The four months before an election aren’t great for those who care about good policy. Politicians’ competence at other times is questionable. Read more
This week, the results of the ninth round of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) were released. PISA enables countries to track their educational performance over time. Read more
“Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods,” H.L. Mencken wrote in 1936. Read more
Two speeches from the Crown’s most senior lawyers over the past month have answered a question that should never have been in doubt: Who makes the law? Attorney-General Chris Bishop spoke to the Law Association on 6 August. Read more
| GDP Quarterly Change: | 0.63% |
|---|---|
| GDP Annual Change: | 1.94% |
| Inflation: | 3.94% |
| Optimal OCR: | 2.57% |
| Optimal OCR Gap: | 0.07% |
| Forecasted OCR Change: | 0.25% |