Good afternoon, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Braiden Simpson, advisor to the treasury. Thank you for inviting me here to speak to you today about the current economic climate and to discuss well-structured policies and strategies to ensure the sustained wellbeing and growth of the Australian economy. We are all aware that through the introduction of strong policies that stimulate economic growth, policies that protect jobs, encourage job creation and the need to keep our economy stable through well managed macro-economic policies are what is required to ensure a continued advanced Australian welfare. Macro-economic policies are concerned with policies issues and objectives that affect the whole of our economy, however there are three main …show more content…
Conflict can occur between economic growth and inflation which in turn leads to conflict between unemployment and inflation. When an economy grows too quickly pressure on inflation rates increase. Australia’s current inflation rate is 1.3% (Economy Snapshot RBA 2016) The current acceptable rate of inflation nationally is between 1% to 3%. Inflation is defined as the sustained rise in the general level of prices in a market. For prices to be stable we should aim for 0% inflation rate. Introducing a fluid monetary policy which concentrates on identifying the fundamental causes of inflation rate rises in an economy, will assist in keeping inflation under control. For instance, if there were to be an excessive increase in demand for goods and services, demand being the primary factor for a rise in inflation, on a government level it should say to us, we need to identify the causes and commence action as quickly as possible to decrease the level of demand to ensure stability of the inflation …show more content…
Economic indicators are a crucial guide for gaining an understanding of the statistics of how efficiently our resources are being utilised. This is why the unemployment rate and also the full time employment rate are such monumental subjects of attention. The unemployment rate could be further diluted with the investment into education and training of Australians with the added benefit of protection against unemployment in the case of an economic boom. Economically successful companies have a strangle hold on the global marketplace, this advantage is derived from the gap in education and training of the workers these companies employ. Highly educated employees yield better productivity meaning faster production for the company and an increase in intrinsic motivation by earning more on average. (Investopedia, Education Training Advantages, 2016)This in turn benefits the entire economy due to decreasing unemployment and increasing residents’ disposable income. For Australia to remain a threat to the market and gain greater diversity, skill acquisition is paramount but only gained through education and formal recognition. A perfect example of this is despite the recent negotiations for free trade agreement china has lowered their demand for Australian commodities. This has had a massive impact since 2011(Australia’s ToT, SMH, 2016) and has seen a massive plummet in commodity
Structural Change and Australian Economy Structural change is the change in the pattern of production in an economy as certain products, processes of production and industries disappear and are replaced by others. The past century has seen the relative decline of agricultural and manufacturing industries, and the rise of services and new technology sectors. Structural change can be caused by a wide range of economic influences including changes in the pattern of consumer demand and technological change. The speed of structural change depends on the ability of an economy or industry to adjust quickly. People's natural resistance to change and government regulation often impedes the process of
Australia’s economic status can be assessed using a range of economic indicators such as unemployment rates, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation rates and interest rates. The economy can affect Australian business’s greatly causing them to flow through the business cycle. The business cycle purpose is to describe the overall trends of the economy and can show growths of high or negative. The four stages in a business cycle are: expansion, this is when the economy has high demands; peak, this is the turning point of the expansions before the economy falls down. A contraction is when the demand for goods and services are low; and trough, is the opposite of a peak. To evaluate Australia’s current economic status factors such as unemployment
This report will show an overview of the current state of the Australian economy and its management by the Federal government through examining economic indicators such as economic growth (GDP), unemployment, inflation and trade.
Analyse the causes of unemployment, its effects on the Australian economy and how they are addressed through use of macroeconomic policies.
Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. Now, Australia has a prosperous Western-style capitalist economy, with a per capita GDP at the level of the four dominant West European economies. Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, minerals, metals, and fossil fuels.
