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.
Global and Australian Economies – Searching for Growth
Economic Policies, The Australian Economy | 25th June 2018Address to the Australian Davos Connection’s Australian Leadership Retreat, Gold Coast, Queensland, 22nd June 2018
Inequality between places and regional economic development
The Australian Economy | 17th June 2018Presentation to the Australian Council of Local Government Associations’ 2018 Regional Co-operation and Development Forum, Canberra, 17th June 2018
The Economic Impact of Not-for-Profits
Tasmania, The Australian Economy | 17th May 2018Presentation to a business breakfast hosted by the Salvation Army in Hobart on 17th May 2018 to launch their annual Red Shield Appeal. At the request of the organizers this also includes some material on the Tasmanian economy ahead of next month’s state budget.
The 2018-19 Australian Government Budget – an Assessment
Economic Policies, The Australian Economy | 11th May 2018Presentation to a breakfast hosted by the ACT Branch of the Economic Society of Australia, Canberra, 11th May 2018
Australia’s Economic Horizon
The Australian Economy | 4th May 2018Presentation to the Australian Automotive After Care Association’s “Autocare 2018” National Convention – Darling Harbour, Sydney, 4th May 2018
What South Australia needs to do
Publications, The Australian Economy | 7th March 2018Saul Eslake | Adelaide Advertiser | 7th March 2018 Article published in the Adelaide Advertiser newspaper on 7th March 2018 (ten days before South Australia’s state election on 17th March), looking at South Australia’s economy through the same prism that I use for Tasmania’s.
What’s happening in the Australian Economy?
The Australian Economy | 16th February 2018Presentation to Smiths’ Snackfoods Distributor Partners Conference, Hobart, 16th February 2018
Outlook for the Australian Economy against a Global Economic Backdrop
The Australian Economy | 29th November 2017Presentation to the ACTE-CAPA (Association of Corporate Travel Executives – Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation) Conference, Sydney, 29th November 2017
