Economic growth

Side on view of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg

No sign of a return to austerity, as team Frydenberg prevails over the budget hawks

17 Dec 2021

The dominant forces in the Coalition seem to have learnt their lesson: Australia’s economy still needs serious budget support.

A young person on a scooter rides past apartments in a Chinese city

Vital Signs: slower Chinese economic growth inevitable without internal reform

22 Oct 2021

Without academic freedom and rule of law it’s hard to see how China’s economy can continue to grow so fast.

Vital Signs: Why has growth slowed globally? It has something to do with technology

18 Jun 2021

To drive living standards upward we need new technologies to relentlessly improve productivity.

Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Guy Debelle

Vital Signs: The RBA wants to cut unemployment, and nothing — not even soaring home prices — will stand in its way

10 May 2021

The bank's decision to focus on just one thing puts the onus on the government to take action to rein in home prices.

What are the three key areas the government needs to focus on in its federal budget?

07 May 2021

The federal government should focus on specific measures that will boost employment and stimulate growth and productivity, says UNSW Business School’s Gigi Foster.

josh frydenberg, brendan murphy, scott morrison and greg hunt

This is more than a health crisis: here's a 10-point plan for avoiding recession

10 Mar 2020

Investment incentives might not be enough. We'll need public investment and forced increases in wages.

We modelled 4 scenarios for Australia's future. Economic growth alone can't deliver the goods

20 Nov 2019

A fairer, greener and more prosperous Australia is possible – so long as political leaders don't focus just on economic growth.

Culture and creativity needed to boost Australia’s growth

20 Mar 2019

As we head into the state election, voters should ask who has the cultural and creative vision that will be crucial to our economic prosperity.

We can achieve sustainability – but not without limiting growth

30 Nov 2015

Sustainability will be almost impossible to achieve without changing our values and ending growth in population and consumption per person, writes Mark Diesendorf.

The ‘simple life’ manifesto and how it could save us

05 Jan 2015

The aftermath of Christmas is a good time to think about where our obsession with production and consumption is getting us, writes Ted Trainer.

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