The RBA held interest rates steady at 4.1 per cent on Tuesday amid domestic and international uncertainty.
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Economy
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its second cash rate decision for this year after cutting interest rates in February.
ASIC has released a regulatory guide on sustainability reporting for entities required to oblige by the new mandatory climate reporting measures.
Labor has pledged to assemble a taskforce against supermarket price gouging alongside a broader crackdown on large supermarkets.
Low wage growth between 2012 and 2022 has prevented young people from breaking into the property market, a report has found.
Australia’s productivity continued to stagnate in the December quarter, the Productivity Commission’s quarterly report has found.
Labor has slammed the Coalition's plans to fire 41,000 public servants after previous cuts to the public service resulted in billions of dollars being paid to external consulting firms.
Both major parties have focused on ‘sugar hit’ measures in the lead up to the election that fail to address Australia's economic challenges in the longer term, RSM Australia has said.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a raft of new reforms and measures in this year's Federal Budget, including tax cuts, bans on non-compete clauses and additional ATO funding.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed steady at 4.1 per cent in February, remaining below RBA forecasts of a sustainable unemployment rate.
Businesses should implement tariff mitigation strategies as US trade policy escalates, RSM Australia has warned.