Not if,but when:How to prepare for a recession as a first-time investor
Opinion
Opinion

Not if,but when:How to prepare for a recession as a first-time investor

Younger Australians have never had to tussle with a recession,so it’s important to understand what it might mean for your money.

  • byWijith Wijeyasiri

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AustralianSuper betting on recession as inflation softens real returns

AustralianSuper betting on recession as inflation softens real returns

The chief investment officer of Australia’s largest super fund says the biggest risk is that a recession will not materialise.

  • byMillie Muroi
Dutton drags Albanese into the trenches,but the real battle is yet to begin

Dutton drags Albanese into the trenches,but the real battle is yet to begin

Peter Dutton is trying to convince voters that the PM is preoccupied by the Voice,not the economy. If he succeeds,the government is in real trouble.

  • bySean Kelly
Teachers are leaving as support from parents disappears

Teachers are leaving as support from parents disappears

Parents are driving teachers out of their jobs.

Albanese will feel the heat in winter of discontent

Albanese will feel the heat in winter of discontent

There are at least five policy challenges that will deepen the chill this winter,and voters will be looking to the government for solutions.

  • byDavid Crowe
Unpleasant to ugly:Pain for retailers as consumers reach spending cliff
Opinion
Retail

Unpleasant to ugly:Pain for retailers as consumers reach spending cliff

The first half of this calendar year has been an unpleasant time for retailers. But the next six months is looking even worse.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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‘Per-capita recession’ tipped as banks slash economic growth forecasts

‘Per-capita recession’ tipped as banks slash economic growth forecasts

Big banks have downgraded their growth forecasts as households rein in spending to keep up with rising interest rates,but the treasurer says a strong jobs market leaves the country well-placed “to face the challenges ahead”.

  • byRachel Clun
‘It is a tricky business’:How will we know if we’re in recession?

‘It is a tricky business’:How will we know if we’re in recession?

Economists are increasingly worried we are on the verge of a recession. Millions of Australians were not even alive during the 1990s recession,the one we “had to have”.

  • byRachel Clun
What recession looks like for young Australians
Analysis
Analysis

What recession looks like for young Australians

In the year following the 2020 recession,young people represented 55 per cent of job losses nationwide,despite only making up 14 per cent of population.

  • byMillie Muroi
Flirting with recession:Will Australia follow New Zealand?
Opinion
Opinion

Flirting with recession:Will Australia follow New Zealand?

Westpac’s head economist says we are already in a consumer recession – its spread to the broader economy depends on whether business investment continues to hold up or falls in a hole.

  • byElizabeth Knight
High rates,possible recession:Market watchers predict tough 12 months
Analysis
Investing

High rates,possible recession:Market watchers predict tough 12 months

The country’s most experienced economists and fund managers believe it could be a bumpy ride for investors.

  • byJohn Collett