Housing and small business portfolios go hand-in-hand, Julie Collins says
Small businesses are "at the very centre" of the Albanese government's policy agenda, Small Business Minister Julie Collins says, declaring her responsibility for the housing and homelessness portfolios overlaps with the needs of today's small business sector.
Inflation is back at record highs. Here’s where prices are rising, and where some are dropping
Even as the full effects of 2022's rate rises are yet to be felt, it looks like we're heading towards even more in 2023.
Why house prices are continuing to fall as inflation rises in Australia
In recent years, housing became more expensive at a faster rate than essentially everything else. Is there more room for prices to drop?
Everything in Australia is going up in price — except property
With the cost of seemingly everything rising, why are house prices falling? And who will be hit hardest?
Increased migration will do little to address skills shortages. Instead it will push up house prices
The only benefit from increasing migration, as is likely to happen as a result of the Jobs and Skills Summit, will flow to homeowners and property developers.
Fuel, groceries and housing: Where is inflation hitting us hardest?
Current inflation levels in Australia have only been seen once in the past three decades. Where is being hit hardest?
Why the RBA won’t continue to raise rates at the level the market expects
The RBA, in a nod to homeowners concerned about continual rate hikes, said it expected inflation to climb just a bit more before declining back towards its target next year.
Home prices soar beyond reach but government inquiry unlikely to give answers
The parliamentary inquiry commissioned by the treasurer in July is called an inquiry into affordability and supply, but the word “affordability” appears in none of its three terms of reference.
Top economists explain how the pandemic will affect the Australian economy for decades to come
The consensus of 23 leading Australian economists is that the economy will be reliant on government support for some time to come.
In the face of a cataclysmic pandemic and deep recession, Australian house prices are back up: Here’s why
House prices are back up. Are you even surprised? This is Australia, where the family home is as well protected from price falls as from fire.
Why we should all be concerned about falling small business ownership and house prices
Australia’s over-reliance on property for wealth generation will weigh on the economy if house prices drop, but falling small business ownership looms as a bigger problem.
Building a stronger future for all: The key to construction stimulus is social housing, not home-buyer grants
The federal government is set to announce new home-buyer grants to stimulate construction, but spending on social housing makes better economic sense.
