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An auction which sparked controversy when an Asian woman emerged as the winning bidder - leading many to mistakenly believe she was a foreign investor.
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If you squat in a vacant property, does the law give you the house for free? Well, sort of (ABC News)
Outrageous as this may seem, the law encourages caring for land. If you fail to take responsibility for your land, and someone else does, you can lose it.
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Australia sits at the top of the global table in terms of the strongest transmission of monetary policy based on a combined scorecard.
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The Australian Government has unveiled its strategy to boost economic activity and increase national security.
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The world’s leading central banks must resist calls from politicians for early interest rate cuts amid concerns over stubbornly high inflation
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Western Australia is on track to fall more than 15,000 homes short of its National Housing Accord target.
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Could Melbourne’s property market be the best-kept secret in the country?
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House prices have risen more than 80 per cent across the Wide Bay region since 2020, but experts say they're still comparatively cheap.
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Gold Coast family say seller disclosure laws could have stopped them buying termite-damaged home (ABC News)
Despite engaging a certified building and pest inspector before buying it, a Gold Coast family's new home was so infested with termites it had to be demolished.…
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A global company involved in the construction sector and headquartered in Australia has plunged into administration.
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Millions of households still face the prospect of paying higher interest rates, as the Reserve Bank continues its fight against inflation. (VIDEO)
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Australian property prices rose 0.6 per cent in March, capping off a solid first quarter of 2024 in which median home values lifted about $12,000.
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