This Month
Gen Z aren’t voting left or right, they want to smash the system
Young constituents are not primarily animated by “wokeism” or culture wars. Their grievances are material – housing, jobs, and living standards.
March
Productivity problem empowers populist right
We had better get our act together in Australia or we may court the kind of poisonous politics wreaking havoc in the United States and across Europe.
Baby boomers are adding to the ‘inheritocracy’. And that’s a problem
Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working. That is dangerous for capitalism and society.
Delve into details before voting for Dutton’s nuclear vision
Readers’ letters on the true costs of atomic energy, gender pay gaps, the green light for ConocoPhillips’ gas plan, leadership qualities, and housing affordability.
February
Melbourne’s ‘biggest eyesore’ could be targeted in housing blitz
Victorian Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny says a disused former Cancer Council building in the heart of Melbourne could be cleared for development into new homes.
Victoria must give up ‘ideological attachment’ to apartments: Metricon
Victoria will continue to miss housing targets until it realises Millennials and migrants want detached homes, not inner-city apartments, Metricon chief executive Brad Duggan says.
Major parties’ housing policies will trap young buyers in lemons
A glut of entry-level housing could deny first home buyers the sort capital gains that made their parents wealthy.
The Property Council’s vampire mortgage controls
The housing lobby’s bizarre new idea suggests a profound identity crisis.
Home in ‘last affordable frontier’ goes for $760,000
Price growth may be slowing in this city, but some market niches are booming – precisely because other levels have priced buyers out.
Home loan demand rises as buyers ready for rate cut
Hopeful home buyers are preparing for lower interest rates as early as next week by arranging financing in larger numbers.
CBA’s Comyn says student debt tweak helps but housing supply is key
The bank CEO was echoed by HECS architect Bruce Chapman, who said Jim Chalmers’ changes made sense but fixing home affordability required more residences.
Sydney auction clearances jump, defying slowdown expectations
There’s pent-up demand for housing, but even sales agents are cautious about the year to come.
January
Housing market will welcome RBA rate cuts
The beleaguered residential property market will be one key transmission mechanism through which the RBA’s interest rate relief will affect the wider economy.
NIMBY or YIMBY? Andrew Charlton’s identity crisis
The federal MP, who owns several properties, is petitioning to stop development of 2500 new homes.
Home lot sales are increasing – in the cheaper cities
Soaring land prices are prompting a structural shift in housing away from the country’s largest cities.
Why interest rates will keep rents high
The latest housing approval figures show Australian home-building is undershooting what the country needs – even with a pick-up forecast this year.
Why housing affordability is now a top problem for CEOs
Business leaders say high house prices and skyrocketing rents are affecting where people choose to work and making it harder to find talent.
December 2024
How it just became even better to buy an apartment in NSW
A High Court ruling has made it easier for off-the-plan buyers to sue developers and builders for defects – but only if they live in the largest state.
Inquiry refers Rosehill housing plan to ICAC, seeks racing probe
Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys has slammed a committee in charge of the report, claiming it had become ‘personal’.
November 2024
Victorian mortgage arrears top other states
Fresh data from ratings agency S&P shows Victoria has the highest rate of home-loan arrears of any Australian states, overtaking Western Australia.