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Budget builds up to shift for 'broken' housing market

Budget builds up to shift for 'broken' housing market

An extra $2 billion will be pledged in the budget to build sewerage and roads for new homes as the treasurer frames housing policy as a remedy to populism.

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Australia is on track to become a world leader for data centres powering the AI revolution but experts say their approvals need greater scrutiny.

'Decline': housing downturn looms as rate hikes bite

'Decline': housing downturn looms as rate hikes bite

'Decline': housing downturn looms as rate hikes bite

'Decline': housing downturn looms as rate hikes bite

Higher rates and affordability pressures are threatening to push the housing market into a decline, with prices in the two biggest cities already on the slide.

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Thousands of homes promised in multibillion-dollar plan

Thousands of homes promised in multibillion-dollar plan

Tens of thousands of new homes are expected to be built in one state under a $2 billion government investment that promises to give young buyers a leg up.

Budget to address 'immediate needs' of households: PM

Budget to address 'immediate needs' of households: PM

The upcoming federal budget is widely tipped to pare back incentives for property investors as the prime minister promises to tackle intergenerational inequity.

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Clean up AI or go away: rules proposed for data centres

Artificial intelligence companies should promise they have not broken the law before building a data centre in Australia, an inquiry has been told.

Stratospheric dreams of a new city coming back to earth

Stratospheric dreams of a new city coming back to earth

A premier has warned breathless developers to keep their heads out of the clouds as one of Australia's biggest cities marches relentlessly into the bush.

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PM rubbishes budget tax speculation as home prices slow

PM rubbishes budget tax speculation as home prices slow

PM rubbishes budget tax speculation as home prices slow

PM rubbishes budget tax speculation as home prices slow

Sydney's home price premium over Brisbane and Perth continues to narrow as values retreat in Australia's two largest cities.

Lawyer charged with cleaning up embattled CFMEU quits

Lawyer charged with cleaning up embattled CFMEU quits

Lawyer charged with cleaning up embattled CFMEU quits

Lawyer charged with cleaning up embattled CFMEU quits

The man charged with cleaning up the troubled CFMEU has made the surprise announcement that he's stepping down from his role as union administrator.

First home buyer scheme leading to housing price rise

First home buyer scheme leading to housing price rise

First home buyer scheme leading to housing price rise

First home buyer scheme leading to housing price rise

House prices for homes under thresholds for a five per cent deposit scheme are outstripping increases for all other homes.

Chinese state firm among top AFL stadium build bidders

Chinese state firm among top AFL stadium build bidders

Chinese state firm among top AFL stadium build bidders

Chinese state firm among top AFL stadium build bidders

The final two contenders to build a landmark $1 billion stadium have been revealed, including one involving a subsidiary of a Chinese government-owned firm.

Fraud case stalls against fugitive developer's daughter

Fraud case stalls against fugitive developer's daughter

Fraud case stalls against fugitive developer's daughter

Fraud case stalls against fugitive developer's daughter

Plea negotiations for the lawyer daughter of fugitive property developer Jean Nassif are bogged down despite months of assurances the case would resolve.

Major capital home prices slip in two-speed market

Major capital home prices slip in two-speed market

Major capital home prices slip in two-speed market

Major capital home prices slip in two-speed market

Australia's housing market is diverging as the biggest capitals go backwards while growth accelerates in mid-tier cities.

Schooling shortfall at Olympic venue's housing project

Schooling shortfall at Olympic venue's housing project

Schooling shortfall at Olympic venue's housing project

Schooling shortfall at Olympic venue's housing project

The home of the 2000 Olympics is set for a huge housing project in the next quarter of a century, but details about potential schools are vague.

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Tree-changers seeking smaller communities for new lives

City-dwellers are increasingly moving to smaller communities rather than regional cities to escape housing and transport costs, a report has found.

Monumental Messa da Requiem opens Glasshouse Theatre

After a life-changing experience seeing Verdi's Messa da Requiem, a Queenslander has found herself on stage for the first big production at Glasshouse Theatre.

Hard time for renters as landlords squeeze tight market

Rising interest rates and living cost pressures mean it will be a tough year for the housing market, and even more so for renters.

Confidence tanks as fuel spike flows to building costs

Housing Minister Clare O'Neil has brought together leaders from the construction industry as they grapple with skyrocketing materials costs.

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Silence persists as CFMEU probe rattled by more threats

Witnesses to construction-sector criminality continue to be scared into silence as a state government blocks expanded powers for the corruption watchdog.

Safe as houses: home resale profits go through the roof

Record home sales profits are lining the pockets of people in the housing market, while pushing the price of admission beyond the means of ordinary Australians.

Housing sweeteners spruiked ahead of state election

Housing is shaping up as a key election issue for younger voters struggling to break into the property market, as a state government announces two new policies.

'Made me feel ill': relief for househunting headache

Vendors are set to be saddled with organising and paying for building and pest inspection reports under an Australian state-first scheme.

Devils likely face three-year wait for new stadium

A divisive new waterfront AFL stadium was approved by a parliamentary vote in 2025, but its completion date has yet to be firmly locked in.

Data centre boom shakes up infrastructure priorities

The government's independent infrastructure adviser has released a new list of priority projects Australia needs to cater for a growing population.

Safety inspectors 'bullied and abused' by CFMEU

An inquiry has heard Workpace Health and Safety inspectors were "bullied, and abused" by a state's militant and brazen CFMEU.

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