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macrobusiness.com.au > 2026 > 09 > how-australia-replaced-productivity-growth-with-immigration

How Australia replaced productivity growth with immigration

17+ hour, 10+ min ago   (150+ words) Defenders of mass migration often argue that Australia’s ‘skilled’ immigration system boosts the nation’s productivity because migrants are more skilled than locals and earn higher incomes. However, when you examine the macroeconomic data, you quickly discover that Australia’s labour productivity…...

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macrobusiness.com.au > 2026 > 09 > the-iron-ore-crash-is-here

The iron ore crash is here

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (132+ words) David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics…...

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macrobusiness.com.au > 2026 > 09 > how-far-could-house-prices-fall

How far could house prices fall?

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (347+ words) According to Cotality’s daily dwelling values index, home values across the five major capital city markets have declined by 5.2% from their 10 April 2026 peak. The biggest decline in 40 years of records, according to Cotality, was 8.6%, recorded between October 2017 and May 2019. At…...

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macrobusiness.com.au > 2026 > 09 > australia-sacrificed-to-preserve-santos

Australia sacrificed to preserve Santos

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (450+ words) Wow, man, we are pwned. Santos-backed Gladstone LNG has secured a reprieve from the Albanese government’s domestic gas reservation scheme, shielding the Queensland project from the full force of the new rules while honouring existing export contracts. The concession is…...

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macrobusiness.com.au > 2026 > 09 > housing-prices-crash-first-home-buyers-surge

Housing prices crash, first home buyers surge

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (103+ words) MacroBusiness Housing prices crash, first home buyers surge As the debate over Australian housing price falls and the correct approach to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount on existing homes continues, we have new hard evidence from New…...

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macrobusiness.com.au > 2026 > 09 > australian-unemployment-kept-lower-by-only-fans

Australian unemployment kept lower by Only Fans

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (93+ words) macrobusiness.com.au Australian unemployment kept lower by Only Fans Since the Albanese government came to power, one metric it has pointed to most as a sign of its economic management is the nation’s unemployment rate. In trend terms, the…...

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macrobusiness.com.au > 2026 > 09 > 100-oil-triggers-taco

$100 oil triggers TACO

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (155+ words) David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics…...

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macrobusiness.com.au > 2026 > 09 > is-nsw-going-to-run-out-of-power

Is NSW going to run out of power?

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (133+ words) David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics…...

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macrobusiness.com.au > 2026 > 09 > iron-ore-trouble-spreads

Iron ore trouble spreads

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (163+ words) David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics…...

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macrobusiness.com.au > 2026 > 09 > rba-chooses-recession

RBA chooses recession

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (419+ words) David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics…...