Jack Derwin, Business Insider Australia, Author at Stockhead

More than 450,000 Australians have been approved to access their super early, draining billions from the system in just three days

April 24, 2020

Australians have not been shy about getting their hands on their retirement savings early. With the federal government having forced super…

Panic buying has kept Australia’s retail sector chugging along, but economists worry about what happens next

April 23, 2020

A rush to stock up on groceries and alcohol has been the one saving grace as Australian merchants struggle. The latest ABS…

1 in 4 Australians could be out of a job as a result of the coronavirus shutdown, new analysis suggests

April 20, 2020

Early government estimates of unemployment peaking at 10 per cent could a best-case scenario. New analysis by the Grattan Institute projects more…

Australian spending has plummeted by 20pc, with punters shelling out less on booze, clothing, recreation and transport

April 15, 2020

You know things are dire when Australians aren’t even buying grog. Alcohol has joined a long list of casualties as…

The Australian government wants to put the economy into ‘hibernation’. Here’s what it means.

April 2, 2020

Like a bear hunkering down for the sparse winter, Australia’s political class want to wait out the outbreak of COVID-19…

This is what economists make of the the Australian government’s latest $130bn effort to save jobs from the coronavirus downturn

March 31, 2020

The Australian government’s latest $130bn economic package is its latest attempt to keep Australians employed and businesses alive throughout the COVID-19 outbreak.…

These are the industries still hiring in Australia, as the coronavirus sends job growth into negative territory

March 30, 2020

It’s no secret that hundreds of thousands of Australians have suddenly found themselves unemployed. The spread of COVID-19 is not only…

Airbnb properties are flooding back onto the rental market across Australia, as short-term visitors dry up due to coronavirus travel restrictions

March 26, 2020

Airbnb owners around the country are feeling the pinch, as the threat of COVID-19 turns the tourism tap firmly off.…

These are the industries taking the hardest initial hit from the coronavirus pandemic

March 20, 2020

As the coronavirus outbreak rages on, the economic toll is fast-emerging. Spawning a wave of employees working from home, self-isolation…

The coronavirus crisis hasn’t smashed the property market yet, but that could be about to change

March 18, 2020

While the coronavirus takes global stock markets for a wild ride, it’s left Australia’s sacred cow, its beloved property market,…

Australia is running headlong into a recession, according to economists – its first in nearly 30 years

March 17, 2020

Having gone a world-record 29 years without one, Australia looks almost certain to enter a recession. As Australia joins the…

Australia’s healthcare system will receive an ‘unprecedented’ $2.4bn to tackle the coronavirus. Here’s what it covers

March 11, 2020

Australian hospitals, aged care and research facilities, medical stockpiles and other primary healthcare providers will receive a $2.4bn injection from…

The Australian economy and share market have been getting battered by the coronavirus for weeks. Here’s what analysts say we should expect next

March 11, 2020

The coronavirus is a curveball which markets are still coming to terms with. A quick glance at the ASX on…

Jack Derwin, Business Insider Australia