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AUSSIE MORTGAGE HOLDERS URGED TO MAKE CHANGE TO SAVE $5,700: 'QUICK CHANGE' [ nz.news.yahoo.com 21 hours ago ]
Employees on the minimum wage and not covered by a modern award or an enterprise agreement will receive a 5.97 per cent wage rise to $26.44 per hour (from $24.95), or $1,004.90 per week (fr…
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Friday 5th of June 2026 06:37:00 PM 
RBA SET TO DROP KPMG FROM WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLINE AS CRISIS DEEPENS [ finance.yahoo.com 1 day ago ]
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is preparing to end KPMG Australia’s role in running its whistleblower hotline amid escalating misconduct allegations against the company, Bloomberg repo…
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Friday 5th of June 2026 02:42:00 PM 
PAYMENTS CONSULTATION IMMINENT, SAYS RBA [ thebanker.com 1 day ago ]
The board said the RBA would launch a public consultation by the end of June 2026 on payments issues that may warrant regulatory intervention, including competition, efficiency and financia…
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Friday 5th of June 2026 01:43:00 PM 
AUSSIE MORTGAGE HOLDERS URGED TO MAKE CHANGE TO SAVE $5,700: 'QUICK CHANGE' [ au.news.yahoo.com 1 day ago ]
Increased inflation is expected to cause Aussies with mortgage payments additional challenges. Source: Rachelle Kroon/Getty Australians are being urged to make a "quick" change that could s…
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Friday 5th of June 2026 10:28:00 AM 
RBA DEPUTY GOVERNOR ANDREW HAUSER QUESTIONED ABOUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING'S IMPACT ON INTEREST RATES AT SKY NEWS/THE AUSTRALIAN'S AUSTRALIA’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [ skynews.com.au 1 day ago ]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been peppered with questions over why he failed to take major tax reform to voters before backtracking on election promises. Join SkyNews.com.au for roll…
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Friday 5th of June 2026 07:24:00 AM RBA DEPUTY GOVERNOR ANDREW HAUSER QUESTIONED ABOUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING'S IMPACT ON INTEREST RATES AT SKY NEWS/THE AUSTRALIAN'S AUSTRALIA’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [ skynews.com.au 1 day ago ]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been peppered with questions over why he failed to take major tax reform to voters before backtracking on election promises. Join SkyNews.com.au for roll…
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Friday 5th of June 2026 07:24:00 AM RBA DEPUTY GOVERNOR ANDREW HAUSER QUESTIONED ABOUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING'S IMPACT ON INTEREST RATES AT SKY NEWS/THE AUSTRALIAN'S AUSTRALIA’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [ skynews.com.au 1 day ago ]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been peppered with questions over why he failed to take major tax reform to voters before backtracking on election promises. Join SkyNews.com.au for roll…
PRIME MINISTERNEGATIVE GEARINGINTEREST RATESDEPUTY GOVERNORSKY NEWSGOVERNMENT SPENDING
Friday 5th of June 2026 07:24:00 AM 
RBA DEPUTY GOVERNOR ANDREW HAUSER QUESTIONED ABOUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING'S IMPACT ON INTEREST RATES AT SKY NEWS/THE AUSTRALIAN'S AUSTRALIA’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [ skynews.com.au 1 day ago ]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been peppered with questions over why he failed to take major tax reform to voters before backtracking on election promises. Join SkyNews.com.au for roll…
PRIME MINISTERINTEREST RATESNEGATIVE GEARINGDEPUTY GOVERNORSKY NEWSGOVERNMENT SPENDING
Friday 5th of June 2026 07:24:00 AM RBA DEPUTY GOVERNOR ANDREW HAUSER QUESTIONED ABOUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING'S IMPACT ON INTEREST RATES AT SKY NEWS/THE AUSTRALIAN'S AUSTRALIA’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [ skynews.com.au 1 day ago ]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been peppered with questions over why he failed to take major tax reform to voters before backtracking on election promises. Join SkyNews.com.au for roll…
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Friday 5th of June 2026 07:24:00 AM 
COALITION VOWS TO LOCK NON-CITIZENS OUT OF FIRST HOME BUYER SCHEME [ thechronicle.com.au 1 day ago ]
Federal MP Garth Hamilton has slammed the Albanese government’s approach to the First Home Guarantee, saying it should be focused towards helping existing Australians get into housing.
