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Auctions flop as home buyers digest rising rates

Auctions flop as home buyers digest rising rates

Australia's auction clearance rates have dropped to nearly their lowest levels of the year as another interest rate rise eats into buyer budgets.

Riders rally over potholes as land tax cut locked in

Riders rally over potholes as land tax cut locked in

Riders rally over potholes as land tax cut locked in

Riders rally over potholes as land tax cut locked in

Land taxes will be slashed regardless of who wins Victoria's election in a pledge that could save 250,000 people sizeable sums.

Housing update to show target slipping further away

Housing update to show target slipping further away

Housing update to show target slipping further away

Housing update to show target slipping further away

Two years into its five-year bid to build 1.2 million new homes, Australia is running more than 100,000 behind schedule.

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Housing market downturn the steepest in four decades

Housing market downturn the steepest in four decades

First-home buyers are being told they will be in a better position to afford a property once Australia's widening housing downturn runs its course.

Push to solve housing inequality sparks more division

Push to solve housing inequality sparks more division

As Australia falls further behind its housing supply targets, political parties continue to disagree over how to solve the nation's housing crisis.

Danish architect helped Aussie cities find their mojo

Danish architect helped Aussie cities find their mojo

Danish nonagenarian architect Jan Gehl has helped inject Copenhagen's walkability and cycling culture into Australian cities over the past 35 years.

'Unbanned': premier weighs in on contentious picnic row

'Unbanned': premier weighs in on contentious picnic row

A controversial planning regulation that stopped patrons from picnicking on a grassy inner-city lawn has been overruled by a premier.

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Aussies forgoing lifestyle for homes in record numbers

Aussies forgoing lifestyle for homes in record numbers

Aussies forgoing lifestyle for homes in record numbers

Aussies forgoing lifestyle for homes in record numbers

Three-quarters of Australians are willing to cut back on their discretionary spending to afford a home, new data reveals, but there is a catch.

Little incentive to have kids and no way to move out

Little incentive to have kids and no way to move out

Little incentive to have kids and no way to move out

Little incentive to have kids and no way to move out

How the cost of living and policy has impacted Australians has been laid bare in the latest update of the nation's longest running and broadest reaching survey.

Battle brewing over booting veterans in barracks sale

Battle brewing over booting veterans in barracks sale

Battle brewing over booting veterans in barracks sale

Battle brewing over booting veterans in barracks sale

A prized military barracks is being put up for sale by the federal government to shore up its finances triggering a fierce fight over national heritage.

Broad support for buying homes with super, poll shows

Broad support for buying homes with super, poll shows

Broad support for buying homes with super, poll shows

Broad support for buying homes with super, poll shows

Most Australians want to be able to siphon from their superannuation before retirement to purchase homes as the coalition teeters on the issue.

Aspiration, dislocation and isolation in tough times

Aspiration, dislocation and isolation in tough times

Aspiration, dislocation and isolation in tough times

Aspiration, dislocation and isolation in tough times

The great Australian dream is still alive for many, but attaining it is proving hard, with many putting off or giving up on ever owning their own home.

Court grants embattled developer 12-month extension

Court grants embattled developer 12-month extension

Court grants embattled developer 12-month extension

Court grants embattled developer 12-month extension

The extension will allow administrators to finalise construction projects already underway, but is subject to securing additional funding.

'Doing what we want': Labor stands by housing tax moves

'Doing what we want': Labor stands by housing tax moves

'Doing what we want': Labor stands by housing tax moves

'Doing what we want': Labor stands by housing tax moves

Tax changes will help boost housing supply in the long run, even though a downturn is impacting new home sales, the housing minister says.

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Emergency housing on the way as more action urged

Women and children fleeing violence will have access to new homes, but more needs to be done for essential workers, independent MPs say.

Coalition slams 'Big Brother' social media reform bill

The opposition is declaring the government's digital duty-of-care laws the "Big Brother bill", doubling down on its stance to block the reforms in parliament.

Sellers flee auctions as housing downturn deepens

More than three in five homes listed for auction converted to private treaty in July, the highest rate since the 2022 downturn, property site Domain has found.

Un-real estate: property settlement scam risk rising

Payment redirection scams cost Australians $167 million in 2025, but most people still can't tell a fraudulent email from an authentic one.

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Reserve Bank's grim rates warning as oil prices spike

The war in the Middle East is threatening to push oil prices back above the crucial $US100 a barrel mark and make inflation even harder to get back to target.

'Economically disastrous': Hanson's super policy panned

Allowing workers to divert a quarter of their super income to rent and mortgage payments won't pump up inflation, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson insists.

Developer hammered as staff stood down, projects paused

The business model of a crumbling development firm has been labelled strange and opaque, after workers were stood down and construction projects halted.

Cold start to nation's normally hot home sales season

The property market is yet to shake off its winter chill as capital cities reported fewer auctions in the first week of the normally busy spring sales season.

Worse than 2007: productivity stat bad news for the RBA

Low productivity means Australia's economy is growing above its "speed limit", amplifying concerns the Reserve Bank will hike interest rates again.

Crisis averted but home developer still on life support

A debt-laden residential developer has met a crucial funding deadline, but the group's short-term survival is far from secured, administrators say.

Big banks unanimous in calling for housing supply boost

Big four banks call for collaboration between all levels of government to boost housing supply to address intergenerational home-ownership inequity.

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