| Chery Q Shapes Up as a New Budget EV Contender for Australia Sun, 28 Jun: Australia’s budget electric vehicle segment could be heading for another shake-up, with Chery’s compact Q model emerging as a potential rival to the current price leaders. The small EV has gone on sale in Thailand at a sharply competitive price, giving Australian buyers an early clue about where Chery may position the car when it reaches our market. - read more
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| ASIC’s Car Finance Review Puts EV Buyers on Notice Sun, 28 Jun: Australia’s car finance market is under fresh scrutiny after ASIC released its latest review of car loans on 24 June 2026, highlighting concerns that are highly relevant for anyone planning to finance an electric vehicle. While the report covers the broader motor finance sector, its findings matter for EV shoppers because higher purchase prices, rapid model changes and varying resale assumptions can make the real cost of finance harder to judge at first glance. - read more
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| Tool Theft Claim Falls Short After Portable Items Limit Applied Sun, 28 Jun: A recent Australian Financial Complaints Authority decision is a timely reminder for tradies that the words in a policy schedule can matter just as much as the headline sum insured. The dispute involved a business that had tools and a trailer stolen from a worksite, then challenged the insurer’s payout after receiving far less than it believed the policy should provide. - read more
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| HCF Life Appeal Decision Puts Policy Wording Back in Focus Sun, 28 Jun: A recent Full Federal Court decision involving HCF Life has put renewed attention on one of the most important parts of any life insurance policy: how pre-existing conditions are described, limited and explained to customers. - read more
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| Cyclone Insurance Savings Offer Relief, But Farmers Still Face a Hard Market Sun, 28 Jun: The ACCC’s final monitoring report on the Australian Government’s cyclone reinsurance pool offers a cautiously positive signal for parts of northern Australia. Premium relief is showing up in higher cyclone-risk areas, particularly for home, strata and small business policies. For farming families and rural enterprises in exposed regions, that matters: the family home, workers’ accommodation, sheds, workshops and business premises can all sit within the same weather-risk landscape. - read more
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| New Liability Cover Adds Choice for Australian SMEs Sun, 28 Jun: Haven Underwriting has expanded its product suite with a new broadform liability offering, adding another option for Australian businesses that rely on customer-facing premises, physical locations and day-to-day public interaction. The cover is backed by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance capacity and follows Haven’s earlier entry into the market with industrial special risk property cover. - read more
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| What New Boat Loan Guidance Means for Jetski Buyers Sat, 27 Jun: Canstar’s latest boat loan comparison update puts a timely spotlight on how Australians are funding life on the water, and the lessons are directly relevant for anyone considering a new or used jetski. While a personal watercraft may be smaller than a cabin cruiser or fishing boat, the finance principles are much the same: the right loan is not simply the one with the lowest advertised rate, but the one that fits your income, usage plans and repayment comfort. - read more
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| Judo Bank Loan Shock Puts SME Credit Quality Back in Focus Sat, 27 Jun: Judo Bank has put SME lending risk back under the spotlight after its listed parent, Judo Capital Holdings, suffered a sharp share price fall on 25 June 2026. The specialist business lender disclosed that three customer exposures had deteriorated in recent weeks, prompting higher credit provisions and a downgrade to its expected full-year profit before tax. - read more
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| What Great Aussie Caravans’ Liquidation Means for Buyers Sat, 27 Jun: The liquidation of Great Aussie Caravans is another reminder that buying a new van is not just a lifestyle decision; it is also a financial risk management exercise. The Melbourne manufacturer, which traded from Coolaroo and had dealers in Australia and New Zealand, has reportedly been wound up in the Victorian Supreme Court over an unpaid debt to the Victorian WorkCover Authority. At this early stage, the full position for customers, warranty claims and other creditors is still being assessed. - read more
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| Vero’s New Strata Product Signals a Shift in Cover Placement Sat, 27 Jun: Vero has entered the residential strata market with a new nil-commission product, initially launching in Far North Queensland and Darwin before a planned national rollout. The move is significant for owners corporations, strata committees and managers because these northern regions are among the most challenging areas in which to secure affordable and suitable building cover. - read more
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| Shield Fund case puts super investment oversight in spotlight Sat, 27 Jun: ASIC has launched fresh Federal Court proceedings against former Keystone Asset Management directors and compliance committee members over alleged failures connected to the Shield Master Fund, a managed investment scheme that attracted more than $530 million from about 5,800 investors. - read more
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| What Delta’s Digital Insurance Launch Means for Small Operators Sat, 27 Jun: Delta Insurance’s move onto Ebix Australia’s Sunrise Exchange is more than a technology update. For Australian small businesses, including domestic and home service operators, it points to a broader shift in how specialist insurance products are being accessed, compared and placed through the broker market. - read more
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| What Broker Growth Means for Personal Trainer Insurance Sat, 27 Jun: New industry research has underlined just how central brokers have become to Australia’s general insurance market, with broker-placed business accounting for $35.6 billion in gross written premiums in the year to 30 June 2025. That represents about 46% of all general insurance written in Australia, within a total market of $77.9 billion. - read more
