The Australian Economy
Australia hasn’t had a recession – in the widely used sense of two or more consecutive quarters of negative real GDP growth – since 1991. Since then, Australia’s ranking among nations in terms of per capita GDP has risen from 22nd to, in the last four years, either 12th or 13th, behind only the United States, Norway, Switzerland and a number of other smaller states which are predominantly either oil producers or financial centres. Australia’s economic performance reflects a combination of luck and management – the relative importance and quality of which have varied significantly from time to time. Monitoring the performance of and analysing the prospects for the Australian economy has been the major part of my ‘day job’ since I completed my university degree in 1979.
The Australian economy, interest rates and household debt
The Australian Economy | 20th September 2017Presentation to a forum hosted by Kessler Financial Services Australia in Melbourne on 20th September 2017
Economic Trends and Opportunities for Australian Agriculture
Commodities, The Australian Economy | 12th September 2017Presentation to a Farm Business Update hosted by the Grains Research and Development Corporation in Adelaide, 12th September 2017
The Australian economy in a rapidly changing world environment
The Australian Economy | 28th July 2017Presentation to a ‘Pathfinder Breakfast’ hosted by the Sydney C3 Church, at the Westin Sydney, on Friday 28th July
Has Australia really set a ‘new world record’ for continuous economic growth
Publications, The Australian Economy | 6th June 2017Saul Eslake | The Conversation |06th June 2017 Australia hasn’t had a recession – defined as consecutive quarters of ‘negative growth’ in real GDP since the first half of 1991. Some have claimed that, with the release of first quarter GDP figures on 7th June 2017, Australia will have surpassed a ‘record’ for recession-free growth […]
The Economic Outlook
The Australian Economy | 15th May 2017Presentation to the Australian Shareholders’ Association Annual Conference, Melbourne, 15th May 2017 Listen to a podcast of an interview recorded after the presentation:
The 2017-18 Budget
Economic Policies, The Australian Economy | 11th May 2017Presentation to a post-Budget breakfast hosted by accounting firm Moore Stephens in Melbourne on 11th May 2017
Outlook for the World Economy and its Implications for Australia
The Australian Economy, The Global Economy | 4th April 2017Presentation to FactSet Investment Processing Symposium, Sydney, 4th April 2017
Key issues for the global and Australian economies in 2017
The Australian Economy, The Global Economy | 7th February 2017Presentation to the International CEO Forum – Melbourne, 7th February 2017
