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November 27, 2023: Chalmers Finds New RBA Deputy Governor at the Bank of England
September 4, 2020: Statement on National Cabinet Discussions
September 4, 2020: Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s National Cabinet Press Conference: An Evolving Federation
September 2, 2020: The Great Recession: Economic Data
September 2, 2020: The Great Recession: Treasurer Frydenberg’s Reaction To 7% Quarterly Decline In Growth
December 6, 2016: At Year’s End, Reserve Bank Leaves Cash Rate At 1.5%
November 30, 2016: Chris Bowen: The End Of Australian Exceptionalism?
September 7, 2016: Chinese Own Less Than 1% Of Agricultural Land; Figures Show 86% Land Australian-Owned; Half Of All Foreign Investment Is From UK
September 6, 2016: Reserve Bank Leaves Cash Rate At 1.50% At Monthly Meeting
August 25, 2016: Morrison Warns Of Economic Complacency And Calls On ALP To Support Budget Repair Measures
August 17, 2016: Turnbull’s Economic Policy Speech To CEDA Disrupted By Refugee Protesters
August 4, 2016: Banks Will Have To Appear Before House Economics Committee Say Turnbull And Morrison
August 2, 2016: Historic Low For Interest Rates As Reserve Bank Lowers Cash Rate To 1.50%
June 25, 2016: Liberal Party Free Time Advertisements: 2016 Federal Election
June 24, 2016: In Wake Of Brexit, Turnbull Says No Cause For Alarm; Stresses Need For Strong Majority Government
June 19, 2016: New Liberal Ad: Stick With The Current Mob For A While
June 19, 2016: ALP Ad: Labor’s Positive Plan For The Economy
March 20, 2016: Growing Together: ALP Releases Policy Agenda For Tackling Inequality
May 5, 2015: Reserve Bank Cuts Cash Rate To Historic Low Of 2%
February 3, 2015: Reserve Bank Cuts Interest Rates By 0.25%
October 13, 2014: Hockey Talks Of Economic Reform In Speech To London Institute
September 21, 2014: G20 Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors Meeting Concludes In Cairns
September 3, 2014: National Accounts For June Quarter Show Growth At 3.1%
May 4, 2014: Abbott Emphasises Government’s Budget Strategy As Polls Head South
April 23, 2014: The Case For Change: Joe Hockey’s Pre-Budget Speech To The Spectator Australia
April 1, 2014: Interest Rates Remain On Hold As Reserve Bank Sees “Period Of Stability”
February 23, 2014: G20 Finance Ministers Commit To 2% GDP Growth Target
February 6, 2014: Joe Hockey Speech To Lowy Institute: “The Age Of Personal And Corporate Responsibility Has Begun”
January 23, 2014: Tony Abbott Addresses World Economic Forum In Davos
January 22, 2014: Inflation Up Slightly; Hockey Blames Carbon Tax
December 17, 2013: MYEFO: Budget Deficit Rises To $47.6bn And $123bn Over Four Years; Debt To Hit $667bn In A Decade
December 4, 2013: Greens Strike Deal With Abbott Government To Abolish Debt Ceiling
November 29, 2013: Greens And Palmer Back GrainCorp Decision; ALP Says Hockey Acts In The Nationals Interest
November 29, 2013: Treasurer Joe Hockey Blocks ADM Takeover Of GrainCorp
November 8, 2013: The Task Ahead: Joe Hockey Speech To Centre For Independent Studies
October 24, 2013: Treasurer And Reserve Bank Issue Statement On Monetary Policy
October 22, 2013: Government Increases Debt Limit, Announces Commission Of Audit
October 1, 2013: Reserve Bank Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
August 28, 2013: Bowen And Hockey Debate The Economy At National Press Club
August 6, 2013: Bowen And Hockey Spar Over Interest Rate Decision
August 2, 2013: Government Releases Updated Economic Outlook; Deficit Up, Growth Slows, $17bn Of Budget Cuts
July 11, 2013: Kevin Rudd’s National Press Club Address: The Australian Economy In Transition
May 7, 2013: Reserve Bank Lowers Rates To 2.75%
April 2, 2013: Reserve Bank Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged At 3%
March 5, 2013: Reserve Bank Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
