ECONOMY TO DOMINATE AS PARLIAMENT RETURNS
The weak state of the economy is set to dominate proceedings as federal Parliament returns today, with AAP predicting the opposition will use the opportunity to try and heap more pressure on the government. Last week’s GDP figures, stubbornly high inflation and the suggestion there will be no rate cut anytime soon will all no doubt feature.
Over the weekend it was reported that Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed almost half of all jobs created in the first half of 2024 were classified as public sector. The AFR
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