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Government, super funds to increase UK collaborations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... work more closely together to support investment opportunities. This could include in areas of shared interest such as housing, renewable energy, infrastructure and venture capital. It will enable structured engagement between the Australian super funds ...

Albanese stresses importance of 'economic sovereignty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... can we go back to those days. "And any party or leader who promises otherwise, anyone who pretends that the solution to housing or jobs or wages or health is to somehow to recreate the 1950s or 60s, or whatever time they imagine everything was hunky ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... ($24.3bn). Household demand for credit was higher than September 2025, which came in at $31.4 billion, driven by growth in housing loan balances. "The December quarter had the strongest growth in housing loan balances since December 2021, with strength ...

Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... of de-escalation in the Middle East. "The bulk of the price pressures leading into the oil crisis continue to come from housing inflation (now up 7.2% y/y), but the focus in the next CPI reports will no doubt be on fuel prices." Treasurer Jim Chalmers ...

Wealth levels triple for middle Australia: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... household financial security, delivering higher retirement incomes, and driving economic growth. From 2002 to 2022, non-housing wealth grew by 196% for middle Australians, making them more than $256,000 better off in retirement. As a result, more Australians ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... damning, though not surprising, was the committee's statement that although there are several factors that influence the housing market, "there is evidence the concessions provided by the capital gains tax discount, in combination with negative gearing ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... deliver another hike, we would need to see the Q1 CPI print confirm that inflation remains entrenched in services and housing - and that the energy shock has not materially dented household spending or business confidence," Lim said. "A faster-than-expected ...

Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... and product awareness, he said. "Similarly, as superannuation funds develop retirement income strategies, considering housing equity as part of those strategies could further raise awareness and uptake of equity release products," Hickey continued. Meanwhile ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... preventing the economy from growing any further." Redican attributed majority of this structural concern to the Australian housing market. To continue growth and meet housing demand for the growing population, the federal government has a target to build ...

Persistent inflation will mean two rate hikes from RBA: Barrenjoey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... Johnathan McMenamin. Speaking on the 2026 Financial Standard Economic Outlook webinar yesterday, McMenamin attributed sticky housing inflation and expansionary financial conditions as the main drivers in the headline inflation figures. Inflation had ...