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RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... spending Chalmers did concede it has grown. According to the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook documents, government expenditure will peak this year at 26.9% of the country's GDP. Chalmers said addressing persistent inflation will be a primary ...

RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... that has led to inflationary pressures. Citing Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) documents, government expenditure will peak this year at 26.9% of the country's GDP. "According to Treasury's documents, government expenditure, excluding ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" carbon emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... companies including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft lack in mobilising low-carbon investments through capital expenditure and R&D, even though they have an emissions transition plan and report details under a recognised methodology. The research ...

Change in AI sentiment, credit events could 'derail activity': AustralianSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... the US will maintain fiscal stability in the medium-term and Germany will increase fiscal spending to grow capital expenditure and infrastructure. Across broader Europe, AustralianSuper says the lagged impact of higher rates in recent years will increasingly ...

Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... superannuation sectors' budget for marketing and advertising also balloons, even as APRA cracks down on non-essential expenditure. According to newly released APRA data, Hostplus spent more than $7.5 million on soccer, AFL and rugby union clubs ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
In the book The Lucky Country, the late author Donald Horne provides a piercing assessment of Australia in 1964, stating that its prosperity is derived from good fortune rather than industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges ...

Australian Ethical Super handed extra licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... involved are in members' best financial interests. APRA reviewed Australian Ethical Superannuation's related-party expenditure and found deficiencies in the robustness of its approach, it said. In particular, APRA said the fund did not demonstrate "adequate ...

APRA to continue crackdown on super fund expenditure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... APRA has been concerned that some funds might not be meeting their best financial interest duty is in relation to expenditure decisions." Beverley-Smith referred to APRA's scrutiny in fund expenditure that was launched last year and which APRA now published ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... past few years, largely driven by regulatory obligations, such as SPS515 Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes on expenditure management, as well as the Performance Test that includes administration costs. "Lower costs can flow through to the quality ...

Retirement lifestyle costs continue to rise: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... annual budget for singles looking for a comfortable retirement also surged, up almost $1000 to $53,283. The annual expenditure for a modest retirement was $49,992 for couples and $34,522 for singles over the same period. Meantime, a single renter aged ...