March 4, 2013: Anthony Albanese: Driving Productivity Through Infrastructure
February 22, 2013: Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens Appears Before House Economics Committee
February 17, 2013: “A Plan For Australian Jobs” – Gillard Launches Industry And Innovation Statement
January 25, 2013: Bodyline, The Economy And A Republic: Wayne Swan Joins The Dots
January 24, 2013: Swan Continues Attacks On Campbell Newman Cuts
January 17, 2013: Unemployment Rate Increases 0.1% To 5.4%
January 13, 2013: Gillard And Swan Look To The Election
December 20, 2012: Abbott On Budget Surplus: Government Has Completely Failed On Economic Management
December 20, 2012: Swan Abandons Budget Surplus For This Year; ‘Sledgehammer’ Hits Revenue
December 14, 2012: OECD: Australia A Standout Economy
December 10, 2012: Today’s Political Messages: Swan And Abbott
December 7, 2012: Full Text Of COAG Communique
December 6, 2012: Unemployment Rate Falls To 5.2%
December 5, 2012: National Accounts Show Annual Economic Growth Of 3.1%
December 4, 2012: Swan And Hockey Argue Over Interest Rates
December 4, 2012: Reserve Bank Cuts Interest Rates By 0.25%
November 6, 2012: Reserve Bank Leaves Interest Rates On Hold
October 28, 2012: Gillard Launches Asian Century White Paper
October 9, 2012: Australia Becomes The World’s 12th Largest Economy
October 2, 2012: Reserve Bank Cuts Interest Rates By 0.25%
September 14, 2012: Asia-Ready People, Asia-Ready Policies: Wayne Swan Speech
September 5, 2012: National Accounts Show 3.7% Annual Economic Growth
September 4, 2012: Gina Rinehart Video Message To The Sydney Mining Club
August 24, 2012: Glenn Stevens Forecasts Peak Of Resources Boom In Next Two Years
August 3, 2012: Abbott Releases Foreign Investment Discussion Paper
July 19, 2012: Turnbull Speech: Open Markets, Open Minds And An Open Society
June 24, 2012: The Case For Carbon Pricing – Treasurer’s Economic Note
June 17, 2012: Gillard-Swan Open Letter To G20 Leaders
June 7, 2012: Pipeline Or Pipe Dream: Business Council Report Warns Of Risks To Investment
June 6, 2012: Unexpected 1.3% Economic Growth Rate In March Quarter
May 18, 2012: Andrew Leigh: A Brief Economic History Of Australia
May 16, 2012: ACTU Congress Pays Tribute To Bill Kelty
May 8, 2012: Treasurer Wayne Swan’s 2012 Budget Speech
April 24, 2012: Latest CPI Figures Show Lower Inflation
April 24, 2012: Former Prime Minister’s Primary School GFC Lesson
April 18, 2012: Hockey On Lateline: The End Of The Age Of Entitlement
April 4, 2012: “We Could Be Great” – Business Council Plan For Australia’s Prosperity
February 1, 2012: Gillard Speech: Building A New Australian Economy Together
January 31, 2012: Abbott: My Plan For A Stronger Economy, A Stronger Australia
December 15, 2011: Paul Keating Interview On Sky News
December 13, 2011: Martin Parkinson: A Year In Retrospect, A Decade In Prospect
November 21, 2011: Tony Abbott Speech on the Economy to The Sydney Institute
September 27, 2011: Global Resolve: Wayne Swan on Economic Policy
April 15, 2011: Down And Out In Centrelink And NewStart
March 31, 2011: Abbott Proposes Welfare Crackdown
February 1, 2011: Julia Gillard: This Is My Vision For The Nation
January 28, 2011: Flood Levy Debate: Don’t Patronise Me, Neil
January 28, 2011: The Impact of the Floods On Our Patchwork Economy: Swan
January 25, 2011: Wayne Swan Media Conference on Floods and CPI
December 12, 2010: Swan Announces Banking Reforms
December 10, 2010: The Future of Trade Policy in an Uncertain World: Emerson
December 10, 2010: An Irish View of the Financial Situation
November 26, 2010: RBA Governor’s Statement to House Economics Committee
January 27, 2010: Treasurer Wayne Swan Comments On Inflation Figures
January 20, 2010: Kevin Rudd’s Speech To Community Cabinet In Magill
March 19, 2009: What Caused The Financial Crisis?
