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Consumer confidence remains in the doldrums amid concerns over spending cuts and tax hikes outlined in the federal budget.
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Offices and residences are offering fantastic opportunities for future returns, according to investors.
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The authorities have given consumers a false sense of security about the professionalism and protection they can expect when seeking financial advice.
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The Australian dollar has briefly broken above US95¢ overnight for the first time in about eight months, after overseas investors cheered the Reserve Bank’s dec…
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The Reserve Bank has refused to bow to optimists or pessimists, keeping official interest rates on hold at a record low for the 11th month in a row while taking…
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Perth's property market has had a good end-of-financial-year report card from property analyst RP Data.
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Property prices have ended the financial year on a high with the latest figures revealing a 10.1 per cent increase compared to 12 months ago.
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Prospective buyers have been locked in a frantic scramble for properties in Western Sydney as a new report confirmed that most of the country’s fastest selling …
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Offshore buyers are not damaging the market, as previously believed.
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Protecting the Great Barrier Reef could be crucial to tourism, an expert has claimed.
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Moody's has warned that Australian property is in danger of approaching a bubble.
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed that 396,000 new residents came to Australia in 2013, down by 9,300 in 2012.
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Hidden away in the back of the Australian Budget and unmentioned in the Treasurers speech, was a simple statement confirming that:
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