There's a one in three chance the Commonwealth government's credit rating could be downgraded within the next two years, according to Standard & Poor's, a move which would be expensive for taxpayers and may have flow on effects for other borrowers.
A recent analysis of economic performance across nearly seven decades of Australian prime ministers by the Australia Institute found Malcolm Turnbull to have the poorest track record. But is that fair?
SPECIAL REPORT: Growing infrastructure needs and a diminishing capacity to fund them is a major challenge for WA, according to key players who attended a recent Business News forum.
