Foreign investment
Planning tick for bigger complex of ‘affordable’ units in affluent Perth suburb
An apartment building in Nedlands has been successful in its bid to boost unit numbers by more than a third.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Latest
Why foreign buyers are leaving Australia’s property market
The number of purchases by overseas buyers has slumped, with buyers from China and Hong Kong slashing their spending by a quarter.
- by Alexandra Middleton and Tawar Razaghi
Perth’s luxury property sector flush despite global market ‘running out of steam’
The Perth property market continues to outpace all other Australian capital cities, claiming the highest recorded growth in the luxury residential sector.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Left to rot: The ‘ghost homes’ scourge in our big cities – amid a housing crisis
Tens of thousands of homes sit empty across our major cities, while luxury units replace old apartment blocks - all while debate rages about our home shortage.
- by Greg Callaghan
Treasurer orders Chinese funds to reduce stakes in Australian rare earths miner
Jim Chalmers said the decision was made in order to “protect our national interest” as the government sharpens its focus on supply chain security.
- by Simon Johanson
Warning Dutton’s housing and migration plans little more than ‘rounding error’
Economists and property industry figures say the opposition leader’s pledge to cut migration and ban foreign home buyers could make the nation poorer.
- by Angus Thompson and David Crowe
Analysis
Federal budget
Chalmers must balance big talk on new spending with vow to rein in inflation
The treasurer wants to unleash huge public investment in new industries to cement Labor’s “made in Australia” plan. That sets up the Coalition attack.
- by David Crowe
China investors in the cold as Chalmers makes security a test for budget largesse
Anthony Albanese’s Future Made in Australia will be the centrepiece of the May budget. The treasurer will reveal the five key tests for how it will work.
- by Shane Wright
Analysis
Analysis
Treasurer Jim Chalmers wants stronger foreign investment rules. What does that mean?
In a world of rising geopolitical tensions, Australia is tightening up its foreign investment laws in lockstep with many other Western nations.
- by Anne Hyland
Labor hits back at critics by adding tax breaks to industry aid
Jim Chalmers backed the case for tax concessions in a new signal about the scale of the budget plan to help clean energy industries and local manufacturing.
- by David Crowe
Chinese investment in Australia plunges to record lows
A report warned that as Chinese investment in Australia reached record lows, a more worrying threat was emerging.
- by Anne Hyland
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