A claim that the RBA has announced it is preparing for a nationwide recession is misleading. Image by Nikki Short/AAP PHOTOS ...

Australia's economic slowdown is just beginning, economists warn, as interest rate rises and cost-of-living pressures weigh on households. The economy grew just 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of ...

Australia faces its weakest growth since the 1990s recession as the nation’s economy is “structurally exposed in ways that ...

De-escalation of war in the Middle East has lowered oil prices and eased fears of economic downturn but households are still ...

Talk of a recession in Australia has picked up in recent weeks. Rising fuel prices, a sharp fall in consumer confidence, and signs of softer spending have all added to concerns the economy may be ...

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Australia in the early 1990s was a country of boarded‑up shopfronts, for sale signs that lingered for months, and queues of job seekers clutching their résumés outside Centrelink offices. Mortgage ...

In a grim market update, HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham has sounded the alarm on the potential of a recession as the economy cools. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released on ...

Australia will have the longest run of weak economic growth since the recession as unemployment soared to COVID levels, Deloitte Access Economics warns, as it predicts another rate rise next month.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The risk of Australia's economy slipping into recession has risen sharply, after the central bank surprised markets this week by raising rates and warned it could tighten again to ...