{
  "id": 16133671,
  "title": "Australia’s economic misery will deepen in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/australias-economic-misery-will-deepen-in-2027",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T01:00:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/10/australias-economic-misery-will-deepen-in-2027/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The analysis from CEDA argues that Australians are experiencing a renewed rise in economic hardship, with the country’s “misery index” returning to near post-pandemic highs after all improvements since 2023 were reversed. The main drivers are persistent inflation, higher interest rates and a gradually weakening labour market. However, unlike the 2010s, unemployment is no longer The post…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Antara News Indonesia",
        "title": "Indonesia, Australia renew AU$420-mln PROSPERA economic partnership",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/indonesia-australia-renew-au-420-mln-prospera-economic-partnership",
        "published": "2026-10-22T11:38:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}