The ACTU decision to withdraw from RBA future inflation surveys is emblematic of the peak body’s waning interest in supporting good policymaking, say economists.

The peak unions body has cut off the central bank’s access to a long-running survey of its members, in the latest sign of tension between the two organisations.

Ending a survey that helps shape economic modelling and informs decisions about the trajectory of interest rates is not in the national interest.

The ACTU decision to withdraw from RBA future inflation surveys is emblematic of the peak body’s waning interest in supporting good policymaking, say economists.