2025 VCE Economic Update

The Economic Update is an annual VCTA professional development activity for Economics teachers. It is designed to provide participants with information on the latest economic data, trends, forecasts, and commentary from economic experts. The sessions will provide presentations followed by questions and discussion. With challenging international issues, a cost-of-living crises, taxes and labour market changes it has never been more important to keep up to date. This is a unique opportunity for economics teachers to learn about and discuss the current state of the economy and future forecasts.

 

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Program overview includes:

8:50am Welcome from our venue hosts CAANZ and Acknowledgement of Country

9:00am Update on the performance of the Australian Economy
Gerard Burg, Senior Economist, National Australia Bank

10.00am Morning tea

10.20am Insights from the Bank: how the RBA uses monetary policy to help manage the economy
Jono Vandenberg, Monetary Policy Strategy Department, Reserve Bank of Australia

11:20am A Letter from America
Amy Auster, CEO, The Policy Institute of Australia

12:20pm Lunch

1.00pm Federal Budgetary Policy and the effects on macroeconomic targets including inflation, employment and external stability
Dr James Hansen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne 

2:00pm The challenge of improving Australia’s Productivity
Catherine de Fontenay, Commissioner, Productivity Commission 

3:00pm Close 

 
When
22/08/2025 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
AUS Eastern Standard Time
Where
Space & Co 181 William Street Melbourne
Registration
Registration is closed.