A recovery in new home building is expected to take hold in medium sized Australian capital cities such as Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide, new forecasts suggest.

​Australia's real GDP increased by a small 0.2 per cent in the June quarter, taking the annual rate to just 1.0 per cent, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday.

Additional rail and bus services and enhanced timetables will come into effect from tomorrow, Sunday 25 August 2024, in one of the biggest enhancements of public transport capacity the state has seen in years.

21 August 2024: The Australian economy is at a critical juncture. Two years of RBA interest rate hikes have helped contain price inflation, which is forecast to return to its target range of 2-3% by early 2025.

Australia’s labour market has seen significant changes since the pandemic, with notable progress in gender equality.

​Construction activity stagnates into mid-year, remaining at an elevated level. Q2: +0.1%qtr, 1.2%yr.

Even as inflation pushes the consumer price index higher and higher, there are some jobs where wages are growing even faster.

The ongoing NSW pattern book design competition open to Australian and international architects has attracted hundreds of entries, with the NSW government describing the response to the competition as "exceeding expectations."

​The Australian economy grew at one of its worst rates with unemployment expected to peak, according to a new report.

Catholic Health Australia has applauded the results of the first month of reporting on the federal government's 24/7 Registered Nursing requirements.