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Scott Morrison said the quarter’s weakness was broad based but the dominant cause of the contraction was the decline of 3.2% in new business investment. Lukas Coch/AAP

December 7, 2016

Government calls for co-operation after hit with negative growth figure

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

After the national accounts showed the economy going backwards in the September quarter, Scott Morrison called for "partners" in the parliament to drive the government's economic plan through.

Labor’s Chris Bowen says Australian workers are doing it tough. AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy

October 27, 2016

FactCheck: is wage growth at record lows?

Janine Dixon, Victoria University

Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said Australian wages growth is at record lows. Is that true?

Chris Bowen at the Treasurers’ Debate with Scott Morrison. AAP/Stefan Postles

June 8, 2016

Election FactCheck: Has the Coalition presided over the most sustained fall in Australian living standards since records began?

Peter Whiteford, Australian National University

Was Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen right to say that the Coalition presided over the most sustained fall in our living standards since records began?

Treasurer Joe Hockey said Australia is not heading for a recession. AAP Image/Dean Lewins

September 3, 2015

Australia’s economy is slowing: what you need to know

Richard Holden, UNSW; Fabrizio Carmignani, Griffith University; Janine Dixon, Victoria University; Ross Guest, Griffith University, and Tony Makin, Griffith University

Australia has had 24 years of consistent growth. Is it all about to come to a crashing end?

Top contributors

Janine Dixon
Economist at Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
Jeff Borland
Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne
Peter Whiteford
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Fabrizio Carmignani
Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Ross Guest
Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Roger Wilkins
Professorial Research Fellow and Deputy Director (Research), HILDA Survey, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne
Richard Holden
Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW
Tony Makin
Professor of Economics, Griffith University