Treasurer Josh Frydenberg doesn't appear to be worried about the weakening economy. Photo: AAP/Lukas Coch

Analysis

Why we've the weakest economy since the GFC, with few clear ways out

Households are buying no more than they were a year ago, and the wage share of national income is the lowest since 1964, writes Peter Martin.

Opinion

Middle class chase crumbs as the elites eat cake

As wealth continues to gather in the bank accounts of the secure few, a swathe of the Australian middle-class is languishing in part-time work with stagnant pay, argues Malcolm King.

Opinion

The fall of the Australian working class

Australia’s working class faces a bleak future but their plight barely registers in the leafy suburbs, argues Malcolm King.

Business

Trade war threatens global recession: govt

Australians appear to be taking a regional nuclear threat and jittery financial markets in their stride for now, although confidence remains hampered by weak wages growth.

Opinion

Federal Govt keeps backing the wrong horse

Current government policy penalises the sector of the economy where there is the largest proportion of existing employment and the best prospects for future growth, argues John Wanna.