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Industrial relations
Hey pollies: weak wage growth won't fix itself
The economy’s prospects are threatened by continuing weakness in wage growth but the two sides contesting the May federal election have little desire to talk about it.
- by Ross Gittins
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GDP
Experts fear state of economy in election year
Scope economists' forecasts, unswayed by the claims of Liberal and Labor, don't paint a promising picture.
- by Shane Wright
Australian Economy
A year on, few predicted house prices would fall this fast
It was the year that housing went south. But few economists predicted how fast and low it would fall.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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Property prices
Tumbling house prices top concern for the economy, say experts
Economists tip more falls in Sydney and Melbourne property prices that will likely hit the broader economy.
- by Shane Wright
Cost of living
'2019 could turn out to be a bumpy ride for everyone', say economists
Australia faces a one-in-five chance of going into a recession during the next term of government.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Energy
Has the ship sailed for floating LNG?
Giant floating gas processing ships were once touted as the solution for accessing major gas reserves in remote and deep water but the industry now appears to have missed the boat as focus shifts back to onshore processing.
- by Cole Latimer
Soft commodities
WA's summer grain harvest the second biggest on record
CBH Group has confirmed the 2018-19 harvest was the second biggest on record, with 16.4 million tonnes of grain received across the network.
- by staff writers
Home loans
'The longer I hold, the more I lose': FONGO takes hold of home sellers
Property vendors are looking to sell in a sliding environment.
- by Nick Bonyhady & Sumeyya Ilanbey
Opinion
Brexit Chaos
'Prepare for the worst': The tables have turned in the Brexit brawl
Europe's leaders will now have to decide whether they are going to push their demands to the point of absurdity.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Housing Slump
Melbourne and Sydney lead downturn in national property market
The nation's property market has started the year in freefall with big drops in almost every capital city
- by Shane Wright
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Lithium
Planning to develop a strategy: Road map to charge up lithium battery sector revealed
This is an exciting opportunity for WA to be recognised as a world-leading producer and exporter of future battery materials, technologies and expertise: Premier
- by Hamish Hastie