ACTU cuts RBA data access after inflation warning
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has restricted the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) access to its internal survey data. This move follows the RBA's public criticism of the union's inflation expectations, signaling growing friction between the two institutions.
Why it matters
The tension between labor organizations and central banks can complicate monetary policy and the accuracy of economic forecasting.
Michael Read Deputy economics editor Aug 24, 2026 – 5.00am The Australian Council of Trade Unions has pulled a survey relied on by the Reserve Bank board in its interest rate deliberations after the central bank called out the union movement’s inflation expectations as too high, in the latest sign of tension between the organisations.
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