Why Australia's Economy is Stalling

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With a steady GDP growth, Australia's economy seems to be doing pretty well. But, all is not well in the "lucky country," as one of the big credit rating agencies warned it was considering downgrading Australia's status. So, what has gone wrong?

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OECD Disposable income data

Australia growth record 1991-2020

Australia export profile​​

World Bank GDP per capita data

Australia treasury overview of 1997-98

Data on $400bn windfall

Australia GDP growth figures

Australia quarterly economic data (Q2/22 - Q4/23)

IPA report on increases in Australian government spending

ABC report on public spending keping Australia out of recession

Albanese on S&P downgrade possibility

ABC article with graph on productivity since 2000

Australia low investment data

Australian housing data

Bloomberg documentary on Australia’s economic crisis (with data on household debt levels relative to disposable income)

Guardian article with data on household spending growth over time