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Australia has an inflation problem, but there’s a silver lining
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (325+ words) February 8, 2026 " 2:00am By now, you've probably heard the news: Australia has an inflation problem. I'm not talking about a run on bouncing castles (unfortunately I'm still waiting for that day), but the much more sobering issue that everything just keeps getting…...
Lift in inflation puts pressure on RBA for rate rise
1+ week, 3+ day ago (593+ words) January 28, 2026 " 9:24am A big jump in prices for tourist travel and the end of electricity subsidies has pushed annual inflation to 3.8 per cent but it may not be enough to force the hand of the Reserve Bank. The December consumer price…...
The hidden tax you’re secretly paying at work – and how to avoid it
2+ week, 2+ day ago (577+ words) January 22, 2026 " 12:30pm As Australians, we pay a healthy amount of tax. There are taxes on our income, the goods and services we buy, capital gains we make and various stamp duties depending on where in the country you live. But there's…...
‘Ship has sailed’: More lenders are raising fixed mortgage rates
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (744+ words) December 1, 2025 " 2:00am Borrowers have been told to expect more increases to fixed rate mortgage offers following rises by a slew of lenders amid speculation the Reserve Bank's interest rate-cutting cycle has ended. Last week, a monthly consumer price index released by…...
Australian home prices set to shatter records in 2026
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (875+ words) House and unit prices in every Australian capital city are on track to hit fresh highs by the end of 2026, new forecasts reveal. The cost to buy the typical house across the country's combined capitals is forecast to rise by…...
Buyers will need to bump up their budgets by more than $1m in these Perth suburbs
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (603+ words) Optimistic house-hunters eyeing off some of Perth's premium western postcodes are hoping for a bargain it seems, with new data revealing the median search price for a house in the Cottesloe-Claremont area is more than $1 million behind the median listing…...
House values accelerate as lower rates, policy and supply combine
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (754+ words) Property prices across the country are soaring at their fastest pace in two years, with home values jumping almost $54,000 since interest rates started falling and warnings that a chronic shortage of houses, high investor activity and federal government policies are…...
House prices driven to record highs on back of rate cuts
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (826+ words) Interest rate cuts have helped drive house values to record highs in almost every capital city across the country as Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock warns it could take years to build enough new homes to meet strong demand. As…...
Trump’s wrecking ball is really hurting America
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1132+ words) US economic data released last week confirmed what everyone except the Trump administration expected. The US economy is stalling. It's doing so because of a combination of Donald Trump's key policies: his tariffs, his crackdown on immigration, his assault on…...
Low supply, elevated demand keeps Perth house prices at record high
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (469+ words) Perth house prices are at a record high and have increased the most out of any capital city bar one in the past month, according to a new report, with rental costs also re-accelerating in some suburbs. The August Monthly…...