Gareth Hutchens
Gareth Hutchens is a business and economics reporter based in Canberra. Prior to joining the ABC he was economics editor of the West Australian and worked as an economics and political reporter for Guardian Australia, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age. You can follow Gareth on Twitter: @grhutchens
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Analysis
analysis:How long can federal budgets keep ignoring a deeper truth?
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
How long can federal budgets keep ignoring a deeper truth about economics? Without a healthy natural world, human societies won't flourish.
Gas stocks soar after Albanese government releases its 'Future Gas Strategy', CBA third-quarter cash profit falls 7pc — as it happened
By business reporters Samuel Yang and Gareth Hutchens and wires
Gas stocks surged after the Albanese government released its "Future Gas Strategy" report, but the ASX closed lower overall. Catch up on the day's business and market news and it happened on our live blog.
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'Too soon to declare victory' as RBA governor Bullock says she can't rule out another rate rise
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens and business editor Michael Janda
Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent, but vows to remain vigilant and warns it "is not ruling anything in or out".
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Analysis
analysis:Why are Australia's unemployment payments so inadequate? Experts say they have been deteriorating for decades
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
The Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee says Australia's unemployment benefits are woefully inadequate, and Australia sticks out internationally.
What's the unemployment rate in your region? This data tells you
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
The headline unemployment rate is 3.8 per cent, but that may not reflect the reality of where you live. This data will give you a much better idea.
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Qantas app 'operating normally' again for customers after earlier claiming issue had been 'resolved' — as it happened
By business reporters Gareth Hutchens and Kate Ainsworth and Shiloh Payne
Qantas says its app is "stable and operating normally" after customers experienced ongoing issues hours after the airline said the glitch had been resolved, while the Australian share market ended lower.
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Big four banks warn first rate cut won't come until November, as 'incredibly strong' migration makes the RBA's task 'more difficult'
By business reporters Gareth Hutchens and Stephen Letts
Surprisingly strong inflation, but exceptionally weak retail spending, has major bank economists predicting the Reserve Bank won't cut interest rates until November.
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ASX flat as rate cut bets for 2024 are all but gone — as it happened
By business reporters Daniel Ziffer, Gareth Hutchens and Samuel Yang
Australian inflation keeps falling, but not as fast as economists, including those at the Reserve Bank, had hoped. That has slashed rate cut bets and wiped out early gains on the ASX. Look back on the day's events and insights from our business reporters as it happened with our blog.
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ASX ends higher after positive session on Wall Street, Crown Sydney retains casino licence — as it happened
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens and wires
The ASX 200 has ended higher on Tuesday after Wall Street's three major stock markets all finished higher overnight, while Crown Sydney has been allowed to keep its casino licence.
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Analysis
analysis:After decades of rising economic integration, the global economy is fragmenting. What can Australia do about it?
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
As the world's economy fragments and more countries assert their right to restructure their economies, what path will Australia take?
As it happened: Aussie share market closes lower on reports of Israeli strike on Iranian territory
By business reporters Gareth Hutchens and Nassim Khadem
Australian shares closed lower on Friday as investors flocked to buying safe-haven gold and government bonds as news broke of escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. There are heightened fears the ongoing Middle East conflict could spell further economic and global instability.
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Unemployment has gone up, but Corbin is finding it hard to keep staff long-term
By business reporters Gareth Hutchens and David Chau
The unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.8 per cent in March, after employment fell by 7,000 people and unemployment rose by 21,000 people.
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ASX ends lower amid geopolitical, interest rate uncertainty — as it happened
By business reporters Emilia Terzon and Gareth Hutchens and business editor Michael Janda
The Australian share market has finished slightly in the red as traders await further indications about the likely path of interest rates and the conflict in the Middle East. See how the day unfolded on our business news blog.
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Greens senator threatens Woolworths CEO with six months in prison for contempt of Senate
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
Woolworths boss Brad Banducci was warned he could face six months in prison or a $5,000 fine if he was held in contempt by the Senate for failing to answer questions at the inquiry into supermarket pricing.
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Analysis
analysis:Do we want Australia's economy to become more self-sufficient?
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says we must think differently about the role of government, when strategic competition has become a fact of life. But what role should government play in our future economic development?
'Priced out of the market': Some lower income households have given up looking for a place to live
By business reporters Gareth Hutchens and Nadia Daly
Australian renters facing all-time high asking rents and record low vacancy rates across the country, but there could be relief in sight.
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Analysis
analysis:Why did land disappear from some economic models?
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
Economists are debating 'big questions' again, with land and wealth at the top of the list.
Has the GST you've paid actually gone to the government? The billions owed to the ATO suggests a lot hasn't
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
Small business owners have collected billions of dollars in GST from their customers in recent years but failed to hand it to the tax office, prompting a warning from the new tax commissioner.
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ASX ends lower after hitting new record high, meeting minutes reveal RBA's 'Goldilocks' approach for March interest rates meeting — as it happened
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens and wires
The ASX 200 has ended lower at the end of its first session for the week after the four-day Easter break, while the RBA published its minutes of its most recent interest rates meeting.
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Analysis
analysis:What do land tax, Monopoly, and Australia have in common?
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
Have you played Monopoly? The boardgame was designed to teach us about rents. Some economists say if we took rents seriously we could solve many problems.
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The annual rate of inflation remained steady in February, at 3.4 per cent
By business reporters Gareth Hutchens and Michael Janda
The annual rate of inflation remained steady in February, at 3.4 per cent, while underlying inflation picked up slightly, to 3.9 per cent.
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Analysis
analysis:If we taxed land properly, we'd have billions of extra dollars to fund big tax cuts elsewhere. So why don't we do it?
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
Prosper Australia says if we were smarter about taxing land, we could slash taxes on workers and businesses, writes Gareth Hutchens.
Analysis
analysis:Why the government wants you to be thinking beyond the headline unemployment rate
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
By tracking this suite of labour market indicators, we'll have an idea of how the Albanese government's full employment ambitions are going, writes Gareth Hutchens.
Analysis
analysis:How economics has contributed to 'a mirror image of a Robin Hood society', according to someone who won its highest prize
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens
A Nobel Prize-winning economist has criticised the foundations of mainstream economics, writes Gareth Hutchens.
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Singtel clarifies rumours of $16 billion Optus sell-off, treasurer upbeat about economy ahead of federal budget, ASX ends lower — as it happened
By business reporter Gareth Hutchens and wires
The ASX 200 ended lower on Thursday, dragged down by the big four banks despite a boost in the mining sector, while Singtel has clarified speculation about selling Optus for $16 billion. Look back on the day's business and financial news as it happened with our blog.
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