Archived edition. Published Friday 16 October 2026. Market levels and indicators are as they stood that morning.

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The economy at a glance

Australian Indicators

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Inflation (CPI)4.0%CurrentUp from 3.5% · 30 Sep 2026Next release: 28 Oct 2026Cash rate4.60%Effective 30 Sep 2026Up from 4.35% · announced 29 Sep 2026Next decision: 3 Nov 2026, 2:30pmConsumer confidence80.4Oct 2026 · Westpac indexDown from 84.4 · 6 Oct 2026Next release: 13 Oct 2026Updated 2 days agoBusiness confidence-13Sep 2026 · NAB indexDown from -9 · 13 Oct 2026Updated yesterdayUnemployment4.7%CurrentUnchanged from 4.7% · 15 Oct 2026Next release: 19 Nov 2026GDP growth0.4% q/qJune 2026 · 2.1% y/yNext release: 2 Dec 2026Housing & Value11,531,100 dwellingsUp 54,400 in Jun qtr 2026Mean price: A$1,100,400 · down A$8,200Australia 10 Year Government Bond5.404%RBA closing yield · published weeklyUp from 5.394% · +1.0 bpsMarket date: 7 Oct 2026

Economic indicators are sourced from the organisations shown and may be revised, superseded or released on changed dates.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.

Industry pulse

Top 5 Australian F&B

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

  1. 01Just addedFood & Beverage Industry News

    Outback Pie Co. secures massive $524K expansion

  2. 02Sydney Morning Herald Good Food

    The 100 Essential Restaurants in Victoria right now

  3. 03Sydney Morning Herald Good Food

    Cook the trends of 2026: Three retro dishes Melbourne restaurants are loving right now

  4. 04Sydney Morning Herald Good Food

    First look: Inside a two-hatted fine diner’s relaxed new bar for locals

  5. 05Sydney Morning Herald Good Food

    Top talent take Mexican dining to new heights at Newcastle’s energetic newcomer

Signals shaping business

Top 5 AI & Tech

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

01Just addedTechCrunch AI

AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars

02Just addedZDNET AI

Claude sent a false homicide tip to police – and it’s part of a troubling AI pattern

03Tom's Hardware AI

Sipeed reveals Chinese-made DGX Spark and Ryzen AI Halo rival, expected to cost $3,999

04The Verge AI

Meta and Apple team up to make Muse AI models run better on Macs

05Business Insider

An AI CEO is calling out the people who bash AI but can't stop using it

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Jobs in Foodservice

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

Private sector roles

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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.

Links open each government’s official jobs portal. We don’t list or store these roles.

Recruitment agencies

Specialist

FMCG & manufacturing desks

National coverage

Executive

Senior & leadership appointments

Retained search

Contract

Temp & project placements

Plant and site based

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