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Bracing for impact: Can Australia navigate 2026’s economic minefield?
Resolving the Iran conflict is key to reviving confidence in the global economy, but nothing can be taken for granted, says CBA chief economist Luk...
20 May 2026
Budget improves long‑term outlook, but inflation fight left to the RBA
Australia’s long-term budget position has improved, strengthening investor confidence despite the latest Federal Budget doing little to ease near-t...
18 May 2026
2026 Budget: Updated housing outlook
With major changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing announced in the Budget, CBA Senior Economist Trent Saunders analyses the impact on ho...
13 May 2026
Get up to speed on negative gearing
Australians have been arguing about negative gearing for forty years, and the 2026-27 federal budget has brought major changes. What’s the deal?
12 May 2026
2026-27 Federal Budget: Big ambitions, mixed results
CommBank economists examine whether the much-anticipated 2026-27 federal budget lives up to its major ambitions.
12 May 2026
Budget will take ‘hard road of reform’, Labor says
Labor says the budget will focus on tax and housing reform, with deficits improving but no return to surplus over the forward estimates.
12 May 2026