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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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ROY MORGAN LIMITED

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

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

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

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

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

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence up for a third straight week, up by 1.4pts to 88.6, before Reserve Bank meeting

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-Jul-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 1.4pts to 88.6 in the week to 6 July, and is now at its highest since mid-May. Consumer Confidence is 9.6 points above the same week a year ago (79.0), and 2pts above the 2025 weekly average of 86.6. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence up in Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia, but down in New South Wales and Queensland. Now 20% of Australians (up 3ppts) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 42% (down 3ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 29% (up 1ppt) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 32% (down 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 27% (down 2ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, 25% (down 3ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 34% (up 3ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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

PM ready for the fight against anti-Semitism

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Original article by Richard Ferguson, Noah Yim, Rhiannon Down
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 9-Jul-25

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says anti-Semitism is a "scourge" that has no place in Australia. He adds that the federal government will continue to engage constructively with the Jewish community to ensure that it gets the support that it needs. Albanese has also advised that the government’s special envoy Jillian Segal is working on a new strategy to combat anti-Semitism in the wake of the recent attacks on a synagogue and a Jewish-owned restaurant in Melbourne. It is expected to adopt some of the proposals outlined in a 15-point plan released by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry in February. However, Albanese has rejected Opposition leader Sussan Ley’s proposal to convene an emergency meeting of the national cabinet.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN JEWRY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

BHP pay ruling leaves very wide grey zone

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Original article by David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 9-Jul-25

The Minerals Council of Australia has responded to the ‘same job, same pay’ ruling with regard to employees of BHP’s Operation Services division. The MCA says the the mining industry’s "worst fears" about the federal government’s industrial relations laws have been confirmed; it has also warned that there will continue to be "grey areas" regarding the application of the ‘same job, same pay’ laws. The Fair Work Commission’s former vice-president Graeme Watson says the wording of the legislation deliberately sets a low bar, and many more applications aimed at equalising rates of pay across worksites can be expected in response to this ruling.

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BHP GROUP LIMITED – ASX BHP, OPERATION SERVICES, MINERALS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION

Roy Morgan Business Confidence increases driven by more confidence about the year ahead

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-Jul-25

In June 2025, Roy Morgan Business Confidence increased by 2.8pts to 102.4 in the month after the Federal Election; it is now marginally above the neutral level of 100. Business Confidence is now 7.7pts below the long-term average of 110.1, although it is up 0.9pts from June 2024. Now 26.4% (up 3.9ppts) of businesses says their business is ‘better off’ financially than this time a year ago, while 40.6% (up 4.6ppts) say the business is ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, 39.6% (up 7.3ppts) expect the business will be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 21.7% (down 1.8ppts) expect the business will be ‘worse off’. The latest Roy Morgan Business Confidence results for June are based on 1,215 detailed interviews with a cross-section of Australian businesses from each State and Territory.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED