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On 1 September 2026 the Australian Energy Regulator knocked back Transgrid's application to add roughly $1.1 billion of transmission cost overruns to what it can charge customers. Here is what the decision does, and what it does not do, to your power bill.
Network charges are the single largest component of a household electricity bill. Energy Consumers Australia and ACOSS say the AER's draft rate of return decision does not go far enough, with a final call due in December 2026.
From 10 August 2026, a self managed super fund can no longer enter a new limited recourse borrowing arrangement to buy residential property. Existing loans are protected, refinancing still works, and business premises are still in. Here is the detail.
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.
The new financial year resets a long list of money settings at once. Here is the calm checklist of what changes on 1 July 2026, what stays the same, and where to confirm the exact figures before they hit your pay or your bills.
Energy rebates, tax cuts and rent assistance all help at the margins, but the biggest savings usually come from your largest recurring bills. Here is what is available in 2026 and where to focus.
Negative gearing changes resurface every few years, and 2026 is no different. Here is what reform might actually look like, from grandfathering to limiting deductions to new builds or trimming the CGT discount, who it would touch, and why existing investors are usually shielded.
The Cheaper Home Batteries Program still cuts about 30 per cent off an installed battery, but the subsidy shrinks every year. Here is the 2026 state of play and what to do about it.
The super guarantee reached 12% in 2025 after a staged rise. For most workers that means a bigger nest egg with no action needed, but it pays to understand how it works.
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program knocks roughly 30% off the installed cost of a home battery, worth about $330 per usable kWh. Here is how it works, who qualifies, and why the value shrinks every year until it ends in 2030.