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Perth’s housing sector is in dire straits with record rent rises, a rental vacancy rate stuck at diabolical lows, soaring house prices, and a burgeoning social …
GOVERNMENT
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The Australian Government has unveiled its strategy to boost economic activity and increase national security.
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In a radical departure from the existing framework, the government is seeking to further criminalise the migration system.
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In March last year, the final report from the RBA Review made the recommendation that we strip Australia's treasurer of the power to overrule actions taken by t…
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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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One of WA’s most effective property lobbyists has announced her intention to run for the Liberal Party’s only metropolitan seat.
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A failed bid to ban property investors from serving as local councillors has reignited debate about who should sit on local councils.
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Property leaders have commended the national cabinet’s recent housing targets as a positive stride forward.
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20,000 homes potentially lost with thin capitalisation changes: Property Council (Architecture and Design)
The Property Council claims 20,000 new homes will be in jeopardy if the government passes the changes to the Thin Capitalisation legislation.
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The federal government's Home Guarantee Scheme means it is now cheaper and easier for more Aussies to break into the property market, despite the nation's housi…
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