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Australian Indicators

Checked daily · ABS / RBA / Westpac / NAB
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 2026Consumer confidence88.9CurrentUp from 83.9 · 18 Aug 2026Next release: 8 Sep 2026Updated 4 days agoGDP 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Economic indicators are sourced from the organisations shown and may be revised, superseded or released on changed dates.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.

2026-09-06 · The daily briefing

Top 5 Australian F&B

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

  1. 01Inside FMCG

    US convenience stores warn new food rule puts food stamp use at risk

  2. 02Hotel Management

    First major hotel to land as Western Sydney International Airport readies the runway

  3. 03Meat & Livestock Australia

    Rare Medium Live puts Australian beef and lamb at the centre of foodservice innovation

  4. 04Australian Financial Review Retail

    Chefs swap fine dining for fast food as diners go bargain hunting

  5. 05The Shout

    CELEBRATE THE BEST WINES IN AUSTRALIA AT THE 2026 ROYAL ADELAIDE WINE AWARDS LUNCH

Signals shaping business

Top 5 AI & Tech

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

01TechCrunch AI

Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning

02The Decoder

Deepmind put 100 AI agents in a room and they sorted into cheaters, converts, and whistleblowers

03SiliconANGLE

Anthropic uses Claude to formalize proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem

04The Decoder

OpenAI rolls out GPT-6 Astra to top-tier ChatGPT plans at half the rate of GPT-5.6 Sol

05SiliconANGLE

Equinix turns the network into the control plane for enterprise AI inference

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Jobs in Food Service

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

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Government F&B Jobs

6 portals

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.

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

Coming soonRecruitment agenciesOpenings placed by specialist food and beverage recruiters.

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Puzzle of the day

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