Category Archives: Consumer & Retail

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The household energy squeeze: Are consumers being rewarded for powering the transition?

Are Australian households being fairly rewarded for helping power the energy transition? In our previous blog, “What 50% renewables means for Australia’s electricity system” we explored how Australia’s electricity system…

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SME may 2026: SMEs under pressure from all sides as confidence continues to deteriorate

Updates to this research are published monthly. SME May 2026: Revenue performance is becoming increasingly polarised, with 25% of SMEs reporting growth, the highest level since November, while 38% reported…

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Federal Budget 2026: SMEs heard the message, but they didn’t buy it

Has the Federal Budget 2026 given Australian SMEs confidence to invest, grow and hire, or has it missed the mark? When Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the Federal Budget 2026, the…

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Federal Budget 2026: The Disengagement Reality

Federal Budget 2026: The Disengagement Reality For weeks politicians and media had called it the most consequential Budget in at least a decade. A fundamental reset of the investment landscape….

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Federal Budget 2026: For Boomers, the Budget still matters

Federal Budget 2026: How does it effect Boomers? Baby Boomers engaged with this year’s Federal Budget very differently from younger Australians. They were among the most attentive audiences overall, more likely…

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Federal Budget 2026: Property investors expected disruption, they got moderation.

Federal Budget 2026: How does it effect property investors? Investment property owners followed this year’s Federal Budget more closely than most Australians and, despite the political debate surrounding housing and…

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Federal Budget 2026: Doing it tough. Losing faith.

Federal Budget 2026: Aussies doing it tough. Australians under the greatest financial pressure responded to this year’s Federal Budget very differently from the rest of the country. Lower income households…

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Federal Budget 2026: Gen Z heard the promises they just don’t believe them

Federal Budget 2026: What Gen Z think? Gen Z Australians did not strongly reject this year’s Federal Budget. In many cases, they supported key measures within it. Around half backed…

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SME April 2026: Short-term revenue outlook deteriorates as rate pressure bites

Updates to this research are published monthly. SME April 2026: Revenue has held broadly steady year-on-year (-9%), with a modest recovery emerging since early 2026 despite a volatile geopolitical and…

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Is half your strategy missing?

At its core, strategy is the answer to two questions: where to play, and how to win. In B2B industrial markets, where supplier relationships often run for years, procurement cycles…

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