Economy

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has released the Liberal Party's Budget Reply, outlining that people should be able to use their super to buy their own homes.

Given more than 1 million homes were built on average over a five-year period, economists weigh in on the government’s housing target.

The Australian Banking Association has welcomed the government’s National Anti-Scam Centre amid a swathe of breaches.

Rising interest rates have resulted in an estimated 948,000 mortgagors being “at risk” of mortgage stress, according to new research.

New dwellings were one of the major contributors to the consumer price index rising in September 2022, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

The new Labor government has painted a fairly grim economic picture of its first budget, but flagged “ambitious” housing targets.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered his first budget speech pledging reforms that will boost housing supply and encourage investment.

On the backdrop of rising inflation, global financial headwinds, local weather events and exorbitant debt, the federal budget is set to rein in spending.

The latest quarterly CommSec data has revealed the top economically performing states in Australia.