John McGrath, CEO of McGrath Estate Agents, says the Sydney property market is very quick to react to incentives, such as the extension last year of the 5% deposit guarantee scheme, or disincentives ...

WA’s gas reservation policy is effective for one simple reason. The amount of gas reserved exceeds the amount domestically ...

It’s been a busy week in the wake of the Federal Budget, and the 2026 CGT shake-up is easily the biggest topic in my inbox. For years, the “50% discount” was the holy grail of Australian investing.

The Australian economic story is still overwhelmingly a positive one,” he said. “We finished 2025 with faster economic growth ...

New Zealand experienced one of the world’s largest house price booms during the COVID-19 pandemic, only to see one of the largest busts. After peaking in late 2021, New Zealand home prices have ...

Not that it matters much. The bubble is fit to burst by itself. Melt-Up Cracks Semis are finally wobbling just as positioning, leverage and momentum remain dangerously stretched. The crowd kept ...

Dr Demography’ Liz Allen from the ANU is Australia’s immigration wolf in sheep’s clothing. For years, Allen has spouted propaganda supporting ‘Big Australia’ immigration, while also endlessly ...

Australia’s current rental crisis has been fundamentally driven by excessive immigration-driven population growth in a supply ...

AEMO forecasts, published in The AFR, show electricity use by data centres rising faster than expected, with Victoria’s demand nearly doubling in the past year. Within a decade, data centres could ...

Last week’s federal budget announced fundamental changes to Australia’s negative gearing and capital gains tax regimes, summarised below. Negative Gearing: From 1 July 2027, negative gearing will only ...

Let’s take a quick stocktake of Australia’s housing supply situation. Over the first 18 months of the Albanese government’s National Housing Accord, which set a target to build 1.2 million homes over ...

All tech is non-profitable these days despite a profits megaboom. Say what? TME. Rates Matter Again The AI melt-up may finally be running into the one thing investors stopped worrying about: rates.