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A usable kilowatt-hour of home battery storage costs less in 2026 than at any point in Australian history, and the federal rebate takes roughly 30 per cent off the top. Here is what households are actually paying, and when it pays back.
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Most ERP and CRM vendor websites are configured to capture every visitor. The Sydney systems integrator AMBR IT built a six-question tool that does the opposite, it disqualifies, on purpose, before a salesperson is ever involved.
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More than 700 solar retailers have collapsed in Australia since 2011. One in six installed systems now carries an orphaned warranty. Why Solar, an independent Sydney outfit, has built its model around that single statistic.
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index slid to 84.4 in September, and the fall was concentrated almost entirely among households with a mortgage. Here is what is driving it and what borrowers can actually do.
The June quarter national accounts, released 2 September 2026, show an economy growing 0.4% for the quarter and households putting away 6.5% of their income. Cautious households cut both ways for the RBA, and the next cash rate call is only weeks away.
National home values fell 0.9% in August 2026, a fifth straight monthly decline, and 93% of capital city suburbs went backwards through winter. Sales are down and open home crowds have thinned. Here is what the figures show and what they hand a buyer.
On 1 September 2026 the Australian Energy Regulator knocked back Transgrid's application to add roughly $1.1 billion of transmission cost overruns to what it can charge customers. Here is what the decision does, and what it does not do, to your power bill.
Network charges are the single largest component of a household electricity bill. Energy Consumers Australia and ACOSS say the AER's draft rate of return decision does not go far enough, with a final call due in December 2026.
From 10 August 2026, a self managed super fund can no longer enter a new limited recourse borrowing arrangement to buy residential property. Existing loans are protected, refinancing still works, and business premises are still in. Here is the detail.