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Despite being used by less than 1.06 million Australians (or 4.1 per cent of the population) in the latest available data, negative gearing is a hotly debated issue and seen by many as political Kryptonite for governments and oppositions…

Just about everywhere you look, there are worsening signs that Australia is no longer the lucky country.From record-high rents to skyrocketing mortgages, a cost-of-living crisis to the alarming emergence of a ‘working poor’ population, the…

An aerial image of a new housing development on the fringe of a major city has sparked fierce debate about whether suburban life as we once knew it has died.A photo of the Sunshine Coast suburb of Nirimba, once bushland but now a bustling…

Prospective rental tenants across the country face even tougher conditions after the national vacancy rate dropped to its lowest level on record.The vacancy rate slumped to 1.02 per cent in October marking a 0.6 percentage point slide from…

Australians are hoovering up cocaine and methylamphetamine at alarming levels, a new report has found, with consumption of the illicit drug classes now at their highest levels since 2020.An analysis of wastewater run by the Australian…

First-home buyers have defied odds with new figures showing more took out mortgages in September despite the cost of living crunch. Monthly new loan commitments for first-home owner-occupiers jumped 1.4 per cent over the month to $4.6bn,…

Australia’s rental shortage has continued to worsen with the total number of listings falling to a record annual low, a new report has revealed.Released on Monday, new analysis from PropTrack has found the number of new rental listings fell…

Australia has seen the largest drop in available rental properties in years as the market continues to tighten. New rental listings across the country fell by 18.9 per cent in April with Sydney, Melbourne and Perth facing the toughest…

One-fifth of Australians in major cities are contemplating a move to the regions as the cost of living crisis worsens. Those who are considering the big move from the city to the country blame the cost of living in urban centres, high…

Have you been staving off thoughts of packing up life in the city and going rural because the cost of living is getting ridiculous? You’re not alone.According to a recent study commissioned by the Regional Australia Institute, one in five…