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These changes, which focus particularly on casual workers, faced particular lobbying from parts of the business sector, which described them as costly and unnecessary, but they…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282370
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Many of the changes were part of Labor’s election campaign in May, and others followed the government’s job summit in September, but last-minute changes involved multi-employer…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274800
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AUSTRALIA: Central bank still worries about inflation
AUSTRALIA: Rate rise lower than expected
As Australia seeks to manage slower demand from China and depressed commodities prices, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called a 'double dissolution' election for July 2…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211578
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The figure is the 22nd consecutive month of record-setting immigration, and the main opposition party, the New Zealand Labour Party, has called for more active adjustment of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211975
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Australia and New Zealand have seen monetary policy respond to recent falls in commodity prices, leading to questions about their economic prospects in a time of low external…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201337
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The strategy should support the economic recovery that is already underway following a year of pandemic-related restrictions. There will be more spending on infrastructure and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261579
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Australian GDP grew by 1.9% in 2016, lower than earlier forecasts by the Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The latest OECD Economic Survey, together with other…
This marks the eighth annual budget since Prime Minster John Key's National Party-led government took office in November 2008. New Zealand's fiscal position has strengthened…