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.
Is this a Depression?
News, The Australian Economy | 16th July 2020Feature article in the Launceston Examiner, 16th July 2020
Economic Recovery, Community Services and Covid-19
The Australian Economy | 25th June 2020‘Webinar’ presentation to Shelter WA, 25th June 2020
The ‘Post-Covid’ Global, Australian and Tasmanian Economies
Tasmania, The Australian Economy, The Global Economy | 12th June 2020Presentation to a Webinar hosted by the Tasmanian Branch of the Australia-China Business Council, 12th June 2020
Economic Recovery, Community Services and Covid-19
Housing, The Australian Economy | 21st May 2020Presentation to a ‘webinar’ hosted by Q Shelter, 21st May 2020
Outlook for the Australian Economy
The Australian Economy | 16th November 2018Presentation to a luncheon hosted by Sharp & Carter, a recruitment agency, in Melbourne on 16th November 2018
Taking the temperature of the Australian economy
The Australian Economy | 26th October 2018Presentation to the Urban Development of Australia (UDIA) Victoria’s 2018 Developers’ Summit in Melbourne on 26th October 2018
The global and Australian economies
The Australian Economy | 17th October 2018Presentation to a Corporate Leaders’ Network lunch in Melbourne on Wednesday 17th October 2018
The Australian economy, property prices, interest rates and debt
The Australian Economy | 19th September 2018Presentation to a forum hosted by Kessler Financial Services Australia in Melbourne on 19th September 2018