receive a $50 voucher to spend on accommodation in businesses anywhere in the state.

The latest jobs figures show Australia’s unemployment rate in June fell below 5% for the first time in a decade. So what does that tell us about the state of the economy?

New data has provided the first glimpse of what is happening with employment following the end of the JobKeeper wage-subsidy scheme in March.

Wages growth is not expected to rise above inflation until 2024 the earliest, meaning that workers can’t expect a real pay increase for four years.

Employment indicators in Australia are increasing, but there's more to the story that impressive headlines, writes Richard Holden.