Nigel Satterley warns rents to rise 20% as home inquiries halve
The owner of Australia’s largest private held residential land developer, Nigel Satterley, warns rents could rise 15 to…
Curbing well-off taxpayers’ access to key programs could save billions
John Howard once likened the struggle for economic reform to “the runner who is pursuing an ever-receding finishing…
Sydney and Melbourne record worst property auction clearance results in years
Sydney’s housing auction market has hit its weakest point in more than six years, while Melbourne recorded its…
Aussie lawyer warns of ‘middle class’ family disputes after budget introduces ‘backdoor death tax’
Family lawyers could be among the professions kept extra busy after the budget tax changes pass. · Getty…
‘Broken promise’ or not, Anthony Albanese’s tax decision has helped One Nation
After Labor targeted the threat of One Nation in a recent appeal to supporters for donations, the insurgents…
Albanese rules out CGT backdown as One Nation poll hits 27%
Anthony Albanese says his government needed to undertake contentious tax reform to protect Australia from joining the “social…
Commonwealth Bank drops housing forecast as budget ‘accelerates a slowdown’
CBA is no longer tipping any house price growth this year. · Getty The nation’s largest mortgage lender…
Greens, David Pocock demand Chalmers wind back tax bill powers
Nearly three weeks after unveiling the plan to raise nearly $88bn through changes to negative gearing, CGT and…
Morgan Stanley: House prices must drop 20% to lure investors back
Want investors back in the housing market? Prices need to drop as much as 20 per cent. That’s…
Jim Chalmers slammed for record ministerial powers in CGT bill
Jim Chalmers will have discretion to choose which assets keep CGT discounts and whether a home counts as…
Western Australia property prices continue to rise despite east coast slowdown
Perth’s housing market is continuing to defy expectations deep into 2026, with property values surging even as compounding…
Is this the tax reform hill Albanese and Chalmers want to die on?
Two questions hang in the air above the now-decaying federal budget, like condors waiting for carrion. First, why…