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Household Finances

25 February 202125 February 2021

Why the JobSeeker ‘rise’ could actually cost 40,000 Australians their jobs

Cutting unemployment benefits by $50 a week will take about $5 billion out of the economy in the coming year. That’s not good news for jobs.

read more Why the JobSeeker ‘rise’ could actually cost 40,000 Australians their jobs

Household Finances 
24 February 202123 February 2021

The JobSeeker rise is not enough

The Morrison Government today finally announced an increase in the permanent rate of JobSeeker. But still unemployed Australians are being asked to live well below the poverty line.

read more The JobSeeker rise is not enough

Household Finances 
9 September 202015 September 2020

Our economic institutions are forecasting policy failure. Governments will have to spend up big to avoid it.

Australia is in for a long and damaging economic slump, unless governments inject substantially more fiscal stimulus.

read more Our economic institutions are forecasting policy failure. Governments will have to spend up big to avoid it.

Household Finances 
11 August 202010 August 2020

8 in 10 hardest-hit federal electorates are now in Victoria

Updated ABS payroll data shows that job losses due to COVID-19 were clearly concentrating in Victoria, even before Stage 3 and 4 restrictions took effect across the state.

read more 8 in 10 hardest-hit federal electorates are now in Victoria

Economic Growth, Household Finances 
7 August 20207 August 2020

Early release of super doesn’t justify higher compulsory contributions

New Grattan Institute modelling shows that most Australians will have a comfortable retirement – even if they’ve spent some of their super early.

read more Early release of super doesn’t justify higher compulsory contributions

Household Finances 
18 June 202018 June 2020

The latest jobs data shows urban electorates are now being hit hardest by COVID-19

Previously hard-hit rural electorates in Queensland and NSW with large tourism industries have regained some jobs, while inner-city electorates are now among the hardest hit.

read more The latest jobs data shows urban electorates are now being hit hardest by COVID-19

Household Finances 
28 May 202029 May 2020

Job losses caused by COVID-19, electorate by electorate

Coastal electorates that rely heavily on tourism have been hit hardest, and workers in rural and regional electorates have been hit harder than workers in the major capitals.

read more Job losses caused by COVID-19, electorate by electorate

Economic Growth, Household Finances 

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Household Finances 

14 May 202028 May 2020

The modest rise in unemployment hides a much grimmer picture

2.7 million people either lost their jobs or lost hours of work in April. The unemployment rate doesn’t capture the scale of COVID’s effect on jobs.

read more The modest rise in unemployment hides a much grimmer picture

6 May 20206 May 2020

Tracking economic uncertainty in the age of COVID-19

A defining feature of the COVID-19 crisis is the uncertainty it’s created. The uncertainty could be very costly for the Australian economy, and will weigh on the economic recovery in Australia until we’re certain we’ve got the virus under control.

read more Tracking economic uncertainty in the age of COVID-19

Household Finances 
15 April 202015 April 2020

Why we won’t know the full effect of COVID-19 on jobs in Australia for at least another month

The March labour force data will report on a jobs market that sadly no longer exists – the Australia before widespread spatial distancing and shutdowns of non-essential businesses.

read more Why we won’t know the full effect of COVID-19 on jobs in Australia for at least another month

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