A weakening jobs market has put a drag on the ACT's economy despite leading the nation in home lending and recording high retail spending, new figures show. It was ranked third among states and ...

Construction activity and a strong job market have helped South Australia ascend to the top of the economic performance leaderboard, according to CommSec’s quarterly State of the States report. This ...

The CommSec State of the States reports analyses eight key indicators and, just like the Reserve Bank does with interest rates, uses decade averages to judge the “normal” state of affairs. It is the ...