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Cash earnings for the three months ended 30 June 2026 rose 2 per cent to $1.83 billion, with statutory net profit coming in just below at $1.81 billion. The gap between those two figures is thin, which tells you there were no large one-off items distorting the result either way.

The RBA has held the cash rate at 4.35 per cent as ANZ warns Sydney house prices could fall as much as 14.5 per cent, the steepest decline since the early 1980s, with budget tax changes driving the downturn.

The number that matters most to anyone carrying a balance: NAB is lifting the variable purchase rate on the Rewards Platinum, Rewards Signature and NAB Qantas Rewards Premium cards from 20.99% to 22.49% p.a., effective 1 October 2026.

Macquarie Bank moved its advertised variable home loan rates without waiting for the Reserve Bank of Australia to act.

The Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35% at its 16 June 2026 meeting, following three increases already delivered in 2026. The decision was unanimous, a deliberate pause rather than a pivot.

The combined capitals preliminary clearance rate rose to 54.8% on the weekend of 11 July 2026, marking the highest reading in seven weeks and the first time above 50% in three weeks , up from 49.8% the prior weekend. Cotality published the preliminary figures on Sunday 13 July 2026.

New UN aviation rules limit passengers to two power banks per flight. Australian carriers already enforcing. What you need to know before your next trip.

An estimated 8 million people demonstrated across more than 3,300 events in all 50 US states on March 28, making it the largest single-day protest in American history. Organizers cited the Iran war, gas prices at $5.20 per gallon, mass deportations, and voting restrictions as primary grievances.