Economic News

For most Australian businesses, the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) latest health check is reassuring. For two industries, it is not.

When the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.60 per cent on 29 September 2026, one question kept surfacing: how can a central bank keep tightening while the unemployment rate is going up? Governor Bullock's …

Central banks rarely move on a single data point. They build a case from several assessments, and in the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) case one judgement has run steadily through its recent communications: the labour market, while easing, is not yet loose enough …

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock made two major public appearances in the second half of September 2026. On 18 September she delivered an opening statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics in Canberra. On 29 September she fronted …

For borrowers, businesses and workers trying to understand the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) thinking, one date keeps appearing in its recent material: late 2027. It is when the RBA, in forecasts recorded in its August 2026 minutes, expected spare labour capacity to begin …

The transition is intended to give taxpayers additional time to consider alternative ways of meeting their tax obligations. Debit cards, BPAY, direct deposits, Australia Post services and international money remitters will remain available as payment channels.

Governor Michele Bullock used the 29 September media conference to rule out a wage-price spiral, pointing instead to energy, technology and expectations as the forces keeping inflation too high.