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Australian Indicators

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Inflation (CPI)3.5%CurrentDown from 3.8% · 26 Aug 2026Next release: 30 Sep 2026Cash rate4.35%CurrentUp from 4.10% · 6 May 2026Next decision: 29 Sep 2026, 2:30pmUnemployment4.5%CurrentUp from 4.4% · 20 Aug 2026Next release: 24 Sep 2026Release todayConsumer confidence88.9CurrentUp from 83.9 · 18 Aug 2026Next release: 8 Sep 2026GDP growth0.4% q/qJune 2026 · 2.1% y/yNext release: 2 Dec 2026Housing & Value11,495,200 dwellingsUp 54,200 in Mar qtr 2026Mean price: A$1,111,100 · up A$22,300

Economic indicators are sourced from the organisations shown and may be revised, superseded or released on changed dates. They are not real-time. General and indicative information only—not financial product or investment advice. Verify the latest figures and release dates using the linked source before relying on them.

2026-09-08 · The daily briefing

Top 5 Australian F&B

The most commercially relevant food, beverage, retail and hospitality stories.

  1. 01Sydney Morning Herald Good Food

    Why this revived seaside hotel’s more casual (and useful) restaurant charmed our critic

  2. 02Sydney Morning Herald Good Food

    Locals-focused wine bar and op shop lands in brilliant heritage location

  3. 03Inside Retail

    How Australians rethink grocery shopping amid food inflation

  4. 04Hospitality Magazine

    Sydney bakery convicted of food safety breaches fined $84,000

  5. 05Spice News

    Adina invests $100 million in hotel upgrades

Signals shaping business

Top 5 AI & Tech

The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.

01The Decoder

GPT-6 Astra beat Portal start to finish without human help in under 24 hours

02ZDNET AI

The key trait this CTO values in employees above all else – even AI skills

03The Decoder

ChatGPT claws back web traffic share to 55.5 percent as Gemini's brief comeback fades

04Tom's Hardware AI

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model autonomously completes Portal in 24 hours — feat cost just $571 in tokens

05The Decoder

How AI wiped out an entire industry in Nairobi

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Jobs in Foodservice

Current Australian openings at the major food and beverage employers we track.

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Public sector portals

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Search food and hospitality roles directly on each government’s own jobs portal.

Australian Government APS JobsNationalAPS Jobs — “food”Every Australian Government agency.AAFCANS, Army and Air Force Canteen ServiceNational · DefenceAAFCANS CareersCafes and canteens on Defence bases.NSW GovernmentNew South WalesI Work for NSW — Food ServicesPre-filtered to food services.Victoria State GovernmentVictoriaCareers.vic.gov.au — “food”Victorian public sector roles.Queensland GovernmentQueenslandSmart Jobs and CareersAll Queensland departments.Government of South AustraliaSouth AustraliaCareers.sa.gov.au — Food & HospitalityFood and hospitality hub.Government of Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWA Government Jobs — “food”All Western Australian agencies.ACT Government, Canberra Health ServicesAustralian Capital TerritoryCanberra Health Services CareersCatering and food services in ACT Health.

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