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Labor slams Nationals senator’s climate ‘mortgage tax’

A Nationals senator has faced criticism, after arguing Australians should be willing to cop higher mortgage costs to support lending to resources and energy companies.

Labor slams Nationals senator’s climate ‘mortgage tax’
Westpac revises house price forecast for 2021

The major bank has increased its projected forecast of Australian house prices for 2021.

Westpac revises house price forecast for 2021
ACCC bangs the drum for merger regime overhaul

The chair of the competition watchdog has reignited the debate on reforming merger laws, suggesting it is crucial to protecting competition.

ACCC bangs the drum for merger regime overhaul
Treasurer bats for negative gearing

EXCLUSIVE: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has highlighted housing taxes as a key issue ahead of the federal election, despite Labor abandoning its previous calls to scrap negative gearing.

Treasurer bats for negative gearing
Victoria expands eligibility for build-to-rent concession

More Victorian rental properties will be eligible for a 50 per cent land tax discount following the state government’s expansion of its building incentive scheme.

Victoria expands eligibility for build-to-rent concession
CBA sued for underpaying staff $16.4m

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a civil lawsuit against CBA and CommSec, for allegedly failing to pay workers a collective $16.4 million.

CBA sued for underpaying staff $16.4m
Financial stability tops banking competition: RBA

The benefits of supporting stability via lending restrictions could outweigh the resulting costs to competition among the banks, the Reserve Bank has said.

Financial stability tops banking competition: RBA
Regulators should intervene sooner rather than later: Connective

Calming down the Australian property market will require pre-emptive but delicate action from the regulators, an executive director from Connective has said.

Regulators should intervene sooner rather than later: Connective
Housing market surpasses $9 trillion mark

Residential real estate is now estimated to be worth over a record $9 trillion, just five months after reaching $8 trillion in value, according to CoreLogic.

Housing market surpasses $9 trillion mark
Concerns raised over impact of buffer change on FHBs

First home buyers could be hit the hardest by the latest round of credit tightening by APRA, according to some in the housing industry.

Concerns raised over impact of buffer change on FHBs
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