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Regional Victorian towns that boomed most in the last five years

Regional Victorian towns that boomed most in the last five years

Some have recorded 60 per cent growth since 2019 as more workers arrive to take jobs in flourishing industries or hospitals.

  • by Alexandra Middleton

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House-sitting: The cozzie-livs life hack saving some $40,000-plus a year

House-sitting: The cozzie-livs life hack saving some $40,000-plus a year

From young professionals to grey nomads, more people are bouncing rent-free between strangers’ homes. Indeed, for some it’s a lifestyle choice.

  • by Jonathan Seidler
Australian renters would be nearly $4b better off under a rent freeze

Australian renters would be nearly $4b better off under a rent freeze

Tenants would have saved as much as $3000 over the 12 months to March, and proponents of a rent freeze say the cash would be life-changing.

  • by Jim Malo
Households bank on tax cuts and anti-inflation budget plans

Households bank on tax cuts and anti-inflation budget plans

Tax cuts, worth on average $1888, and a further round of cost-of-living measures will be at the heart of Jim Chalmers’ third budget.

  • by Shane Wright
Landlords hike rents nearly 50 per cent since the lows of lockdown

Landlords hike rents nearly 50 per cent since the lows of lockdown

Rental prices for units have skyrocketed since COVID-19 lockdown, and house rents have jumped too. Is any relief in sight?

  • by Jemimah Clegg
Coalition’s super-for-housing policy would only help wealthier homebuyers

Coalition’s super-for-housing policy would only help wealthier homebuyers

The Coalition’s plan to allow Australians to use their super for housing would disproportionately help wealthier people buy more expensive homes.

  • by Brendan Coates and Joey Moloney
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Guess who we overtook? Perth rental growth is country’s highest

Guess who we overtook? Perth rental growth is country’s highest

Landlords have hiked rents more than 70 per cent since their COVID low point, with Perth’s now the third-most expensive rental market in the country.

  • by Sarah Brookes
The art of good government: Slow and steady won’t win Albanese the race

The art of good government: Slow and steady won’t win Albanese the race

As the nation confronts serial crises, the Albanese government needs to operate at two speeds: swift and targeted – then slow and sustained.

  • by Sean Kelly
Nine out of 10 landlords are getting their income tax returns wrong, and the ATO is watching

Nine out of 10 landlords are getting their income tax returns wrong, and the ATO is watching

Dodgy landlords making inflated claims for repairs and maintenance on their rental properties are firmly in the Australian Tax Office’s sights.

  • by Rachel Clun
Daniel Andrews promised a new body to help renters. No one seems to know much about it

Daniel Andrews promised a new body to help renters. No one seems to know much about it

Government emails released under freedom-of-information laws show state bureaucrats couldn’t answer basic questions about Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria – after it had been announced.

  • by Broede Carmody
Would you live here? The experts’ verdict on the government’s mid-rise houses

Would you live here? The experts’ verdict on the government’s mid-rise houses

The government has released a slew of new photos of mid-rise housing that it says is the “best there is to offer”. Is it? We took a closer look.

  • by Anthony Segaert