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CBA rates call: RBA expected to lift rates in March and May as Iran conflict boosts inflation risk

Strong local economic conditions are expected to outweigh global uncertainty in the RBA’s next rate decisions.

 

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Oil is the starting ingredient for petrol, diesel and jet fuel. When its price rises, it can push up transport costs, which can gradually make many everyday things more expensive, even for people who never visit a service station.

They arrived expecting $20,000. They left with five times that. Gosford charity, Coast Shelter, got a huge surprise when their CommBank Staff Foundation Community Grant was supercharged. And yes, there were tears.

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Football

Lollies, laughs and the Matildas: CommBank Mini Mate meets Mary Fowler

Before stepping onto the pitch as a CommBank Mini Mate in Perth, Brielle asks Mary Fowler the questions every young football fan wants answered.
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Business

Aussie shares slide as oil spikes after tankers struck

Oil’s sudden jump rattled local risk appetite, dragging the market lower as investors dumped banks and miners.
12 March 2026
Economy

Spending falls for the first time in more than a year as households pull back

February marks the first monthly decline since September 2024 as spending begins to soften.
12 March 2026
Property

First home buyers taking new steps to get on the property ladder

Buying with a partner, smaller deposits and accessing support schemes among the options now in the mix for first time purchasers.
12 March 2026
Property

First homebuyers using smaller deposits, borrowing more

First-home buyers are borrowing more and using low-deposit schemes to get into the property market sooner.
12 March 2026
Economy

Oil shock from Iran war prompts International Energy Agency to release largest ever volume of emergency oil

Oil shock from Iran war prompts International Energy Agency to release largest ever volume of emergency oil
12 March 2026

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Oil prices can affect everyday Australians far beyond what it costs to fill up your car. Why are they so important to the economy? 

 

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What is capital gains tax and why is everyone talking about it again?

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