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Saturday, September 18

Business group worries that Australia's economic recovery may not be 'real'

A peak business lobby group is concerned that Australia’s economic lift from recession so far has been more a policy-led bounce rather than a self-sustaining recovery.

Interest rates hit 0.1 per cent – and likely to stay that low for three years, says RBA

The Reserve Bank has slashed official interest rates to 0.1 per cent and predicted rates would not start rising for at least another three years as it introduced a raft of measures to spark an economic recovery.

The all-important Christmas season may be a dud for tourism operators if Queensland's borders remain closed to Sydneysiders Photo: ABC

Victims of our own success: Why beating virus will set back our economy until 2024

Queensland business model of tourism and exports has been broken by the impacts of the pandemic and will reduce its ability to recover, according to a report from Deloitte.

Brisbane drags the chain while regions drive the recovery

There are certain things Queenslanders are just not willing to do during COVID-19. Go to the office and catch public transport are two of them, according to the Google mobility data.

Weary and wary: Businesses welcome newfound freedom but warn of cliff ahead

Business has cheered the reopening of borders but warn of a “September cliff”’ when JobKeeper subsidies end and the zombie companies it props up will fail.