The government should support the readiness of job as many industries were facing a lack of skilled labor. The Australian government after knowing the benefits of vocational education made reforms in the system (West and Murphy, 2010). The strategies to be made for 2018 were to improve the vocational training and produce skilled labor, provide assistance to industries facing skills shortage, provide support to indigenous people so that they acquire skills, provide assistance to increase Australian apprentice and providing training to the Australian indigenous people so that they get local jobs. The reforms in the vocational sector mainly focus on better quality and superior training to the people so that they cater to the needs of the employer. A greater transparency is also maintained (Biddle, 2011). The investment made in a vocational sector will help in developing skills. Action to 2013 suggests that through National Workforce Development Fund, workforce may be developed in areas that require current and future skills. Campaigning through “Health Heroes” will help to bring in more indigenous people in the labor force. The Land Corporation support would likely ensure employment in Ayer Rock Resort to increase by the end of 2018. Employment services should increase to increase more people into the workforce; a total of $227.9
The Australian economy is playing a crucial role in terms of global economy. Based on the government’s analysis, Australia has been placed at the top 20 for the world’s largest economy. This caused a lot of economists to pay attention to Australia’s performance. Economists use macroeconomic objectives to analyse the national economy. This essay will focus on two macroeconomic objectives, how they are measured, and how they relate to each other. Furthermore, it will also discuss Australia’s performance over the past three years (2013-2015) and predictions concerning Australia’s performance in terms of these objectives in 2016.
There are five very important economic systems that are used worldwide. The top five are Traditional, Command, Market, Mixed, and Capitalism economic system. Each economic system has different priorities and goals.
Australia has an interesting form of government, but their economy is very strong. Australia’s government is a constitutional monarchy. This means the Australian constitution decides how the country should be governed. The Australian economy is very strong. It is one of the world's richest, most developed countries. Its wealth has come from farming and mining, unlike other countries whose wealth comes from manufactured goods. Australia solely depends on its mines and farms to produce goods that will later be exported. Australian transportation is the same as American transportation. They use cars, buses, trains, ferries, planes and boats to get around. The most common form of transportation is by car. In modern day Australia, people most frequently
The demand and supply of workers in Australia is affected by government initiatives which are as follows:
Booms, busts, recessions, and growth; all of the preceding terms are characteristics of a typical market economy. There are times when an economy can flourish spectacularly and there are times when it can fail miserably. Consequently, it is the responsibility of a nation’s central bank to manage these fluctuations through conducting effective monetary policy. The following paper will assume the perspective of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and critically analyze the past, present, and future of the Australian economy while considering specific sectors.
The roles of production and employment in Australia’s economy is crucial as they are in an interrelationship with all sectors and this is the basis of how money and resources are distributed throughout a country. This is because employees help make the goods and services which we as consumers use and then they get paid to do so but then the employees buy these goods and services with the money which they earned. Not only do workers help one another via supplying each other with money and resources but they also help the Government’s budget by giving them their taxation income. With this money, the Government can then use it to support the people of the nation by providing benefits such as welfare benefits and public services.
Economic growth refers to an increase in an economy’s productive capacity, as measured by changes in its real GDP (adjusted for inflation), over a period of time. Growth may be measured quarterly, annually, or year on year (changes from one quarter to the corresponding quarter the following year). Annual growth is used to identify trends in the business cycle, while quarterly growth provides an indication of the economy’s short-term direction, and year on year growth to show annual progress.
The RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) serves as Australia’s central bank, and as an entity, the RBA is obliged to follow certain roles and functions in the best interest of Australia’s economy, its employment levels and for the general well being of its people as outlined under the Reserve Bank Act (1959) Cwlth. (RBA: Our Role 2015) However, any economic climate is unpredictable and requires well informed decision making. The RBA faces many challenges regarding Australia’s economy, including coping with Australia’s ‘unsustainable property bubble’
When the price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Over the long term, unanticipated inflation can cause a number of problems for an economy. Businesses will invest less in long-term projects because of the uncertainty of returns, price information becomes unclear, and consumers will spend more time trying to protect themselves from inflation and less time engaging in productive activities. If the Australia’s inflation rate is above normal range, then its cause for concern. It has impact on various ways in the economy.