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The RBA could lower interest rates before reaching its inflation target goal, Michele Bullock has said.
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The Greens are demanding negative gearing and capital gains tax changes in exchange for their support for a plan they describe as Labor's "housing lottery".
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has ruled out changes to negative gearing and capital gains, while leaving the door open to the taxation of trusts.
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The Albanese Government has unveiled a series of legislative changes aimed at recalibrating the foreign investment framework.
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The Reserve Bank governor says interest rates may need to go even higher if one thing doesn’t improve – as she offers a glimmer of hope for early reprieve.
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The impact of tax concessions such as negative gearing and the capital gains discount on property prices is ‘tiny’ in comparison to laborious planning rules, a …
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Many affordable rentals are failing to meet minimum standards, with an undercover operation discovering multiple maintenance issues.
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The Federal Court has put a limping company out of its misery weeks after all staff were brutally sacked.
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The Reserve Bank has left interest rates at 4.35 per cent in February after inflation cooled in the December quarter.
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National property sale settlements experienced an uplift towards the end of 2023.
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House prices could jump about 10 per cent nationwide this year and borrowing capacity could rise by the same amount because of lower interest rates and income t…
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Chris O’Keefe questions the fairness of negative gearing (AUDIO).
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