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Real estate private credit market tips towards $153bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... CapitaLand believes Australia's market remains broadly resilient, supported by a "stabilising" inflation outlook, tighter labour data, and the ongoing inbound migration. Additionally, it noted that ASIC is supportive of private credit for various reasons ...

ART raises stake in Tabcorp

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... years to 2022, there was a 57.6% increase in the number of men betting on sports, analysis of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey by The University of Melbourne shows. At the same time, Australia continues to have the ...

CEDA calls for 'seamless economy' reforms as Roundtable begins

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... "Frictions that prevent firms from operating across Australia restrict competition, raise costs, reduce choice and constrain labour mobility," Barker said. "But this is more than a simplistic call to cut red tape. The economy has become much more digital ...

Leaders push for overseas skills recognition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... opportunity to contribute to their maximum ability," Parkinson said. "Fixing the skills recognition system would improve labour market outcomes for everyone, but better matching would significantly increase the benefits of our migration program. Addressing ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... won't be off the charts it will be a respectable 1.25%, while inflation won't blow out because of the tariffs and the labour market will be stable. The main challenge in the market is the level of debt in the US economy, and particularly government ...

Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... unemployed decreasing by 10,000 people, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 4.2% in July," ABS head of labour statistics Sean Crick said. The growth was driven by full-time employment, which was up by 60,000 people, with a 36,000 person ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... bringing the official cash rate down to 3.6%. The RBA board noted that the easing in inflation alongside a softening in the labour market led to the decision to continue with its gradual approach to bringing down the cash rate. "Inflation has fallen ...

Chalmers calls for solutions, not problems

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... front, the paper outlines trends in capital deepening, competition and dynamism, skills development and matching in the labour market, and our changing industry composition. "These challenges are longstanding and global in nature, but require local attention ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... climate-related risks are significant and growing, but boosting resilience can reduce the human impact, while limiting labour productivity losses from heatwaves and the financial costs of disaster recovery. The report called on the government to lead ...

RBA cut all but certain: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... cutting the cash rate at its August meeting with potentially a further cut later in the year if the trends in CPI and the labour market continue to ease. Investors looking to lock in high fixed rate returns in bonds should act quickly as yields are likely ...