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The June quarter national accounts, released 2 September 2026, show an economy growing 0.4% for the quarter and households putting away 6.5% of their income. Cautious households cut both ways for the RBA, and the next cash rate call is only weeks away.
Senator Andrew Bragg used a National Press Club address on 12 August 2026 to call compulsory super an illiberal experiment, and said the 12% guarantee remains under review. Nothing in the law has changed. Here is what is actually being argued.
Headline inflation slowed to 3.8% in the year to June 2026, helped by cheaper petrol. Underlying inflation did not move at all, and electricity is still up more than 20%. That combination keeps the RBA's 11 August decision wide open.
The RBA held the cash rate at 4.35% in June, but underlying inflation is edging higher and the June quarter CPI lands within days. Economists are split on whether the Reserve Bank hikes again on 11 August. Here is what is at stake for your mortgage.
When the RBA cuts the cash rate, your mortgage repayments can fall. The catch is that lenders do not always pass the full cut on, and not always quickly. Here is how to check and what to do.
An RBA rate decision is the Reserve Bank board choosing whether to move, hold or cut the cash rate. Here is how those decisions are made and how they reach your repayments, savings and the dollar.