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Then treasurer Paul Keating talking about the recession we ‘had to have’ in 1990. It remains the last, deep recession experienced by this country.

Recessions mean economic carnage. Many Australians think the country is already in one

Jim Chalmers’ budget test is just getting tougher. More than three-quarters of people believe Australia will enter recession, or is already there.

  • Shane Wright

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With talk of a possible recession looming, it pays to be prepared.

How to prepare for a recession

There are storm clouds gathering on the economic horizon, but there are steps you can take now to help you weather the worst.

  • Dominic Powell

Another interest rate rise will tip Australia into a recession we don’t have to have

Higher fuel prices mean that households who have little choice about how much fuel they use have less to spend on other goods and services, which reduces demand in much the same way as higher interest rates do.

  • Saul Eslake
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The ‘stable genius’ has the world economy on a knife edge

If you’re wondering why your superannuation is shrinking or why the Reserve Bank may cut interest rates next month, blame US President Donald Trump.

  • Shane Wright
Donald Trump 2.0 is going harder and sooner on his fanciful American dream of restoring American manufacturing’s glory days.

Trump’s tariffs raise risk of global recession this year to 60 per cent, JP Morgan warns

America’s biggest investment bank has torn up its growth forecasts for the US after global stocks tumbled.

  • Eir Nolsoe and Louis Goss

From Gaga to tradwives: Signs of economic doom, according to the internet

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Australian economy is on the up and up, but social media tells a different tale. Welcome to the world of “recession indicators”.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
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Big crowds at the Australia-India test series helped lift the ecoomy through the December quarter.

Australia’s longest per capita recession since WWII comes to an end

A record seven quarters of falling GDP per person has finally ended, with new figures showing the economy improving in late 2024.

  • Shane Wright

When trust goes bust: how we bind during a crisis and break in the aftermath

Australians back their governments at times of national peril, then dump them when it’s over. Who will they blame in 2025?

  • George Megalogenis
The Reserve Bank has looked at its key Covid-era policies to determine what worked and what didn’t. Australian governments have yet to do so.

The half trillion-dollar stimulus we didn’t know about

The Reserve Bank and governments pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy to deal with Covid. We are still counting the cost.

  • Shane Wright
An economist has warned Australia could dip into a recession if there is a dramatic drop in international students.

Labor’s international student caps ignite recession fears

Australia could be pushed into a recession if universities are forced to slash their international student numbers under Labor’s migration crackdown.

  • Daniella White