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Friday 5th of June 2026 06:41:00 AM 
SHOCK AS MAJOR BANKS CUT INTEREST RATES [ news.com.au 1 day ago ]
Two of Australia’s biggest banks have cut interest rates in a shock move - with one major lender already predicting the Reserve Bank will follow with cuts of its own next year.
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Friday 5th of June 2026 06:22:00 AM 
CBA SLASHES HOME PRICE FORECASTS AS TAX CHANGES, RATE HIKES AND WEAK SENTIMENT CONVERGE [ theaustralian.com.au 2 days ago ]
The housing market is under fire from several directions at once, and the country’s biggest lender thinks it will only get worse before it gets better.
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Friday 5th of June 2026 03:11:00 AM 
CBA SLASHES HOME PRICE FORECASTS AS TAX CHANGES, RATE HIKES AND WEAK SENTIMENT CONVERGE [ theaustralian.com.au 2 days ago ]
The housing market is under fire from several directions at once, and the country’s biggest lender thinks it will only get worse before it gets better.
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Friday 5th of June 2026 03:11:00 AM AUSTRALIA’S PRODUCTIVITY PROBLEM MIGHT BE HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT [ msn.com 2 days ago ]
For more than a decade, Australia's productivity growth has disappointed economists, business leaders and governments alike. ... Read More The post Australia’s productivity problem might be…
Friday 5th of June 2026 02:24:11 AM
Friday 5th of June 2026 02:24:11 AM
AUSTRALIA’S PRODUCTIVITY PROBLEM MIGHT BE HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT [ msn.com 2 days ago ]
For more than a decade, Australia's productivity growth has disappointed economists, business leaders and governments alike. ... Read More The post Australia’s productivity problem might be…
Friday 5th of June 2026 02:24:11 AM
Friday 5th of June 2026 02:24:11 AM
‘WE’D BE LOOKING VERY CLOSELY’: RBA TO WALK AWAY FROM KPMG CONTRACTS AMID AUDIT LEAKS SCANDAL [ capitalbrief.com 2 days ago ]
Michele Bullock has all but confirmed the central bank won’t renew a contract with KPMG to supply its whistleblower hotline, and a separate deal for immigration services.
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Friday 5th of June 2026 02:05:00 AM 
AUSTRALIA’S BEST INVESTMENT BUYER’S AGENT SAYS SAVING TAX IS NOT A STRATEGY. IT’S NOT EVEN A FOCUS – MAKING MONEY IS. [ smartpropertyinvestment.com.au 2 days ago ]
Property investment is being hit with fresh policy uncertainty, with proposed tax changes raising questions around leverage, rents, and long-term returns. But the real danger isn’t the refo…
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Friday 5th of June 2026 12:56:00 AM 
RBA SAYS AUSTRALIA WILL AVOID A RECESSION [ thesaturdaypaper.com.au 2 days ago ]
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock says that the ongoing US-Iran war will likely drive global inflation higher than anticipated, but she is not concerned by stagflation or w…
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Friday 5th of June 2026 12:55:00 AM 
HOW TO BANK 40PC MORE PROFIT ON AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY AFTER THE BUDGET [ afr.com 2 days ago ]
Setting up an SMSF and using it to buy a residential investment property got a big boost in the budget. But it’s not without complexities and risks.
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Thursday 4th of June 2026 10:05:00 PM 
KPMG AUDITS THE RBA AND RUNS ITS WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLINE BUT MAYBE NOT FOR MUCH LONGER [ abc.net.au 2 days ago ]
The Reserve Bank is distancing itself from KPMG with Governor Michele Bullock confirming the bank will re-tender its whistleblower hotline service.
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Thursday 4th of June 2026 10:01:00 PM