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The RBA said Australian borrowers remain generally able to withstand falling house prices, but warned overseas risks including an AI investment shock, bond-market sell-off, conflicts, cyber attacks and climate disruption could cause broader financial instability.
Borrowers in negative equity accounted for less than 1 per cent of borrowers.
Disaster areas eligible for temporary disaster roaming at one time
The planned Thriving Kids program is valued at AUD 4 billion.
AllegedAIFS-arranged au pairs arriving on working holiday visas between July and the second week of September
The ACTU and AI researchers proposed requiring technology companies building data centres in Australia to contribute computing capacity or money to develop domestic AI. The government is separately considering ways to secure local benefits from AI infrastructure investment.
The Australian Taxation Office reported that 1,149 of 4,299 large corporate entities paid no tax in 2024-25. The data includes Microsoft’s datacentre business, JBS and Singtel, while the ATO noted that nil-tax outcomes can have legitimate explanations.
Share of covered entities that paid no tax in 2024-25
Australian house prices fell again in September, with Cotality reporting a 1.1 per cent monthly decline and a 5.2 per cent fall from the March peak. Brisbane and Sydney recorded sharp declines, while economists said prices were on track to fall at least 10% nationally.
Australian home values were 5.2 per cent below their March peak.
The value of the Future Fund's holdings in nine semiconductor companies increased by 73 percent.