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September 25, 2026

Grand Final Day Meets a Priced-In RBA Hike and Albanese’s UN Pitch

Saturday’s Australia edition leads with Fremantle–Brisbane at the MCG, bank economists united on a Monday lift to 4.60, ASX tech weakness, UN-week diplomacy, and measles response in Adelaide.

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Australian readers wake to AFL Grand Final day while markets still price a Reserve Bank move to 4.60 and Canberra wraps a UN push on AI guardrails and Ukraine support.

Fremantle and Brisbane play their first-ever Grand Final at 2:30pm AEST with Kylie Minogue on the pre-game stage.
Major bank economists now expect the board to lift the cash rate benchmark to 4.60 on Monday after Michele Bullock flagged upside inflation risks.
The ASX 200 finished Friday at 8,665 as tech names including Xero slid to multi-year lows.
Anthony Albanese used his UN address to campaign for a 2029 Security Council seat and sign a Ukraine bilateral covering cyber cooperation.
SA Health opened a Brighton measles vaccination pop-up after four secondary students tested positive.

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Sports

Fremantle and Brisbane Meet in First-Ever AFL Grand Final at the MCG

Fremantle and Brisbane meet in the first-ever AFL Grand Final between the clubs at the MCG, with the Dockers chasing a maiden flag and the Lions aiming for a three-peat.

Mitch Crowley Sep 25, 2026

Today's picks

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Entertainment

Kylie Minogue Set for 20-Minute Grand Final Pre-Show Before Fremantle-Brisbane Clash

Jess Moretti Sep 25, 2026

Health

Brighton Secondary School Measles Cluster Prompts Holdfast Bay Vaccination Pop-Up

Connor Blake Sep 25, 2026

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Science

Garvan Long-Read Test Diagnoses Inherited Muscle Disease After Years of Dead Ends

Samira Haddad Sep 25, 2026

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Politics

Albanese Lobbies for 2029 Temporary UN Seat While Warning Middle Powers on Rule Breakdown

Gemma Walsh Sep 25, 2026

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Opinion

August Job Losses Should Weigh on the Board Before Monday's Cash Rate Decision

InfoHandle Editorial Sep 25, 2026

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Security

ASIC Says Generative AI Now Fuels Fake Licence Claims as Scam Takedowns Nearly Double

Riley Paterson Sep 25, 2026

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Australia Joins Multilateral Push to Shape Agentic AI Without Banning Foundation Models

Hamish Clarke Sep 25, 2026

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Technology

Canberra and Kyiv Sign UN-Week Bilateral Covering Critical Infrastructure Cyber Support

Jade Chen Sep 25, 2026

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Credit Cards

Variable Mortgage Holders Face Repricing If Board Lifts Cash Rate to 4.60 on Monday

Nathan Price Sep 25, 2026

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Stocks

ASX 200 Closes at 8,665 After Tech Rout Pulls Xero to May 2019 Levels

Tess Harlow Sep 25, 2026

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Business

CBA, Westpac and ANZ Economists Now See Monday Board Lifting Benchmark to 4.60

Lachlan Grant Sep 25, 2026

Sports

Fremantle and Brisbane Meet in First-Ever AFL Grand Final at the MCG

Entertainment

Kylie Minogue Set for 20-Minute Grand Final Pre-Show Before Fremantle-Brisbane Clash

Health

Brighton Secondary School Measles Cluster Prompts Holdfast Bay Vaccination Pop-Up

Science

Garvan Long-Read Test Diagnoses Inherited Muscle Disease After Years of Dead Ends

Politics

Albanese Lobbies for 2029 Temporary UN Seat While Warning Middle Powers on Rule Breakdown

Opinion

August Job Losses Should Weigh on the Board Before Monday's Cash Rate Decision

Security

ASIC Says Generative AI Now Fuels Fake Licence Claims as Scam Takedowns Nearly Double

AI

Australia Joins Multilateral Push to Shape Agentic AI Without Banning Foundation Models

Technology

Canberra and Kyiv Sign UN-Week Bilateral Covering Critical Infrastructure Cyber Support

Credit Cards

Variable Mortgage Holders Face Repricing If Board Lifts Cash Rate to 4.60 on Monday

Stocks

ASX 200 Closes at 8,665 After Tech Rout Pulls Xero to May 2019 Levels

Business

CBA, Westpac and ANZ Economists Now See Monday Board Lifting Benchmark to 4.60

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Technology

Canberra and Kyiv Sign UN-Week Bilateral Covering Critical Infrastructure Cyber Support

A bilateral security agreement signed during UN General Assembly week pairs Australia's military support for Ukraine with cooperation on cyber defence and critical infrastructure - the strand that will land on Australian regulators, boards and security teams.

Jade Chen Sep 25, 2026

Credit Cards

Variable Mortgage Holders Face Repricing If Board Lifts Cash Rate to 4.60 on Monday

Four of the majors now expect the RBA board to lift the cash rate 25 basis points to 4.60 per cent on Monday, and markets have about a 90 per cent chance of it priced in. On a $600,000 variable loan that is roughly $125 a month — and pass-through usually lands within a fortnight.

Nathan Price Sep 25, 2026

Stocks

ASX 200 Closes at 8,665 After Tech Rout Pulls Xero to May 2019 Levels

The ASX 200 closed at 8,665.00, down 0.43%, as information technology fell 1.66% and Xero slid 2.81% to $57.36, its lowest close since May 2019.

Tess Harlow Sep 25, 2026

Business

CBA, Westpac and ANZ Economists Now See Monday Board Lifting Benchmark to 4.60

Westpac's shift leaves all four major bank economics teams at 4.60% for the 28–29 September board, with markets near fully priced and CBA's first cut pushed out to August 2027.

Lachlan Grant Sep 25, 2026

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