The Reserve Bank of Australia is worried there’s been too much jobs growth, wanting unemployment to rise to keep inflation low. But around 80% of recent jobs growth has been in areas like health and aged care. What’s wrong with that? Inflation is down from 7.8% in late 2022 to less than 3% 😳

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We’ve just approved a new solar farm in Qld and the approval took just 17 days. We’re getting on with the job of helping Australia become a renewable energy superpower.

RBA misdiagnosis of our ailment leads to unnecessary hardship thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2025/0…

The missteps of the RBA are quite obvious. Worth a read

Craig is bang on 🎯 The RBA is using demand side policies to attack supply side issues. Exacerbated by the energy crisis brought on by the Russian invasion of the Ukraine that saw energy prices increase at percentage not seen!

Interesting a lot of Coalition supporters have reacted with hostility to my column arguing the Reserve Bank of Australia should have reduced interest rates. They want them higher for longer 🙄

🍇🍷To help the industry respond to challenges, Federal Labor is investing an extra $1.1m into the $3.5m Grape & Wine Sector Long-term Viability Support Package. Wine Australia has also released Craig Emerson's report with 14 recommendations. 👉wineaustralia.com/getmedia/bd6a3… #auspol

The unemployment rate is its highest since November 2021, in the middle of the pandemic. When will the Reserve Bank of Australia be satisfied it’s got it high enough? #auspol

3 RBA board members get to say "we told you so" at the next meeting. Question is whether the other 6 say "this is exactly what we want plus still higher unemployment to come" or "yes, we've been wrong all year".

Coalition reminiscing about the good old days of megaphone diplomacy when our biggest trading partner wouldn’t talk to us and stopped buying lots of our stuff? abc.net.au/news/2025-07-1…

The Financial Review scribes and its position under new editorship has been to increase the cash rate - up to 2-3 times, some accusing me of being political in arguing against such madness 🙄 #auspol

GDP per person is contracting yet the Reserve Bank of Australia has been claiming the economy is growing “too hot,” Absurd.

I was criticised by the Financial Review favourite columnists for disagreeing with their demands 2-3 cash rate INCREASES!

Reserve should put its models in the bin and join the real world. thenewdaily.com.au/finance/financ…

My shopping bag has been attacked by a vicious brush turkey. 🦃 I fear I’m next 😳

So why does the Reserve Bank of Australia claim the economy is running “too hot?”

Hysteria and hypocrisy of Coalition criticism of PM's China visit thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025/0…

At a Lowy Institute speech by Trade Minister Don Farrell.

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