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More than 3.3 million Australians are experiencing some form of gambling harm

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 22-Jul-26

The latest Roy Morgan data shows that 15.1% of Australia’s adult population (an estimated 3.32 million people) are experiencing some level of harm from their own gambling behaviours or those close to them. As of March 2026, 13.0% of the Australian population (an estimated 2,857,000 people) were experiencing some form of Gambling Harm from their own gambling behaviours. Approximately 5.4% (1,177,000 people) are experiencing Gambling Harm from other people’s gambling. Importantly, people can fall into both types of gambling harm if they are experiencing both. The Roy Morgan Gambling Harm Index provides a comprehensive snapshot of the incidence and severity of gambling-related harm in Australia. The Index is based on the Gambling Harm Scales, a screening framework developed by Central Queensland University, which uses 10 key questions to capture a range of financial, emotional and social impacts associated with gambling.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence is virtually unchanged at 75.6 in mid-July

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 22-Jul-26

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence was virtually unchanged at 75.6 in the week to 19 July; however, Consumer Confidence is 10.7pts lower than a year ago (86.3), although it is now 3.8pts above the 2026 weekly average of 71.8. Analysis by State shows that Consumer Confidence was driven up by a large increase in New South Wales, but it was unchanged in Victoria and down in Queensland, Western Australia, and South Australia. Now 17% of Australians (up 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 51% (unchanged) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 22% (down 2ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 39% (unchanged) expect to be ‘worse off’. Only 7% (up 1ppt) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 39% (up 2ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, just 20% (up 1ppt) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 40% (down 3ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Young Jews told to hide in fear

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Original article by Bimini Plesser
The Australian – Page: 2 : 22-Jul-26

Leaders of Jewish communities across Australia gave evidence to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion yesterday. Adass Israel Synagogue board member Benjamin Klein told the inquiry that Jewish professionals such as doctors and lawyers are relocating to Israel because they feel safer there than in Australia. Bialik College board president Tyson Wodak said its students have been warned against wearing their uniforms when they go on school excursions in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel in October 2023. He added that the school’s annual tuition fee includes an $840 security levy, which has increased by more than 230 per cent since 2023.

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AUSTRALIA. ROYAL COMMISSION ON ANTISEMITISM AND SOCIAL COHESION, ADASS ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE, BIALIK COLLEGE

Treasury warned Labor housing goals would fail

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Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 22-Jul-26

A report from the Australian National Audit Office shows that the Treasury had consistently advised the federal government that the social and affordable rental homes targets of its Housing Australia Future Fund were unlikely to be met. These warnings were issued both before and after the flagship $10bn fund had been established. The Treasury cited factors such as the bulding industry’s lack of capacity to deliver on the HAFF’s initial tartget of 30,000 homes, as well as inconsistencies in the planning and regulatory systems of state governments. Housing Minister Clare O’Neil says the government welcomes independent scrutiny of its housing targets and it has accepted all five of the ANAO’s recommendations. However, shadow housing minister Andrew Bragg says the report shows that criticism of the HAFF is justified.

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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE, AUSTRALIA. HOUSING AUSTRALIA FUTURE FUND, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Standard of living worst in a century

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Original article by Michael Read, Patrick Durkin
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 22-Jul-26

New data shows that Australia’s GDP growth per capita has been just four per cent so far in the current decade, while there is unlikely to be significant growth in coming years. This could potentially put the nation on track to record the lowest growth since the 1910s, when GDP per capita fell by 12 per cent due to factors such as the economic impact of World War I, a severe drought and the Spanish flu pandemic. Former Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has warned that Australia’s living standards have stagnated and there has been no net growth in per capita incomes for at least seven years. He adds that fundamental public policy reform is needed in order to encourage businesses to invest in Australia.

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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA

Coalition and One Nation’s plan to ditch net zero would not lower power prices, CSIRO report finds

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Original article by Graham Readfearn
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 15-Jul-26

The CSIRO’s annual GenCost report has found that renewables will continue to be the cheapest option for generating electricity in 2030. Both the Coalition and One Nation have advocated adding nuclear power to the nation’s energy mix, but the CSIRO has concluded that this would be the most expensive way to generate electricity among the current options. The report has also refuted claims by the Coalition and One Nation that scrapping Australia’s net-zero emissions target would result in lower electricity prices; it found that generation costs are likely to rise after 2030 regardless of Australia’s net zero policy, although prices are then likely to stabilise.

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CSIRO, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, ONE NATION PARTY

Politically engaged – but very much worried about buying a home: study reveals young Australians’ anxieties

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Original article by Dan Jervis-Bardy
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 15-Jul-26

The Growing Up in Australia study began in 2004, and it has tracked about 10,000 young people and their families every two years since childhood. The two groups in the cohort are now aged 19-20 and 23-24, and the latest survey results for 2023-24 comprises 4,168 respondents. Some 73 per cent stated that they are "quite a bit" or "very concerned" about being able to afford to buy a home, ahead of global economic problems (cited by 42 per cent of respondents) and climate change (41 per cent). The longitudinal study also found that just 15 per cent of respondents expressed a "lot of trust" or "some trust" in politicians and political parties. This study is conducted by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, in partnership with the Department of Social Services and Roy Morgan.

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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ROY MORGAN LIMITED

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence up 0.6pts to 75.3 with more confidence about personal finances over the next year

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 15-Jul-26

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rose 0.6pts to 75.3 in the week to 12 July; however, Consumer Confidence is 11.2pts lower than a year ago (86.5), but 3.6pts above the 2026 weekly average of 71.7. Analysis by State shows that Consumer Confidence increased marginally in Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia, was down in Queensland, and unchanged in New South Wales. Now 16% of Australians (up 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 51% (unchanged) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 24% (up 2ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 39% (down 1ppt) expect to be ‘worse off’. Only 6% (down 1ppt) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 37% (down 3ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, just 19% (unchanged) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 43% (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

June Real Unemployment in Australia up 1% to 11.7%

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 15-Jul-26

In June 2026, Australian ‘real’ unemployment rose 156,000 to 1,860,000 (11.7% of the workforce, up 1%), while under-employment fell 15,000 to 1,488,000 (down 0.1% to 9.4%). In total, 3.35 million Australians (21.1% of the workforce) were either unemployed or under-employed in June. Roy Morgan estimates the overall workforce size (which adds together the employed and unemployed) at 15,888,000 in June, up 28,000 on a month ago, and representing 67.7% of Australians aged 14+. Overall employment was down 128,000 to 14,028,000. The decline was driven by a fall in part-time employment (down 279,000 to 4,956,000, and equivalent to 35.3% of employed Australians). In contrast, full-time employment was up 151,000 to 9,072,000 (equivalent to 64.7% of employed Australians). The June Roy Morgan Unemployment estimates were obtained by surveying an Australia-wide cross section of people aged 14+.

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Chalmers’ great tax cut conundrum

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Original article by Thomas Henry
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 15-Jul-26

Analysis by the independent Parliamentary Budget Office has concluded that an eventual return to a budget surplus will be dependent on a number of factors. They include reining in the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a $336bn increase in personal income tax revenue, public service job cuts and the federal government’s changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax and trusts. The PBO has used its medium-term fiscal outlook to warn that the government will need to choose between providing income tax cuts and significant spending cuts if the budget is to be returned to surplus in the next decade.

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