Australian Finance Calendar

Final day of the 2025–26 Australian financial year. Last day to make tax-deductible super contributions, prepay deductible expenses, and realise capital gains or losses for the current tax year.

New financial year begins. Payday Super takes effect: employers must pay Super Guarantee contributions that reach employees' super funds within 7 business days of each payday, replacing the quarterly model. The Super Guarantee rate is 12%, calculated on an employee's qualifying earnings (the new earnings base that replaces ordinary time earnings from 1 July 2026).

New Default Market Offer electricity prices in force for households and small businesses on standing offer contracts in NSW, South East Queensland and South Australia. The DMO acts as a price safety net and reference price.

Last day to lodge and pay the Q4 2025–26 Business Activity Statement (1 April – 30 June). Also the final quarterly Super Guarantee due date – contributions for the April–June quarter must reach employee super funds.

The Monetary Policy Board announces the cash rate target at 2:30pm on day 2 of the 28–29 September meeting.

Lodge and pay the Q1 2026–27 Business Activity Statement (1 July – 30 September). The due date is 28 days after the end of the quarter.

Final day to lodge the 2025–26 individual tax return if self-lodging. Taxpayers lodging through a registered tax agent may be eligible for an extended due date if the agent is engaged before this date.

The ABS estimate of the total value of Australia's residential dwelling stock and the mean dwelling price by state for September Quarter 2026.

Quarterly national accounts for September 2026: gross domestic product, household consumption, the savings ratio and terms of trade.

Australia's merchandise exports, imports and the goods trade balance for October 2026.

The Monetary Policy Board announces the cash rate target at 2:30pm on day 2 of the 7–8 December meeting.

The ABS labour force release for November 2026 — the unemployment rate, employment change, hours worked and the participation rate.

The ABS publishes the November 2026 Consumer Price Index at 11:30am. CPI is the inflation measure the RBA targets at 2–3% on average over time.

Australia's merchandise exports, imports and the goods trade balance for November 2026.

The ABS monthly household spending indicator for November 2026, the release that replaced the retail trade series as the monthly read on consumer demand.

The quarterly count of job vacancies for November 2026, a forward read on labour demand.

The ABS labour force release for December 2026 — the unemployment rate, employment change, hours worked and the participation rate.

The ABS publishes the December 2026 Consumer Price Index at 11:30am. CPI is the inflation measure the RBA targets at 2–3% on average over time.

Producer price indexes for December 2026 — prices at the factory gate and through the production chain, ahead of the consumer prices they feed into.

Living cost indexes for December 2026, measured for employee, age-pensioner, other-government-transfer and self-funded-retiree households. Unlike CPI these include mortgage interest charges.

Australia's merchandise exports, imports and the goods trade balance for December 2026.

The ABS monthly household spending indicator for December 2026, the release that replaced the retail trade series as the monthly read on consumer demand.

The Monetary Policy Board announces the cash rate target at 2:30pm on day 2 of the 8–9 February meeting. The quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy, with updated inflation, growth and employment forecasts, is published alongside it.

New housing and personal loan commitments for December Quarter 2026, including first-home-buyer and investor lending.

The ABS labour force release for January 2027 — the unemployment rate, employment change, hours worked and the participation rate.

The quarterly wage price index for December 2026, the official measure of wage growth. HELP debts are indexed each June to the lower of CPI or WPI.

ABS publishes the January 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:30am AEDT. This release includes the updated CPI weights for 2027. From this release onwards, CPI moves from the last Wednesday to the fourth Wednesday of each month.

Average weekly earnings by industry, sector and state for November 2026, from the ABS Survey of Average Weekly Earnings.

The ABS monthly household spending indicator for January 2027, the release that replaced the retail trade series as the monthly read on consumer demand.

Lodge and pay the Q2 2026–27 Business Activity Statement (1 October – 31 December). The Q2 due date is 28 February, later than the standard 28-days-after-quarter pattern.

Company profits, wages, sales and inventories for December 2026 — the business-side inputs to the quarterly national accounts.

Quarterly national accounts for December 2026: gross domestic product, household consumption, the savings ratio and terms of trade.

Australia's merchandise exports, imports and the goods trade balance for January 2027.

The ABS estimate of the total value of Australia's residential dwelling stock and the mean dwelling price by state for December Quarter 2026.

The Monetary Policy Board announces the cash rate target at 2:30pm on day 2 of the 22–23 March meeting.

The ABS publishes the February 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:30am. CPI is the inflation measure the RBA targets at 2–3% on average over time.

The ABS labour force release for February 2027 — the unemployment rate, employment change, hours worked and the participation rate.

The Fringe Benefits Tax year runs from 1 April to 31 March. This is the final day of the FBT year ending 31 March 2027. Employers reporting fringe benefits must finalise their records for the year.

The ABS monthly household spending indicator for February 2027, the release that replaced the retail trade series as the monthly read on consumer demand.

The quarterly count of job vacancies for February 2027, a forward read on labour demand.

Australia's merchandise exports, imports and the goods trade balance for February 2027.

The ABS labour force release for March 2027 — the unemployment rate, employment change, hours worked and the participation rate.

Lodge and pay the Q3 2026–27 Business Activity Statement (1 January – 31 March).

The ABS publishes the March 2027 Consumer Price Index at 11:30am. CPI is the inflation measure the RBA targets at 2–3% on average over time.

Producer price indexes for March 2027 — prices at the factory gate and through the production chain, ahead of the consumer prices they feed into.

The Monetary Policy Board announces the cash rate target at 2:30pm on day 2 of the 3–4 May meeting. The quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy, with updated inflation, growth and employment forecasts, is published alongside it.

The ATO applies indexation to all HELP debts (HECS, FEE-HELP, OS-HELP, SA-HELP) older than 11 months. The rate is the lower of CPI or Wage Price Index. Voluntary repayments must be processed before this date to reduce the indexed balance.

The Monetary Policy Board announces the cash rate target at 2:30pm on day 2 of the 21–22 June meeting.

Final day of the 2026–27 Australian financial year. Last day to make tax-deductible super contributions, prepay deductible expenses, and realise capital gains or losses for the 2026–27 tax year.

The Monetary Policy Board announces the cash rate target at 2:30pm on day 2 of the 9–10 August meeting. The quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy, with updated inflation, growth and employment forecasts, is published alongside it.

The Monetary Policy Board announces the cash rate target at 2:30pm on day 2 of the 27–28 September meeting.

The Monetary Policy Board announces the cash rate target at 2:30pm on day 2 of the 1–2 November meeting. The quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy, with updated inflation, growth and employment forecasts, is published alongside it.

The Monetary Policy Board announces the cash rate target at 2:30pm on day 2 of the 13–14 December meeting.