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JOY Drive

21 Jul 2024

Things are about to look brighter for the Australian economy

Finance, News & Politics

Things are about to look brighter for the Australian economy

We’re all experiencing cost of living pressures and according to the latest Westpac Melbourne Institute’s latest survey, the number of Australians who think the economy is getting worse has doubled.

Our spending on essentials is decreasing, so is the outlook as bleak as many of us think it is?

Guest: Peter Martin is the Economics Editor at The Conversation and Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy at Australian National University.

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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