Peter Martin is the economics editor for The Age, based at Parliament House
Each Australian company director will be assigned a unique ID number under tough new laws designed to prevent them deliberately scuttling their companies and then reappearing phoenix-like, debt-free.
Australia's economy expanded by 0.8 per cent in the June quarter and grew 1.8 per cent over the 12 months to June, official figures show.
Wages are about to stir, says Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe
The Reserve Bank board has kept its cash rate on hold at a record low of 1.5 per cent for the 13th consecutive month, amid a host of signs that the economy is picking up.
RBA governor Philip Lowe has identified low wage growth as one of the key risks to the Australian economy
Most of us would need hundred of dollars per year to change electricity suppliers.
The incoming Coalition government wanted low wage growth, badly.
The Reserve Bank has kept its cash rate on hold for the eleventh consecutive month, providing little indication of when it will allow rates to rise.
Only one of 24 forecasters surveyed ahead of this inflation result expected anything as low as 0.2%.
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has attempted to hose down talk of a hike in interest rates, saying Australia won't be blindly following central banks overseas.
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