Energy
International fuel benchmarks fall over the week to 30 September
ACCC reported Brent at US$138 a barrel and its diesel benchmark at 157 Australian cents per litre.
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Business
Australian approved-vehicle register entries reach 132,748 in August
Electric-vehicle entries rose 88.5% from a year earlier to 28,639.
Data includedAgriculture
Murray-Darling Basin storage fell 88 gigalitres in a week
ABARES’s October 1 update put Murray-Darling Basin storage at 14,991 GL, or 67% of total capacity.
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RBA stress scenario puts bank CET1 ratio near 11.6%
The June ratio of 12.4% falls to 11.6% under a severe hypothetical shock.
Data includedEconomy
RBA commodity index rises 1.4% in SDR terms in September
Preliminary estimate showed a 1.0% monthly increase in Australian dollars.
Data includedEconomy
Australia’s goods trade surplus narrows to A$495 million in August
Seasonally adjusted imports rose more than exports.
Data includedEconomy
Australian job vacancies fall 0.9% in August
Private vacancies fell while public-sector vacancies rose.
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Australian registered deaths rise to 188,421 in 2025
ABS recorded more deaths while the age-standardised rate declined.
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