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At 4pm on a Tuesday, most of us are winding down from the workday, juggling school pick-ups, gym sessions, or dinner plans. But it turns out, scammers are just getting started. New data from Westpac has revealed that Tuesday afternoons, particularly around 4pm, are prime time for scam activity. In fact, it’s the most common…
All those thousands of hours that Australians put towards unpaid household work and care – cooking, cleaning and caring for family members – are an essential thread that keeps our economy stitched together. But they’re not recognised in official economic statistics. My new research puts a dollar value on what all this unpaid labour is…
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Perth home values surged 2.4% higher in November, adding approximately $5,000 per week to the median dwelling value. While this marks the highest growth rate among all Australian capital cities for the month, the pace of growth eased slightly from the 2.7% recorded in October. Perth continues to be the national leader in value growth,…
Did you hear the news? Hobart has just overtaken Adelaide as Australia’s oldest capital city. According to the ABS, Hobart’s median age is now 39.3 years, nudging past Adelaide’s 39.2 years. Meanwhile, Darwin continues to hold the title of our youngest capital, with a median age of just 34.8 years. At first glance, these numbers…
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Sydney’s home value growth has moderated, recording a 0.5% rise in November, well below the national figure of 1.0%. Since then, the rate of capital gain has been easing, a trend that coincides with softening auction clearance rates, which held in the high-60% range throughout the latter half of the month. Price Dynamics by Segment…
There are several predictable cycles in Australian public opinion, and one of them is the moral panic surrounding immigration. Some readers will remember the immigration panic of the 1990s, which gave rise to Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party. Then the issue fades from the mainstream, only to return sometime later. Why? It turns…
Australia’s ageing population is becoming the political football no one asked for. And lately, you can feel a shift in tone coming from Canberra; subtle, quiet, and very intentional. We’re now hearing the phrase “an intergenerational lens” attached to government policy. On the surface, it sounds virtuous. Fairness across age groups. Sharing opportunities. Balancing outcomes. But…
![Melbourne housing market update [video] | December 2025](https://cdn.propertyupdate.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/melbourne-1-270x200.jpg)
Melbourne is continuing to record relatively soft but positive growth conditions, with home values up 0.3% in November. This was the lowest monthly rise of any capital city, contributing to a subtle slowdown in the national growth rate. While local housing values have been rising since February, they remain 0.9% below the record high set…
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Most people spend their lives working for money… but what if your money could work for you instead? In today’s show, Brett Warren, national Director of Property at Metropole, and I break down the 10 key lessons from Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad—the book that changed the way millions of people think about…
Every generation thinks the one before it is out of touch, and the one after it has it easy. But few divides have been as pronounced, or as fascinating, as the one between Baby Boomers and today’s younger generations. You’ve probably seen the memes: Boomers still writing cheques, carrying cash, leaving voicemails, or using ellipses…
