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Australian housing affordability hits record low even as prices fall

Australia has reached a troubling point in its housing crisis: homes are becoming cheaper in several important markets, yet they are becoming even less affordable. The apparent contradiction is explained by the rising...

When taxation becomes prohibition: Australia’s tobacco policy reaches breaking point
Australia has switched on a giant new gas resource — and Hormuz has changed what it means

Same Foundations, Different Convictions: How Australian Men and Women Really Invest

New Sharesight data reveals that Australian men and women put their money in the same core funds —...

Australia’s $27 billion warning: the fuel crisis is now showing up in the national accounts

Australia’s dependence on imported fuel is no longer merely a question of what motorists pay at th...

Six months of the Iran war: what has America achieved — and why can Iran still fire missiles?
Six months after the United States and Israel went to war against Iran, an extraordinary…
Iran retaliates as oil jumps above US$90 — the Hormuz crisis enters another dangerous phase
Iran has fired ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan in retaliation for the American …
Hormuz exposed America’s depleted oil buffer — now Washington is turning to Venezuela
The United States has spent part of its emergency petroleum stockpile cushioning success…
One Nation’s rise is no longer anecdotal — Western Australia has provided the evidence
One by-election does not predict the next federal election. Nor does a victory in one Pe…

Is immigration creating the illusion of Australian economic growth?

Australia’s economy grew during the June quarter, but much of the political comfort offered by the headline figure dis...

Tim Jarvis AM Named Inaugural Patron of Regenerate Australia

Regenerate Australia, a Perth-based environmental charity, today announced the appointment of environmental scientist ...

Chatswood Library Faces 24/7 Push a…
Local libraries have long been the quiet cornerstones of Australian communities, but a new push by the Willoughby City Council c…
The International Student Funding Q…
Funds can be genuine - but genuine access to them is a harder question to answer. International education is one of Australia’s gr…
US strikes Iran at Hormuz as new mi…
The United States has attacked Iranian military positions beside the Strait of Hormuz after US officials said Revolutionary Guar…
The DIY Deck Mistake Costing Austra…
In a country where one in three homes faces termite risk, and most households live within reach of coastal humidity, Australia may…