Australian economy
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- Opinion
We’re spending bucket loads on the thing that could kill us. Here’s why
Business investment is finally driving our economy forward. But what we’re investing in could end humanity as we know it.
- Millie Muroi
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- Political leadership
Why are voters cranky enough to turn to Hanson? I have a theory
Both major parties are losing votes to One Nation, but I know whose problem I’d prefer to have.
- Ross Gittins
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- Climate crisis
You’re losing $20k a year because of climate change – and it’s predicted to get worse
As well as the cost of extreme weather and natural disasters, longer-term climatic changes are also a drag on economic productivity, the NSW Net Zero Commission says.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
One of Australia’s biggest banks says interest rate pain is over – for now
The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates at its past three meetings. But the NAB believes its next move will be a cut to prop up a struggling economy.
- Shane Wright
Every generation of Australians thinks life is worse than a decade ago
Australians, particularly those trying to get into their own home, are increasingly dissatisfied with their lives. And it’s hitting the political system.
- Shane Wright
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- Data centres
Australia’s data centre explosion: Why the surge in NSW, Victoria is now eclipsing the mining boom
The rapid expansion in global data centres could be the single largest economic lift since the railroad construction boom of the 1880s and 1890s, surpassing even the mining explosion of the 2010s.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- AI
AI could destroy us. Too late now. We’re up to our eyeballs in it
AI is promising an economic and medical nirvana. But from Gandalf to people watching new data centres in their communities, fear of AI is growing.
- Shane Wright
Rates may hold for rest of year as Australians struggle under rising costs
Private business investment also jumped by 6 per cent in the March quarter, driven by a 30-year-high increase in machinery and equipment, much of which is used to build data centres.
- Shane Wright
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- Employment
The AI jobs apocalypse hasn’t landed in Australia – yet
New research into AI shows that it has yet to hit Australia’s jobs market. But data centre construction means it may be about to.
- Shane Wright
Inflation retreats from three-year high but other signs are more worrying
But in a sign that price pressures remain embedded in the economy, the closely watched measure of underlying inflation rose slightly to 3.4 per cent.
- Shane Wright and Brittany Busch