March 4, 2009: Economic Growth Declines 0.5% In December Quarter
February 3, 2009: Stimulus Package: PM Kevin Rudd Address To The Nation
February 3, 2009: Rudd Announces $42 Billion Stimulus Package
November 17, 2008: Kevin Rudd Comments On The G20 Summit
November 15, 2008: Full Text Of G20 Declaration
November 7, 2008: Liberals Focus On Swan’s Embarrassing Press Conference
November 7, 2008: New Conversation About Equality Needed, Says Plibersek
October 23, 2008: Government Approves Westpac Takeover Of St George Bank
October 22, 2008: Inflation Hits 13-Year High
October 22, 2008: Capitalism Around The Globe
October 21, 2008: Global Economic Catastrophe Now Less Likely Says Reserve Bank Governor
October 16, 2008: Malcolm Turnbull Address To The Nation
October 15, 2008: Rudd Addresses National Press Club On Global Financial Crisis
October 14, 2008: Financial Crisis: Kevin Rudd Address To The Nation
October 14, 2008: Humour In The Financial Crisis
October 14, 2008: Turnbull Offers Support For Economic Stimulus Package
October 14, 2008: Details Of Rudd Government’s ‘Economic Security Strategy’
October 14, 2008: Rudd Announces $10.4 Billion Economic Stimulus Package
October 14, 2008: The Credit Crunch Hits Home In Britain
October 13, 2008: Rudd Meets With Vietnamese Prime Minister
October 12, 2008: Details Of Rudd Government Actions To Deal With Financial Crisis
October 12, 2008: Global Financial Crisis: Federal Government Guarantees All Deposits For 3 Years
October 11, 2008: G7 Communique Pledges Action To Restore Credit Flows
October 11, 2008: ‘We Are Acting Aggressively,’ Bush Says
October 10, 2008: Liberals Offer Three-Point Plan For Financial Crisis
October 10, 2008: Financial Crisis: Malcolm Turnbull Address To Queensland Liberal National Party
October 10, 2008: Swan Lauds Australia’s Economic Reforms
October 9, 2008: “It’s Really Bad, But Economy In Strong Shape,” Says Rudd
October 7, 2008: Rudd And Swan Comment On Interest Rate Cut
September 24, 2008: President Bush: Address To The Nation On The Financial Crisis
August 8, 2007: Rudd And Swan Respond To Interest Rate Increase
August 8, 2007: Howard And Costello Respond To Interest Rate Increase
May 10, 2007: 2007 Budget Reply Speech: Kevin Rudd
May 8, 2007: Costello Delivers Howard Government’s 12th Budget
May 8, 2007: Budget Gives Tax Cuts; Targets Education, Childcare, Aged, Environment
May 8, 2007: Costello Is Frittering Away The Future Say Greens
June 2, 2006: Paul Keating Launches ‘The Longest Decade’
May 9, 2006: Treasurer Peter Costello Delivers 2006 Federal Budget
March 1, 2006: Treasurer Peter Costello Addresses The National Press Club
December 31, 2005: IR Changes to Improve Work-Family Balance: Howard’s New Year Message
August 26, 2005: Malcolm Turnbull Paper On Taxation Reform
November 10, 2004: Paul Keating Defends His Economic Record In Government
September 22, 2004: Costello And Crean Debate Economy At National Press Club
September 1, 2004: Treasurer Peter Costello’s Press Conference On The Economy
October 16, 2003: Asia’s Role In Australia’s Economic Future: Ian Macfarlane
September 30, 2003: Costello Announces $7.5 Billion Budget Surplus
September 2, 2003: Costello Jousts With Journalists Over National Accounts, Iraq, Tuckey, Ethanol And Hanson
February 20, 2003: Costello: Australia & New Zealand Siblings With A Common Heritage & A Shared Future
January 7, 2003: The World’s Largest Economies
October 16, 2002: Despite Bali, Stay Engaged With Asia: Costello
July 1, 2002: Howard Touts Australian Reforms To German Business Leaders
July 26, 2001: Costello Defends Globalisation; Speech Stakes Out Election Position And Leadership Credentials
March 15, 2001: The Politics Of The Exchange Rate
January 29, 2001: Howard Launches ‘Backing Australia’s Ability’ Policy
September 14, 2000: Australian Dollar Falls To All-Time Low
September 11, 2000: John Howard’s Address To The World Economic Forum
January 29, 2000: The Next Ten Years: John Howard’s Federation Address
December 9, 1999: Unemployment Falls To 6.7%; Lowest Figure Since June 1990
January 28, 1999: John Howard: The Australian Way
September 10, 1996: Pauline Hanson’s Maiden Speech In The House Of Representatives
January 20, 1996: Australia’s Economic Independence: Speech By Cheryl Kernot
March 11, 1993: As Election Day Nears, Paul Keating Addresses The National Press Club
March 9, 1993: Keating Still Confident In Final Week Of Election Campaign
May 31, 1989: Keating Worries The Government Isn’t Getting Credit For Its Economic Reform Record
April 17, 1983: National Economic Summit: Channel 9 Sunday Report By Andrew Olle