The official jobless rate lifted 0.2 percentage points to 3.7 per cent last month, as widely anticipated. A larger-than-expected 55,000 jobs were...

Hotel and hospitality workers have led the way as wages enjoyed the strongest quarter of growth in the 26-year history of the...

The latest rise in interest rates has knocked consumer confidence around again after showing some signs of optimism in recent months. The Westpac and...

Australia can sustain a lower jobless rate than it has in the past few decades without pushing up inflation, the Reserve Bank...

The International Monetary Fund has urged Australia’s central bank to keep lifting interest rates to bring inflation down faster. Consumer price growth...

Australia’s housing market is about to sail past its previous record high though the possibility of another cash rate lift and an...

Everything from multimillion-dollar public campaigns to human psychology are to blame for Australia’s scarred track record on tax reform. Grattan Institute chief...

Consumer confidence has taken a hit from higher-than-expected inflation data that stoked speculation of a Melbourne Cup day interest rate hike. The...

A major global economic institution has urged Australia to look for other ways to raise revenue than forcing a shrinking pool of...

The latest inflation data has come in hotter than expected and may stir the Reserve Bank into a Melbourne Cup Day rate...