Euan Black
Property owners rake in $18.7 billion in profits as prices continue to soar
Almost nine in 10 properties (87.4 per cent) sold for a profit in the third quarter of last year, as the market...
Bank Australia drops home loan rates below 3 per cent ahead of RBA meeting
Bank Australia has joined the growing club of lenders offering home loan rates below 3 per cent. The non-major lender has cut...
ANZ and NAB take an axe to key savings accounts
Australia’s big four banks have moved one step closer towards zero-interest savings accounts, with the lowest base rate on offer now sitting...
One in five government-owned homes fail to meet minimum standards
Almost one in five homes in the public housing system fails to meet minimum health and safety standards – lacking essential amenities...
Unprecedented bushfires knock consumer confidence for six
Australia’s devastating bushfires have knocked consumer confidence to one of its lowest levels since the global financial crisis – supporting earlier claims...
Soft business investment is the key to understanding weak economy: ANZ
Weak business investment is eating into productivity and forcing down wages, according to ANZ bank. Businesses are trapped in a vicious cycle...
Study sheds light on ‘disturbing’ health outcomes for poorer Australians
Disadvantaged Australians are on average dying 27 years earlier than their more affluent peers, research has shown. In a detailed analysis of...
These are the world’s most in-demand skills, according to LinkedIn
Blockchain, analytical reasoning and cloud computing are the world’s most in-demand skills, according to professional networking site LinkedIn. The social media platform...
‘Broken’ economic system delivers windfall gains to richest one per cent
The richest 1 per cent of Australians are now more than twice as wealthy as the bottom 50 per cent combined, research...
First home buyers squeezed out of the market as prices soar
The window of opportunity for first-home buyers is slamming shut, as interest rate cuts and looser bank lending reflate Australia’s housing bubble....