Monetary policy not affecting housing supply, says RBA Economy & Industry RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter said demand and building costs ultimately dictate the supply of new housing.
Premium Case studies APS culture needs a serious shake-up to deliver Albo’s lean, green, electric dream May 20, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Australian Capital Territory The bureaucracy will need to have a lot more technical people working directly for it if it wants to make the ‘renewables superpower’ dream happen.
Premium Insights and analysis Angela Jackson: Budget measures must lift productive capability of the economy, foster equity May 3, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Women in Economics Network chair Angela Jackson speaks about the tumultuous economic, geopolitical and social climate the federal Budget must address.
Rents continue to increase faster than mortgages in latest inflation data April 29, 2024 By Dan Holmes Economy & Industry Quarterly inflation statistics show the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1% this quarter and 3.6% over the past year.
If it feels like you’re paying more tax, well, you are April 24, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry The latest numbers released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal Australia’s overall taxation take has continued its post-pandemic recovery.
Digital ID bill passes senate March 28, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology The Albanese government finally secured the required support for enabling legislation for the digital ID system in the senate.
Kennedy gets five more years in Treasury March 14, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski News Chalmers, Albanese opt for continuity with trusted Steven Kennedy. Second time’s a charm for the seasoned reformer, economist and technocrat.
Cash now officially a burning platform for Australia Post, ACCC and RBA February 20, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry Cost shifting aside, what are banks doing about digital exclusion? Not everyone has access to hip apps for real time cash transfers.
Premium Case studies Reserve Bank bites the infrastructure bullet after second big outage January 19, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology They say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Oh damn, it’s broken. So Australia’s central bank will finally let its techies out of the basement.
Chalmers reveals dates for bans on government and bank cheques December 12, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social It’s crunch time for the humble bank cheque, as revenue agencies face their biggest infrastructure upheaval in 20 years.
Premium Insights and analysis Banks’ Scam-Safe Accord still a liability-free zone November 27, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Institutions try to dazzle regulators with $100 million security jazz hands as imported UK model comes without fraud indemnity airbags.
OAIC annual report reveals which agencies had the largest FOI increases October 19, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal The Australian Research Council experienced a 4,686.0% increase in FOI requests in the past year, according to the latest OAIC report.
NAB the next bank to send government-accredited digital identity live for customers October 17, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Are institutions looking to monetise ID transactions? You bet. Two banks have raced to switch on digital identity offerings. Buckle-up.
Premium Insights and analysis What did the Romans ever do for us? Labor releases proposed Bitcoin regulations October 17, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social The head of ASIC has compared the rise of crypto to the Roman Empire. So let’s unpack that a little, specifically the bit about coin.
Commonwealth Bank leapfrogs delayed government digital identity launch with ConnectID October 13, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Banks are ready to clip the ticket — big time — on new mandated identity services, and milk the verification revenue stream.
