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A decade later: Cost-of-living overtakes corruption as Indonesians’ most important issue in 2025

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 16-Jul-25

Roy Morgan’s latest research reveals a reshuffling of Indonesians’ priorities over the past decade, amid economic expansion, bold reforms, and escalating household challenges. A representative cross-section of Indonesians aged 17+ were interviewed by Roy Morgan between October 2014 and March 2015 (15,204 interviews) and from October 2024 to March 2025 (5,499 interviews); they were asked "Which three issues are the most important to you". ‘Keeping day-to-day living costs down’ leads the national agenda in 2025, with 44% of Indonesians citing it as one of their top three most important issues (up 10% points from 34% in 2014-15). ‘Fighting corruption’ remains a top priority, holding steady at 41% of Indonesians, the same as a decade ago. Concern about ‘Reducing unemployment’ has risen from 24% to 31% over the last decade, and the share of Indonesians mentioning ‘Fair workplace and employment regulations’ as an important issue has risen from 7% to 10%. Meawhile, concern about ‘managing the economy’ has increased from 25% to 31%. However, Indonesians’ attitudes toward ‘poverty eradication’ have remained remarkably stable, with concern about this issue rising marginally from 29% to 30%.

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Non-market job boom a drag on productivity

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Original article by John Kehoe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 16-Jul-25

The Department of Employment & Workplace Relations has warned that a rapidly expanding ‘non-market sector’ presents a challenge for the federal government. The department’s briefing for incoming Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth also notes that overall productivity growth has been impacted by the non-market sector’s increasing share of the economy. This sector includes the health care and social assistance, education and training and public administration and safety industries; it includes both public and private service providers that receive government funding. Four out of five jobs created in the last two years have been in this sector, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS

Back to future on carbon with Rio

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Original article by Greg Brown, Noah Yim
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 16-Jul-25

Rio Tinto has used its submission to the Productivity Commission’s so-called ‘five pillars’ review to call for Australia to introduce a market-based price on carbon. The resources group contends that this is the most effective way to encourage the private sector to make low-carbon investments and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, Rio Tinto has also argued that further government subsidies will be needed, as a carbon price alone will not be enough to reduce heavy industries’ emissions while allowing them to remain globally competitive.

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RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION

In June Australian unemployment dropped to 10.4% driven by rise in new jobs – especially full-time jobs

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 16-Jul-25

In June 2025, Australian ‘real’ unemployment fell by 61,000 to 1,654,000 (down 0.5% to 10.4% of the workforce), a second straight monthly fall. The decrease in unemployment was driven by fewer people looking for both full-time work (down 18,000 to 548,000) and part-time work (down 43,000 to 1,106,000). In addition to the unemployed, a further 1.58 million Australians (9.9% of the workforce) were under-employed, i.e. working part-time but looking for more work (up 143,000 from May). In total, 3.23 million Australians (20.3% of the workforce) were either unemployed or under-employed in June. Meanwhile, Roy Morgan estimates that the overall workforce size (which adds together both the employed and unemployed) at 15,887,000 in June, up 147,000 on a month ago and representing 68.8% of Australians aged 14+. Employment increased by 208,000 to 14,233,000; this was driven by a significant increase in full-time employment (up 229,000 to 9,211,000); however, part-time employment dropped 21,000 to 5,022,000.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence drops 2.1pts to 86.5 after the Reserve Bank leaves interest rates unchanged at 3.85%

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 15-Jul-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 2.1pts to 86.5 in the week to 13 July; however, Consumer Confidence is now 8 points above the same week a year ago (78.5), and in line with the 2025 weekly average of 86.6. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence down in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia, but up in South Australia and Queensland. Now 21% of Australians (up 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 44% (up 2ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 30% (up 1ppt) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 33% (up 1ppt) expect to be ‘worse off’. Now just 11% (unchanged) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 30% (up 3ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 25% (unchanged) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 35% (up 1ppt) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ

Xi defiant on navy drills in talks with Albanese

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Original article by Ben Packham, Will Glasgow
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 16-Jul-25

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed a range of issues during their meeting in Beijing on Tuesday, including the Chinese navy’s live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea earlier this year. Albanese acknowledged that the Chinese vessels had been operating in international waters when they carried out the drills and subsequently circumnavigated Australia; however, he asked China to provide more notice of future drills near Australian waters. Xi responded by stating that China’s naval forces will conduct exercises "wherever they want" in international waters. Albanese also agreed to a review of the China-Australia free-trade agreement, which took effect a decade ago. Landbridge Group’s lease over the Port of Darwin and Australia’s ban on Chinese investment in critical infrastructure were not raised.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Qantas hack sparks scam high alert

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Original article by Robyn Ironside, Jared Lynch
The Australian – Page: 15 : 16-Jul-25

Qantas recently advised that a ‘potential’ cyber criminal has made contact with the airline in the wake of the cyber attack on a customer service platform in Manila. Qantas has indicated that it has yet to receive a ransom demand, while no personal data of the 5.7 million affected customers has been released on the ‘dark web’ to date. Satnam Narang from US-based cybersecurity firm Tenable warns that ‘social engineering’ scams may be the biggest risk to Qantas customers whose data has been compromised. He says given that phone numbers were exposed in the hack, affected customers may be targeted with SMS-based scams.

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QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, TENABLE NETWORK SECURITY INCORPORATED

Trott faces a tough Rio agenda

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Original article by Brad Thompson
The Australian – Page: 13 & 19 : 16-Jul-25

Rio Tinto veteran Simon Trott will succeed outgoing CEO Jakob Stausholm on 25 August; other internal contenders had included chief commercial officer Bold Baatar and aluminium division boss Jerome Pecresse. Trott has been Rio Tinto’s head of iron ore for four years, and chairman Dominic Barton has praised his contribution to the flagship division; Trott in turn has praised Jakob Stausholm’s leadership and guidance since he replaced Jean-Sebastien Jacques as CEO in 2021. Trott’s immediate challenges in his new role will include Rio Tinto’s big investment in lithium during Stausholm’s tenure and its Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia.

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RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO

Breaking China’s rare earth control

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Original article by Jon Emont
The Australian – Page: 16 : 16-Jul-25

US-based MP Materials aims to challenge China’s dominance of the global rare earths market and the magnets that are made from rare earth elements. China currently produces around 90 per cent of the world’s rare-earth magnets, and imposed export controls on such products earlier this year. MP Materials will expand its existing plant at Fort Worth in Texas, with the aim of ramping up production of magnets from just 1,000 tonnes per annum to 10,000 tonnes. The Department of Defense recently agreed to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in MP Materials, and will become its largest shareholder

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MP MATERIALS CORPORATION, UNITED STATES. DEPT OF DEFENSE

Why audience quality is the next frontier in media planning

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Original article by Michele Levine
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 16-Jul-25

For years, the media industry has fixated on scale – bigger reach, broader awareness, more impressions. But as the advertising landscape becomes more fragmented, and audiences more selective in how they consume content, one thing has become increasingly clear: not all exposure is equal. It is not just about how many people you reach, but how you reach them – and who they really are when they encounter your message. Traditional media planning models have long prioritised reach and frequency. While these metrics are useful, they ignore the nuances of attention, loyalty, and media context – factors we now know to be critical in determining how well a message is received, remembered, and acted upon. Roy Morgan’s new Media Allocation Engine is the first platform in Australia to systematically embed media channel attributes and audience behaviours into the planning process. The Media Allocation Engine offers a practical solution to a long-standing gap in campaign planning – giving planners the ability to quantify and compare media quality, not just quantity.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED