Except when it was each of us seeking a first home, it has never been tougher to get your first home, even though the interest rate conditions have never been better. There was a loud cheer in most…

After mounting something of a recovery in early 2017, retail sales crashed in August, falling 0.6% for the month, compounded by a revision to the July number falling 0.2%. The dead cat of retai…

Wages growth is too slow, around the world, including in Australia. The impact of a long period of lower than average wages rises across the globe has fed into reduced consumption, slow inflat…

As the Australian economy displays signs of growth, with unemployment falling and the participation rate growing strongly over the year, the global economic outlook has also started to tur…

Falling unemployment and a modest decline in under-employment over the last month have focused attention on what appears to be an improving Australian economy. Unemployment dipped down to…

Anecdotally, imports to Australia of (mainly) flat-­‐packed joinery items has been growing rapidly in recent years, including for installation into Australia’s residential dwellings.…