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‘Genuinely hopeful’: Voice will lead to better housing policies

As a referendum on the Voice to Parliament fast approaches, the Australian Unity Bank believes more Indigenous representation ...

Qld flood-stricken homes bulldozed as part of buyback scheme

The state government has begun demolishing homes as part of its ‘life-changing’ home buyback program, with 160 homes under ...

Auctions to start with a ‘whimper rather than a bang’: CoreLogic

With auctions recommencing this weekend, property analytics company CoreLogic has warned that the market will likely be off ...

Inflation hits new 33-year high

Annual CPI hit its highest level since 1990, the latest ABS figures have confirmed.

General Commercial and Eden Capital fined $50k each

Home finance providers General Commercial Group Pty Ltd and Eden Capital have both been ordered to pay $50,000 for failing to ...

Gambling ‘false hope’ for mortgage shortfall, flags Costello

To what extent is gambling affecting loan repayments? That’s “a really good question,” said anti-gambling campaigner, the ...

Regional Qld monsoon support extended

Five more local government areas have been made eligible for disaster assistance following the continued monsoon activity in ...

Home-related spending weak as ‘money tighter’: ANZ

Annual ‘discretionary’ spending on services grew, but goods purchases were down, ANZ-observed spending to 21 January has ...

Thousands of FHBs register for NSW shared equity 

The state’s key worker first-home buyers can apply for the NSW government's shared equity homeownership scheme, following its ...

FHBs flock to outer suburbs: NAB

First home buyers have gravitated towards purchasing home in outer metro growth areas as lending costs increase, NAB data has ...

Housing finance commitments lifted, CommSec reveals

Home loan commitments remained above decade averages across all states and territories except for the Northern Territory, the ...

Lenders back BNPL regulation push

Several lenders, including MONEYME and CBA, have said they believe buy now, pay later products and providers should be ...

Labour force and inflation to weigh on RBA’s decision 

While the drop in employment growth is expected to weigh on the RBA’s policy deliberations for February, next week’s ...

Regional Qld to receive monsoon assistance

The Queensland government has opened disaster assistance for 14 local government areas in response to the recent monsoon ...

NAB announces stablecoin

NAB has announced the creation of a stablecoin pegged to the Australian dollar, called the AUDN.

Inflation to slow after likely Q4/22 peak: NAB

Headline CPI is “likely to fall back” to around 6 per cent in Q2/23, major bank NAB has envisaged.

Credit scores unexpectedly improved in 2022: Experian

Despite high inflation and a rising cash rate, the average Australian’s credit score increased during 2022, new data from ...

Labour supply headaches could wane as arrivals improve: Westpac

With official stats showing the number of visitors continues to improve, there are hopes that labour constraints will be ...

MOVE Bank CEO departs, interim CEO appointed

The chief executive of the mutual bank has resigned from her position, with an acting CEO taking up the helm in the interim

Home prices tipped to fall another 9% in 2023, economist warns

As higher interest rates are expected and the property market demand eases, economists expect further price falls in the ...

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