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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is ramping up its enforcement activities and will undertake 4,500 audits of taxpayers it considers are "high risk" because …
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First home buyers in NSW have saved almost $1 billion in stamp duty, or an average of $15,000 each, since generous concessions were introduced 18 months ago.
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Australian home prices have been falling for well over a year in average weighted terms, pulling back after a strong period of growth throughout most of the pri…
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The apartment glut in Melbourne and Sydney is adding further pain to the market as buyers struggle to finance their off-the-plan purchases.
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The AUD/USD, from a longer-term perspective, has done very little recently, trading in a thin one cent range since the start of March.
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"It's jobs, stupid," to paraphrase Bill Clinton — and this week's employment data may prove pivotal in the debate over where interest rates should be heading.
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Guy Debelle's speech this week on "Climate Change and the Economy" is significant, representing the first serious foray by our central bank into the policy impl…
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South Australians looking to buy their first home are being encouraged to up the ante on their search for a property, as affordability, lending options and fewe…
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The $47 billion in deductions claimed against rental income every year will face tougher scrutiny from the Australian Taxation Office after more than 300 audits…
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Property prices have fallen in most major centres, but there seems to be little relief in sight for struggling tenants as rents continue to increase.
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The value of new mortgages slipped another 2.1 per cent in January, marking Australia’s biggest annual decline since the global financial crisis.
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Reserve Bank research has found its cuts in official interest rates drove up house prices, and cautions that long-term falls could in the worst case escalate in…
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