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Bain Capital snaps up Gong cha in global growth push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... of growth. "Gong cha has built a distinctive and globally recognised brand with a loyal customer base and franchisee economics that are among the strongest in the sector," Nishi said. The management team's disciplined approach to store expansion has ...

Teen workers to miss out on $411m in FY27: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... for under-18 workers, which was well-received by the industry including the SMC and Rest. Another report by the Senate Economics Legislation Committee also supports the removal of the existing 30-hour threshold. SMC said the reform has strong community ...

PC calls on government to 'redouble' efforts to close the gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
The Productivity Commission's (PC) 2026 Annual Data Compilation Report (ADCR), which tracks Australia's performance towards the targets and indicators in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, shows that of the 19 targets, one has been met, three ...

Mixed inflation data keeps August RBA meeting a 'live' one

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
Australia's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.8% in the 12 months to June, down from 4% in the 12 months to May 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Housing came out to be the largest contributor to annual inflation for ...

Jobs data surprises on the upside, rate hike on the cards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
Employment jumped by a substantial 76,300 jobs in June, above the market consensus of 15,000 jobs creation, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The unemployment rate remained ready at 4.4%. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham questioned ...

Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
US President Donald Trump will slug trading partners, including Australia, with new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on the premise of pressuring foreign governments to strengthen bans on "the importation of goods produced with forced labour." Australia is listed ...

Middle East conflict, inflation continues to weigh on confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
Although consumer confidence has increased slightly according to ANZ's index, weaker personal finance and the economic outlook continue to halt confidence. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence index rose just 0.3 points to 75.6 in the week ...

IMF downgrades Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded the growth forecast for Australia from 2% to 1.9% in its latest World Economic Outlook. This comes as Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor Sarah Hunter hinted to the Australian Conference ...

WT Financial bets on scaling advice practices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... increased direct TAG equity position, TAG's dividend flow, and WTL's ongoing network and transaction-related economics," WT Financial said. Cullen added: "The Hubco strategy is an important part of how WTL is helping modernise the financial advice ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... cycle is either the current 4.35%, or 4.6% if the RBA is forced to move once more later this year." Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said the RBA will be cautious about over-interpreting the slight cooling of inflation. "The Reserve Bank ...
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