Housing

Capsule found after ‘needle in a haystack’ search – as it happened
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Emily Wind and Natasha May (earlier)
01, Feb, 2023 @8:06 AM

Unsentenced prisoners make up a third of Australia’s prison population as bail refusals boom
Advocates urge overhaul of laws to ensure people aren’t needlessly funnelled into jail
Adeshola Ore
31, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Murdoch granted leave to expand legal case – as it happened
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Jordyn Beazley and Natasha May (earlier)
30, Jan, 2023 @7:52 AM

‘They miss out’: soaring rents and insufficient support force more uni students in Australia to live with parents
‘Generational shift’ in share accommodation as housing crisis puts young people under ‘enormous pressure’
Caitlin Cassidy
29, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

‘Holding cell’: Melbourne family with disabled son stuck in ‘transitional’ housing for a decade
Rosalie Dow asked department for modifications to home but was told the policy was to transfer dwellings – which is yet to occur
Stephanie Convery Inequality reporter
27, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

I’m starting to get an itch to rent on my own – but is single living worth $17,000 a year? | Maddie Thomas
One day I hope to be able to shoulder the cost of an entire apartment, and with no boyfriend waiting in the wings to pay half, I won’t be happy about it, but I will be ready
Maddie Thomas
27, Jan, 2023 @12:39 AM

Australia is banking on China’s economy to take off but headwinds are looming
The Albanese government is wary of Chinese economic volatility amid a slumping property sector and shrinking population
Peter Hannam Economics correspondent
21, Jan, 2023 @7:00 PM

From interest rates to the ‘race for space’: what is fuelling Australia’s rental nightmare?
After unprecedented growth there are signs rents are beginning to ease, but many experts predict prices will stay high for a while
Cait Kelly
20, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Country living is about community – so why are we building inhospitable estates? | James McKenzie Watson
New developments are good for growth but the boom in fortified homes is undermining what regional towns do best
James McKenzie Watson
20, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

The Reserve Bank of Australia should hold off on raising rates again next month. Here’s why | Greg Jericho
Allowing time for the impact to flow through would be sensible. Inflation is falling, it’s just not yet visible in official figures
Greg Jericho
18, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Queensland and Victoria resist push to replace stamp duty with land taxes
NSW policy giving first home buyers the choice to pay annual rate prompts calls for change in other states
Eden Gillespieand Benita Kolovos
16, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

NSW Labor counters Perrottet’s land tax with vow to scrap stamp duty for some first home buyers
Properties worth up to $800,000 will incur no tax and a concession rate will apply to those up to $1m if opposition wins election, Chris Minns says
Stephanie Convery Inequality reporter
08, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
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