Gareth Hutchens
Business Reporter at ABC News (Australia)
ABC reporter. Economics. Business. “I never knew a man could tell so many lies, he had a different story for every set of eyes.”
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3 days ago |
abc.net.au | Gareth Hutchens
Australia's economy grew by 0.2 per cent in the March quarter, and 1.3 per cent through the year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It means economic growth slowed in the first three months of the year, from 0.6 per cent at the end of 2024, and missed expectations. GDP per capita fell 0.2 per cent this quarter, following a 0.1 per cent rise in the December 2024 quarter, the ABS said.
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4 days ago |
abc.net.au | Gareth Hutchens
Australia's economy will experience weaker growth, lower inflation and a slightly weaker labour market as a consequence of US President Donald Trump's tariffs, an RBA official says. Sarah Hunter, an assistant governor at the Reserve Bank, said the uncertainty caused by Mr Trump's tariffs — with their constantly shifting rules and levels — was also making it harder to forecast where the global economy was heading.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Gareth Hutchens
Treasurer Jim Chalmers held a press conference last week that will enter Australian political folklore. It was reminiscent of some of Paul Keating's press conferences and interviews from the 1980s when the then-treasurer made certain statements ("banana republic," "brings home the bacon") that matched the historic moment and became part of the national lexicon. And for Chalmers, it announced major twin victories: one economic, one political. It occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Gareth Hutchens
Andrew Hauser, the Reserve Bank's deputy governor, says he was in China the week after US President Donald Trump shocked the world with his so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs in early April, and he witnessed something remarkable.
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Gareth Hutchens
Does Labor have a "mandate" to do what it wants after its big election win? In the wake of its historic victory, a debate has already kicked off about Labor's plan to change the tax treatment of superannuation accounts with balances above $3 million. Labor flagged its intention to pursue the policy years ago, and it took the plan to the recent election (which it won comfortably).
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