The Australian Debit Card Market: Default Settings and Tokenisation – Conclusions Paper
The Bank has released a Conclusions Paper setting out the conclusions of its recent public consultation on options for further
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Dan Andrews quits after nine years as premier of Victoria
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is stepping down after nine years in the job. …
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View from The Hill: ‘Player’ Mike Pezzullo undone by power play
Mike Pezzullo, one of Canberra’s most powerful and certainly most controversial public servants, cannot survive the revelation of the trove
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View from The Hill: We can’t prepare for a future pandemic without fully looking at state governments’ decisions in the last one
Nearly a year ago, a privately financed inquiry, led by Peter Shergold, a former head of the prime minister’s department,
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Grattan on Friday: Albanese government faces an uphill road and angry locals as it drives change to renewables
Most people accept our energy system must move from fossil fuels, especially coal, to renewables as soon as practicable. But there are serious obstacles on the ground – literally. …
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View from The Hill: Josh Frydenberg puts political ambition aside to remain in business
Former Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s decision to put a business future before an attempted political revival is a blow for the
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: ANU Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt on the challenges universities face
In this podcast, ANU Vice Chancellor and astrophysicist Brian Schmidt joins The Conversation to discuss the challenges universities are facing …
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Measuring Government Bond Turnover in Australia Using Austraclear Data
This article provides new estimates using Austraclear data for monthly turnover ratios for Australian Government Securities (AGS) and semi-government bonds (semis). Previous Reserve Bank estimates used Austraclear data that included repo transactions, as acknowledged at the time. In November 2021 Austraclear implemented a change to reporting standards that excluded repo…
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Economic Literacy in Australia: A First Look
Those who are economically literate make more informed economic choices, better understand the world around them and can influence public discourse and the actions of government. Given the importance of economic literacy for individuals and society at large, the Bank commissioned a large-scale survey of Australian adults testing their understanding…
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Recent Developments in Small Business Finance and Economic Conditions
The economic environment has become more challenging over the past year, including for small businesses. High inflation, slower growth of demand and difficulties in finding suitable labour have contributed to declines in small business conditions and confidence. Demand for business finance has slowed, consistent with the rise in interest rates…
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