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Budgets: New Zealand 1, Australia 0?
Trans-Tasman rivalry is usually played out in sport, but this week’s budget announcements by Australia and New Zealand have taken [...]
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Australia’s Busted Budget
Australia’s Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan will hand down what is likely to be his final budget on May 14, having [...]
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As Australia’s Economy Cools, Will Voters Seek a Change?
Australia may be set for a record 22nd straight year of economic expansion, but it will not save the federal [...]
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Julia Gillard Rolls the Dice
U.S. President Barack Obama won re-election despite a poor economy. Can his center-left counterpart from Down Under, Australian Prime Minister [...]
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A Better Year: 2013 Forecast for Asian Economies
Leadership changes in China, Japan and South Korea along with the United States have marked another tumultuous year for the [...]
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Australia’s Surplus Fantasy
Put 10 economists in the same room and you will get 11 different opinions, the joke goes. But most agree [...]
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Don’t Write the Obituary Just Yet: ‘King Coal’ Still Reigns
Slumping coal prices may be good news for environmental activists, but bad news for major Asia-Pacific exporters such as Australia [...]
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China and Australia’s Coming Economic ‘Divorce’
In an interconnected world, “decoupling” is the idea that it’s possible for one country to avoid the transmission of economic [...]
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Australia Feels the Sting of China Slowdown
The move by Australia’s central bank to lower interest rates from October 3 is the latest sign of pessimism about [...]
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Hard Times Ahead For Australia?
Australians have been warned that lower commodity prices may force them to start tightening their belts. After 21 straight years [...]
