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There is an insidious myth at the heart of our property market and “entitled” Australians desperately need to learn a tough lesson, an expert says.
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Inflation is back in the Reserve Bank’s target range, but interest rates are expected to remain on hold until late next year.
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A flood of smaller banks have hiked interest rates recently and this is worth noting even if you're one of the 80 per cent of borrowers who bank with the big fo…
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The Australian dollar is hovering at its weakest point in months as traders wager the local cash rate will stay at a record low for some time yet compared to th…
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The West Australian economy is “out of the woods”, one of the nation’s most respected forecasters has declared, with housing and wages finally gaining traction.…
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Modern bank-centric economies are money-hungry beasts that can get quite grumpy and even out of hand when starved of cash flow.
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Holding back unstoppable tides, or attempting to, has rich historical precedents for world leaders with the most famous related to England's Viking King, Canute…
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The state government says it can build a 12 kilometre rail line to the airport without forcibly acquiring homes or businesses along the route.
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Sydney is more densely populated than Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles but recent comparisons have painted the opposite picture by measuring Sydney the wrong wa…
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In theory, the Reserve Bank could slash interest rates in the hope of giving both inflation and wages a boost.
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The full impact of the end of the mining boom on WA’s property market has been revealed with new figures showing falls of up to 73 per cent in house and unit va…
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A record glut of vacant apartments across Sydney suburbs is creating “zombie blocks” where one-in-four flats are now empty.
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