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Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3% in the March quarter 2026 and 2.5% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Economic growth slowed in the March quarter, with modest household and public sector ...

Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026

... "That is going to put a handbrake on the economy. We think that growth here is going to soften to about 1% to 1.5% in terms of GDP growth. That's low for Australia. That will mean that our population is running above our level of economic growth ...

Industry welcomes government's productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026

... geopolitical and social stresses." The government said it will reduce regulatory costs by $10.2 billion each year, boost long-run GDP by around $13 billion a year and promote $400 million more investment in R&D by young firms each year. "Our reforms ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026

... saving the government $70 billion in interest costs over the decade. The peak in gross debt is now forecast to be 35.8% of GDP, 1.2 percentage points below the mid-year update. "Gross debt as a percentage of GDP remains below what we inherited in every ...

'Not much' RBA can do about short-term inflation woes: Hauser

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026

... business activity, eventually weakening hiring. We expect that household consumption will fall in Q2 and that this will see GDP fall in that quarter too." Bloxham said these developments will put the RBA in a tricky spot moving forward. "We expect the ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026

... thousands of companies, but private markets offer tens of thousands. "Small-to-medium enterprises are a huge driver of aggregate GDP. So, if we want to capture exposure to those returns on behalf of members and want to get global growth - which is why ...

Treasury downgrades productivity assumptions

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026

... "Altogether, it means Treasury has changed its view of potential growth in the near term," he said. "This change alone means GDP is now likely to be a quarter to half a percentage point weaker in the middle years of the forward estimates. A small change ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

... this year. "These effects add a further quarter of a percentage point to headline inflation and double the negative impact on GDP," Chalmers said. "In the short-term case, output would be 0.2% lower around the middle of this year but this gap would quickly ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026

... the RBA governor and deputy governor, were more concerned about the upside inflation risks, especially given recent solid GDP and employment reports along with the lift in consumer inflation expectations." Bassanese said he believes the conflict in the ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026

Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.8% in the December quarter 2025 and 2.6% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "There was broad based economic growth in the quarter, with rises observed in a large ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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