Gen X doing better than 'generation rent'
Households that manage the transition from renting to ownership - which the RBA says is becoming more difficult - end up "more financially secure" than if they don't.
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Macquarie, A2 lead shares higher
The Australian sharemarket rose on Monday lifted by Macquarie Group's upbeat trading update and the performance of commodity producers.
Caribbean counts cost of Irma
The brutal storm left a trail of death, destruction and chaos from which the tourist-dependent region could take years to recover.
We should scrap the Senate, the states
A French-style wave of new faces in parliament could scrap outmoded political institutions which hold Australia back.
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Banks cut interest-only rates
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