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Homeownership twice as hard for casual workers, research finds
There's multiple reasons outside of smaller wages that make it hard for casual workers to buy a house, says Dr Inga Lass.
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Monthly inflation fell in May
The Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge recorded a fall in May, after consecutive rises in the previous two months.
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Per capita expansion continued in the December quarter
Our third and final nowcast for the March quarter is for growth of 0.4 per cent. This is 0.1 percentage points lower than last month. It appears that the conflict in the Middle East will impinge on growth in the June quarter to a far greater extent.
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Final Nowcast of Growth in the March Quarter 2026 is 0.4 Per Cent
The Melbourne Institute anticipates that the Australian economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the March quarter. This is 0.1 percentage points lower than last month and corresponds to year-ended growth easing to be 2.5 per cent.
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Weaker growth prospects across the states
The latest Melbourne Institute State Leading Indexes of Economic Activity continued to indicate weaker growth prospects across the states than before the outbreak of the war in the Middle East.
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LEAP towards closing the gap for LGBTQ equality
Delegates from across Australia and overseas gathered in Melbourne on the eve of IDAHOBIT week, for the very first LGBTQ+ Economists and Allies in the Asia Pacific (LEAP) Summit.
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Consumer inflation expectations increase in April
The expected inflation rate (30-per-cent trimmed mean measure) fell by 0.3 percentage points in May to 5.6 per cent.
