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Canada solved its rental crisis. Australia can too.

Auction market shakes off rate hike

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Economy

The economic week ahead

Australia #1 Only Fans economy

Major bank: RBA wrong again on inflation

Data centres blow up emissions targets

NDIS growth surges higher

RBA rate hike one and done?

Bureaucracy is stifling Australia’s construction sector

Policy

One Nation’s huge test

Start the countdown to Andrew Hastie

Voters quiet quit democracy morphed into toxic management

Net long-term arrivals into Australia surge higher

Labor’s superannuation reforms get the balance right

Sea Bass Taylor readies leadership challenge to nowhere

Would CGT changes harm the rental market?

Property

Capital gains tax myths debunked

Auction market shakes off rate hike

Upzoning won’t magically improve housing affordability

China mulls blowing Aussie property into space

Investor housing demand remains red hot

Canada solved its rental crisis. Australia can too.

5% deposit scheme drives surge in first home buyers

Markets

Michael Hartnett completely lost in China

Uh oh. China runs out of room for iron ore

Bytes vs Burgers

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Pilbara killer rises

Violent stock rotation hints at trouble

Where the bloody hell is the gas reservation policy?

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