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20 March 2019 - The Link Between Jobs & Interest Rates
The Official Cash Rate remains steady at
the record low of 1.5 percent in Australia, with the Reserve Bank of Australia
(RBA) having maintained its neutral stance for 30 long months. While most
analysts have been expecting rates to rise before they fall, low jobs and wages
growth may be enough to change the RBA's perspective. With inflation sitting at
its lowest level since the third quarter of 2017 and employment conditions
weakening, there are now multiple scenarios on the table for the RBA depending
on what the economy does next.
18 March 2019 - Diverging Property Forecasts
The Australian property market continues to
decline, with values falling across the country as the downturn accelerates
into new territory. According to figures from the Australian Bureau of
Statistics (ABS), property values fell $133.1 billion in the December quarter
alone, with average capital city prices down by 2.4 percent. Despite these
worrying figures, opinions are very mixed on what will happen next. Will house
prices fall by 40 percent in Sydney and Melbourne as predicted by one analyst,
or is the market already getting ready to turn?
18 March 2019 - How to Stop Using Plastics
Plastic is absolutely everywhere, with
plastic bottles, bags, and packaging posing a very real threat to marine life
and sensitive global ecosystems. Due to its extreme durability, plastic
products last for centuries and often end up in landfill or floating around in
the ocean. Despite efforts being made to reduce plastics by eliminating
single-use plastic bags, there is still so much we can do as individuals to
reduce our plastic consumption and become part of the solution rather than the
problem.
4 March 2019 - Technology Predictions That Will Never Happen
The introduction of new technologies has a
huge effect on the world, with mechanisation, computerisation, and the Internet
changing every aspect of global culture. As forward-thinking humans, we like to
make predictions about possible new technologies and how they will shape the
world around us. While science fiction books and futurologists have made some
very accurate predictions, there are lots of other examples that were way off
the mark. From hoverboards and jetpacks through to teleportation and free
energy devices, let's take a look at some tech predictions that are unlikely to
ever happen.
1 March 2019 - The Health Impacts of Eating Less Meat
This article is part two of a two part
discussion. What we eat has a huge effect on our personal health and the health
of the entire planet. With obesity on the rise across the western world and
many people struggling to meet their diet and exercise goals, perhaps there's
an easy way to improve our health and well-being. According to a new report
published in The Lancet, eating less meat is crucial if we want better
environmental outcomes and improved personal health. We have already looked at
the environmental angle of this report in part one of this article, now let's
analyse this important issue from a health perspective.
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