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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 
3 July 20203 July 2020

Victorians must all share the lockdown load

Victorians in 10 postcodes across Melbourne’s north and west have been ordered back into lockdown. But regaining control of COVID-19 remains the responsibility of all Victorians.

read more Victorians must all share the lockdown load

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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

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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