by Guardian | Mar 7, 2018 | News
It is a report that shows the result of 30 years of policy geared towards surging housing prices which has left people increasingly locked out of the market. And it leaves us with little hope of reversing the trend of declining affordability unless politicians embrace...
by Guardian | Feb 28, 2018 | News
Last year, median full-time earnings was $65,577 – a 1.5% increase on the $64,584 recorded in 2016. But that 1.5% growth in the 12 months to August last year was below the 1.8% increase in inflation in the 12 months to September. This marked the third year since 2012...
by Guardian | Feb 20, 2018 | News
Right now households hold a record level of debt – equal to 188.4% of annual household income. A vast majority of that is housing debt. In September the level of housing debt had reached 137.5% of disposable income – a new record.Read the full article on The...
by Guardian | Jan 30, 2018 | News
The Turnbull government should not “repeat old mistakes” with its promise of personal income tax cuts this year, one of Australia’s most senior economists has warned.Chris Richardson of Deloitte Access Economics urged caution, despite better news on the economy...
by Guardian | Mar 28, 2017 | News
The Serious Fraud Office and Tesco are within days of announcing a settlement that could mean Britain’s biggest supermarket chain will pay a multimillion-pound fine over an accounting scandal.Read the full story at The Guardian.