global economic pressures

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has issued a sombre warning for all Australians, predicting years of struggle ahead.Addressing the nation in his budget speech on Tuesday night, Dr Chalmers made no secret of the fact that Australia was not immune to…

Rapidly mounting risks to Australia’s economy may mean that a local recession is inevitable, former Liberal leader John Hewson has warned.Writing in The Saturday Paper, Dr Hewson said Australia’s “Covid-19 mismanagement” combined with…