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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence increased 3.5 points to 74.7 in first week of August

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 5-Aug-26

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 3.5 points to 74.7 in the week to 2 August; Consumer Confidence is still 15.9pts lower than a year ago (90.6), but it is now 2.8pts above the 2026 weekly average of 71.9. Analysis by State shows that Consumer Confidence has risen in the three largest States of New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, while falling in Western Australia and South Australia. Now 16% of Australians (unchanged) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 51% (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 23% (up 3ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 39% (down 4ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Only 7% (up 1ppt) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 41% (unchanged) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, just 18% (up 1ppt) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 40% (down 4ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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

Roy Morgan Business Confidence hits a new record low of 76

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 5-Aug-26

In July 2026 Roy Morgan Business Confidence fell 1.5 points to a new record low of 76, marginally below the previous record low in May of 76.1. Business Confidence is also down 27 points from a year ago, while Business Confidence has fallen below 80 in all six States for the first time. Now 18.7% (down 7.4ppts) of respondents say their business is ‘better off’ financially than a year ago (the lowest figure for this indicator since May 2020), while 48.3% (down 3.1ppts) say the business is ‘worse off’. Only 29.1% (down 4.3ppts) of respondents expect the business to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 32.8% (up 1.3ppts) expect the business to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, a new record low of only 25.5% (down 3.9ppts) of respondents say the next 12 months will be a ‘good time to invest’ in growing the business, while 48% (up 0.2ppts) say the next 12 months will be a ‘bad time to invest’.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED

Visa revamp aims to curb migration

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Original article by Luke Kinsella
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 5-Aug-26

The Department of Home Affairs has made changes to the order in which it will process applications for permanent and temporary skilled visas. It will now give priority to applications for visas from migrants who are already living and working in Australia, rather than skilled workers who are applying from overseas. Migration Institute of Australia CEO Peter Van Vliet says the directive from Home Affairs Minister shows that the federal government is trying to reduce net migration numbers by "shifting priorities", given that migrant workers who are in Australia are already included in the nation’s population data.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, THE MIGRATION INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Chalmers moves to defuse row over widow tax

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 5-Aug-26

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has released draft legislation to abolish the so-called ‘widow tax’; It was an unintended consequence of the federal government’s changes to the negative gearing and capital gains tax regimes, and would have removed exemptions to the reforms for jointly-owned properties that are transferred due to divorce or death. The Coalition, the Greens, One Nation and independent senator David Pocock will push for the legislation to be given priority in the Senate when parliament resumes next week.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, ONE NATION PARTY

Qld bids to lure US minerals investors

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Original article by Sarah Elks
The Australian – Page: 2 : 29-Jul-26

Queensland’s Resources Minister Dale Last will launch the state’s new critical minerals strategy today. He will pitch Queensland as a stable, secure and trusted trading partner for the US in the critical minerals sector. Amongst other things, the state government’s new strategy will aim to approve critical minerals projects more quickly. The Trump administration announced plans for a critical minerals "preferential trade zone" with America’s partners and allies earlier this year.

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QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINES, MANUFACTURING AND REGIONAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Fuel excise relief set to dry up on Sunday night

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Original article by Rosie Lewis
The Australian – Page: 2 : 29-Jul-26

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out extending the current reduction in the fuel excise tax beyond 2 August. The excise tax will return to $0.52 a litre on Monday, after having been cut to $0.26 a litre from March to June and $0.16 during this month. Albanese has emphasised that the federal government will pursue other measures to provide Australian families with cost-of-living relief. However, some Labor MPs advocate further excise tax relief; Rob Mitchell, the MP for McEwen, has suggested that it should be considered on a month-by-month basis, based on the global oil price.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Bullock rings alarm on living standards

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Original article by Michael Read
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 29-Jul-26

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock has warned that slowing productivity growth is making the domestic economy more vulnerable to global shocks. She also stated that the nation’s living standards will continue to stagnate unless the issue of productivity is addressed. Bullock also said the RBA will be open to further interest rate rises if this is deemed necessary to achieve its mandate of keeping the unemployment rate as low as sustainably possible while returning inflation to its target range of 2-3 per cent. Inflation data for the June quarter will be released today, and could determine whether there is another official interest rate rise in August.

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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA

ANZ-Roy Morgan Inflation Expectations were at 5.9% in late July – down 0.1% points from the month of June

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 29-Jul-26

The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan Inflation Expectations declined slightly in the month of June but have stabilised so far during July as the situation in the Middle East has deteriorated and are at 5.9% for the week of 20-26 July, down 0.1% points from the month of June. The latest weekly reading is 0.3% points below the average for Inflation Expectations of 6.2% over the 22 weeks since the Iran War began. A look at monthly Inflation Expectations for June shows the measure at 6% for the month – down 0.3% points from May. Inflation Expectations spiked to a record monthly high of 7% for April following the US and Israel attack on Iran, but then dropped significantly; however, the recent renewal of fighting has sent Inflation Expectations back up for three straight weeks since early July. The data for the Inflation Expectations series is drawn from the Roy Morgan Single Source, which has interviewed an average of around 5,300 Australians aged 14+ per month over the last decade, and includes interviews with 4,113 Australians aged 14+ in June 2026.

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

Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) report with Roy Morgan shows Cybercrime in Australia down in 2025

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Market Research Update – Page: Online : 29-Jul-26

Roy Morgan has undertaken the fieldwork for the Australian Cybercrime Survey on behalf of the Australian Institute of Criminology for several years. The AIC analyses the data from the surveys and publishes details of the results on their website, Cybercrime in Australia 2025. Roy Morgan interviewed 10,593 Australian computer users online for the 2025 survey, and the AIC’s analysis found that 45.1% (down 2.7% points) of Australians had experienced at least one form of cybercrime in 2025. Fewer respondents were impersonated online, received unsolicited sexual material, had their financial accounts compromised, or were subject to online abuse and harassment than a year earlier. However, the share of respondents reporting being the victim of online fraud and scams increased in 2025. Meanwhile, 63.9% of respondents said they had been the victim of at least one type of cybercrime measured by the survey during their lifetime. Most cybercrime continues to go unreported to police or ReportCyber, the federal government’s cybercrime reporting tool.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY

Significant distrust for Jacinta Allan based on corruption allegations related to the CFMEU, ‘Big Build’, and financial mismanagement foreshadowed her resignation

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 29-Jul-26

Prior to former Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s resignation yesterday, she faced months of leadership speculation and was beset by allegations of corruption related to the CFMEU, the State’s contentious ‘Big Build’ project, and widespread perceptions of financial mismanagement which came to a head this week. Almost one-in-ten Victorians, 8.8%, nominated former Premier Jacinta Allan as someone they distrusted and only 1.5% of Victorians said they trusted former Premier Jacinta Allan before she resigned as leader – a disastrous Net Distrust result of -7.3 for Allan. In contrast, Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has a Net Trust result of +6.1, a far more positive result than any other Victorian political figure. Wilson was trusted by 7.6% of Victorians, and only 1.5% of respondents said they distrusted Wilson. The leading reason mentioned by those who distrusted former Premier Jacinta Allan is ‘Corruption and CFMEU/ Big Build Issues’ (45% of distrusters), just ahead of ‘Financial mismanagement’ (42%). ‘Lies and dishonesty’ were mentioned by a third (33%) of distrusters, almost a quarter said that Allan was ‘Bad for Victoria’, and 15% claimed that Allan was pursuing ‘Self-interest over public good’, according to a special Roy Morgan SMS Poll with 1,854 Victorians aged 18+ conducted from 20-22 July 2026.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET