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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 ...

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... January 2026, up from 3.3% in the 12 months to December 2025." The largest contributor to annual inflation in January was housing, up 6.8%, followed by food and non-alcoholic beverages, up 3.1%, and recreation and culture, which rose 3.7%. VanEck senior ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... early 2026," Plumb said. Additionally, some of the unanticipated rise in inflation was driven by price dynamics in the housing and retail sectors. In late 2024 and early 2025, homebuilders and retailers resorted to discounting and promotions to tackle ...

DWS appoints Australian real estate head, steps up living sector push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... fund manager at The Living Company, recently re-branded from Scape Australia. Prior to that he served as the director of housing for Asia Pacific region at Nuveen. "With Ben's appointment, DWS Real Estate is well-positioned to deliver on key initiatives ...

NSW government to turn deficit into surplus of over $1bn in FY28: TCorp

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... revenue gains, it enables effective management of the state's interest expense and investment in key services such as housing, health and education. It also supports smaller, more manageable infrastructure spending - equivalent to about 2% of gross state ...

RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... growth has been revised lower in response, due to both the direct effects of higher interest rates and because of slower housing price growth over the forecast period. "The outlook for household consumption growth and non-mining business investment in ...

Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... transition, improving the way companies partner with First Nations people, and pioneering institutional investment in affordable housing. "Debby has been a passionate and tireless advocate for a fairer super system, helping narrow the gender super gap ...

Government to ask super funds to invest in defence infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... Victoria Barracks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, serve no useful strategic value and some will instead be used for new housing developments, among other things.

Future Fund adds $30bn to FUM in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... Guardians, including the ATSILS Fund, DisabilityCare Australia Fund, Medical Research Future Fund, Future Drought Fund, and Housing Australia Future Fund, the sovereign wealth fund's total FUM has grown to $335.3 billion at the year end, a $31 billion ...