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

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026

... (ABS). "The 3.8% annual CPI inflation to January was unchanged from December," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. "Trimmed mean inflation was 3.4% in the 12 months to January 2026, up from 3.3% in the 12 months to December 2025." ...

Inflation 'uncomfortably high' as it rises to 3.8%

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026

... (ABS). "The 3.8% annual CPI inflation to December was up from 3.4% to November," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. The largest contributor to annual inflation in December was housing, up 5.5%, followed by food and non-alcoholic beverages ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026

... (ABS). "The 3.4% annual CPI inflation to November was down from 3.8% to October," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. The largest contributor to annual inflation in November was housing, up 5.2%. This was followed by food and non-alcoholic ...

November rate cut likely off the table as inflation lifts

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025

... contributor to this quarterly movement was electricity costs, which rose by 9%," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. Annual inflation to the September 2025 quarter was 3.2%, up from 2.1% to the June 2025 quarter. "This is the highest ...

Inflation rises 3% in August

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025

... 2.8% to July, making this the highest annual inflation rate since July 2024," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. The largest contributors to annual inflation were housing (+4.5%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3%), and alcohol ...

Inflation hits highest level in over a year

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025

... inflation rate since July 2024, following several months of easing inflation," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. The largest contributors to this rise were housing (+3.6%); food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.0%); and alcohol and ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025

... agreements coming into effect, coupled with regular scheduled pay increases," ABS head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt said. "Both the private and the public sectors had lower annual wage growth compared to the June quarter 2024. "Wages in the ...

RBA cut all but certain: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025

... 0.7% in the June quarter, lower than the 0.9% rise in the March 2025 quarter," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. "Annual inflation to the June 2025 quarter of 2.1% was down from 2.4% to the March quarter. This is the lowest annual ...

Inflation continues to drop, calls for RBA cut grow

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025

... inflation in May was down from 2.4% in April and the lowest since October 2024," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. "Annual trimmed mean inflation was 2.4% in May 2025, down from 2.8% in April. This is the lowest annual trimmed mean ...

Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025

... lower in February, after holding steady at 2.5% for the previous two months," ABS head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt said. The largest contributors to the annual movement were food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.1%), alcohol and tobacco (+6.7%) ...

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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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