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…
Continue readingFederal 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…
Continue readingUpdates 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…
Continue readingAt 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…
Continue readingThe adoption gap between AI in daily life and AI in financial decisions has less to do with capability than with accountability. Colonial First State recently commissioned research showing that…
Continue readingFinancial services institutions are shifting from product-led propositions such as loans, superannuation and insurance to outcome-led value focused on financial wellbeing, resilience and long-term wealth creation. This change is being…
Continue readingRobotaxi services are coming to Australia. Waymo, the autonomous vehicle arm of Alphabet (which is already completing roughly 450,000 paid rides per week across five US states), is accelerating plans…
Continue readingWhat the RBA’s reform means for pricing, margins, and consumer behaviour. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to ban debit and credit card surcharges is being positioned as a win…
Continue readingUpdates to this research are published monthly. SME March 2026: SME sentiment has weakened significantly, reflecting rising geopolitical uncertainty, cost pressures and a deteriorating near term outlook. However, growth ambitions…
Continue readingNew Vehicle Sales February 2026: 94,131 vehicles were sold in Australia in February 2026, down 2.7% on the same month last year. On the surface, a mild softening. Underneath it,…
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