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| NEOS Underwriting Upgrade Points to Faster Cover Decisions Sat, 27 Jun: NEOS has moved further into digital underwriting with the implementation of UnderwriteMe’s Decision Studio, a technology designed to improve how medical data is captured and assessed across its life insurance products. The development, announced in late June, reflects a broader shift in the Australian life insurance market: insurers are looking for faster, more consistent ways to assess applications without losing sight of fairness, accuracy and customer experience. - read more
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| New FY27 Property Outlook Signals a More Selective Market for Landlords Sat, 27 Jun: Domain’s latest FY27 housing market forecast, covered by Property Update on 25 June 2026, points to a more fragmented Australian property cycle than many landlords have faced in recent years. Rather than a broad national upswing, the outlook suggests performance will increasingly depend on city, dwelling type, affordability and local supply conditions. - read more
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| What Softer House Price Forecasts Mean for Refinancers Sat, 27 Jun: Australia’s housing outlook has become more uneven, and that matters for anyone considering a mortgage refinance. Domain’s latest FY27 forecast points to a market shaped less by broad momentum and more by affordability, higher interest rates and local supply conditions. For borrowers, the headline is not simply whether prices rise or fall, but how changing property values could affect equity, loan-to-value ratios and lender appetite. - read more
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| SMSF Residential Borrowing Shake-Up Puts Investor Planning Back in Focus Sat, 27 Jun: Australian property investors have been handed another major policy shift, with the Federal Government confirming on 23 June 2026 that it will support an amendment to ban future limited recourse borrowing arrangements for residential property by superannuation funds. In practical terms, the change targets new SMSF borrowing used to buy residential investment properties, rather than existing arrangements. - read more
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| Judo Bank’s Share Slump Puts SME Lending Risk in Focus Fri, 26 Jun: Judo Bank’s sharp share price fall on 25 June has put a spotlight on the pressure building in parts of Australia’s small business lending market. The ASX-listed specialist lender, known for focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises, saw its shares drop heavily after it disclosed a small group of deteriorating business loans and lifted its expected cost of managing credit risk. - read more
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| ASIC’s Car Loan Warning Shows Why Borrowers Need to Check the Full Cost Fri, 26 Jun: ASIC’s 24 June 2026 car finance review is a timely warning for Australians who rely on a vehicle for work, family care and essential travel. The regulator examined data from more than 350,000 loans across eight car finance providers and found concerns around third-party distribution, sales practices, fees, hardship support and outcomes after repossession. - read more
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| New Herbicide Restrictions Raise On-Farm Risk Questions Fri, 26 Jun: Australian farmers now have clearer, but tighter, rules for two widely used knockdown herbicides after the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority finalised its review of paraquat and diquat on 23 June 2026. The chemicals have not been removed from the market, but their continued use will sit behind significant new conditions affecting application rates, equipment, handling systems and worker protection. - read more
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| Digital Asset Firms Get More Time to Meet Licensing Rules Fri, 26 Jun: ASIC has given digital asset businesses a further three months to move towards Australia’s financial services licensing framework, extending its sector-wide no-action position from 30 June 2026 to 30 September 2026. The change is significant for crypto exchanges, digital asset platforms and related service providers that may be offering financial products or financial services under existing law. - read more
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| New Aged Care Guidance Raises Compliance Questions for Allied Health Providers Fri, 26 Jun: The Australian Government has released updated guidance for allied health professionals working with older people under the new aged care regulatory model. Published on 12 June 2026, the guidance is not an insurance document, but it is highly relevant for practitioners and practice owners assessing their compliance exposure, contracts and professional risk settings. - read more
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| Why Payday Super Is Pushing Gyms to Clean Up Compliance Fri, 26 Jun: World Gym Australia’s decision to select Qualified Trainers as its preferred group fitness technology platform is more than a software update. Reported on 24 June 2026, the move reflects a broader shift in the fitness sector as operators prepare for Payday Super, the reform due to commence on 1 July 2026. - read more
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| Victoria’s Apartment Defect Insurance Shift Raises the Bar for Builders Fri, 26 Jun: Victoria is moving ahead with a decennial insurance framework for apartment building defects, adding another important signal that construction quality, documentation and insurability are becoming inseparable issues for builders, developers and project teams. - read more
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| Strong Marina Data Points to a Competitive Boat Buying Market Fri, 26 Jun: Australia’s marina sector has delivered one of the clearest signals yet that boating demand remains resilient, even as households continue to navigate higher living costs and careful lending conditions. The Marina Industries Association’s latest research, covering the 2025 Health of the Australian Marina Industry Survey and the 2026 Employment & Salary Survey, paints a picture of an industry with solid revenue, high occupancy and a growing need for investment. - read more
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