It has been a busy year in Australian politics. 

We voted no to the Voice to Parliament. Three state premiers resigned. The government legislated industrial relations changes and housing affordability measures. 

But the throughline of the year, and the main concern of ordinary voters, was the state of the economy, and the government’s handling of it. 

We had the scourge of stubborn inflation and the RBA’s ratcheting up of interest rates. And we had a housing affordability problem that politicians have finally acknowledged is actually a crisis.

Today on Inside Politics, economics reporters Shane Wright and Rachel Clun join Jacqueline Maleyto talk about the economy, and what we might expect of it in 2024.

Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis from Jacqueline Maley. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter here.

It has been a busy year in Australian politics. 
We voted no to the Voice to Parliament. Three state premiers resigned. The government legislated industrial relations changes and housing affordability measures. 
But the throughline of the year, and the main concern of ordinary voters, was the state of the economy, and the government’s handling of it. 
We had the scourge of stubborn inflation and the RBA’s ratcheting up of interest rates. And we had a housing affordability problem that politicians have finally acknowledged is actually a crisis.
Today on Inside Politics, economics reporters Shane Wright and Rachel Clun join Jacqueline Maley to talk about the economy, and what we might expect of it in 2024.
Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis from Jacqueline Maley. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/link/follow-20170101-p5apym">Inside Politics newsletter here</a>.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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