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There is an uncomfortable contradiction at the heart of Australian politics. We want more affordable housing, a stronger economy, better hospitals, dignified aged care, reliable infrastructure, lower taxes and a budget that does not keep handing a larger bill to the next generation. Yet the political conversation usually proceeds as though all these things can…
Most Australians know Australia is a nation built on immigration. But I’d wager most don’t realise just how dramatically the story has shifted over the past decade – or what that shift means for property demand in the years ahead. The Australian Bureau of Statistics just released its latest population data, and there are some…
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Brisbane is still growing — but the gap between what the data shows and what it means has rarely been wider. A 0.3% rise in June 2026 keeps the headline figure in positive territory, but that number sits against a backdrop where Brisbane was recording monthly growth of 1.5% just three months ago. The deceleration…
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Right now, thousands of Australian property investors are being drawn to off-the-plan properties like moths to a flame. And I understand why. After the 2026 Federal Budget changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, new properties are suddenly looking very attractive. The marketing is glossy, the tax benefits sound compelling, and the salespeople are…
For the last few years Australia’s property markets seemed almost unstoppable, but the latest Domain House Price Report suggests we’ve now reached a very different stage of the property cycle. Domain’s June Quarter 2026 House Price Report revealed the broad-based housing boom that has driven Australian property markets for more than three years has come to…
Few topics generate more heat and less light in Australian public life than migration, and even though so much has been written about it, I felt I must give you my views. Over the past few years, migration has become a flashpoint for every frustration Australians feel about housing costs, infrastructure strain, and cost of…
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Sydney’s June result arrived with enough force to define the national narrative. A 1.2% fall in home values over the month — the steepest monthly decline the city has recorded since August 2022 — made Sydney the single largest drag on Cotality’s national index, which itself posted its worst monthly result since December 2022. This…
One of the biggest things holding people back from the pursuit of success is the fact that they fear failure. This fear of failure causes them to second-guess every move they make. It causes them to overthink everything. It causes them to delay in taking action. Overthinking and Procrastination is born out of this fear…
What happens to property prices when the cost of building a home begins to settle, but the price of the land underneath it keeps climbing? That is the contradiction emerging in Australia’s housing market right now. In this week’s Property Insider, Dr Andrew Wilson shows that annual growth in house-building costs has slowed considerably from…
Ten years ago I did a study into ageing and wealth. At the time, I called the study “old poor and lonely” – given this more or less summed up the picture for the typical retiree. Surely, a decade later on, things have much improved? It depends on where you sit. Only a third of…
