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Negative gearing reforms back on agenda as budget pressures mount

Negative gearing has once again returned to the centre of Australia’s housing and tax debate, with the federal government actively considering changes ahead of the May budget. The discussion reflects growing pressure to address housing affordability, intergenerational inequality and long-term fiscal sustainability.…

1 May, 2026

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No paperwork, increasing rent: Sydney landlords exploiting international students

International students are being exploited by landlords in Sydney’s tight housing market, a new report has found. International students in Sydney are falling victim to financial exploitation by dodgy landlords, who are overcharging on bonds, suddenly increasing rents and refusing to maintain…

9 July, 2019

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Record number of Aussies rush to file tax returns

A record number of Australians have lodged their tax returns in the hope of getting their hands on a hefty refund. About 650,000 people have already filed their tax returns, with this year’s early rush attributed to the tax cuts passed in…

9 July, 2019

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Better Managing Australia’s future population growth

Key elements of the Morrison Government’s plan to better manage Australia’s future population have come into effect today. Launched in March this year, the Population Plan has four broad components: Easing the population pressures on our big capitals and supporting the…

2 July, 2019

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60,000 tons of donation waste going to landfill

Australian charities are contributing to a large chunk of landfill pollution in the country because of donations that can’t be used. Things like soiled clothing, mattresses and old electrical appliances are being donated to stores like the Salvation Army, St Vincent De…

2 July, 2019

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Killer flu season sees record numbers of cases and deaths – and it’s only just beginning

A killer flu season has seen almost as many people diagnosed with the virus so far this year as there were in the whole of 2018. Health bosses today issued renewed calls for people to get vaccinated. A total of 63 people…

22 May, 2019

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Election campaign: Morrison, Shorten pledge transport funds

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is promising to spend $4 billion on Melbourne’s shelved East West Link road project, even though the state Labor Government has ruled out its construction. • A Coalition government would fund a road tunnel connecting the Eastern Freeway to…

17 May, 2019

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Man charged after ‘Mother of Satan’ found in Adelaide home

A court has heard a highly volatile substance known as “Mother of Satan” was found at a home in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, where a man was arrested for allegedly manufacturing explosives. Officers made the discovery after attending the home on Heytesbury Road…

1 May, 2019

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Coles customers call for compensation after major website outage

Coles has suffered a major outage of its online shopping website, prompting customers to publicly vent their frustration. The supermarket giant has named a software issue for the site being offline. It has left customers unable to place online orders for the…

1 May, 2019

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Australian freighter lost in World War II found off coast of Victoria

The final resting place of an Australian freighter torpedoed by a Japanese submarine more than seven decades ago has been discovered off the coast of Victoria. The SS Iron Crown was sunk on 4 June 1942 while travelling through Bass Strait with…

24 April, 2019

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Several hundreds attend Archbishop Stylianos’ funeral in Sydney

On Saturday the 30th of March, ordinary citizens, clerics, politicians and public figures from the wider Greek community in Australia attended the last farewell to the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Stylianos, during the funeral service held at the Cathedral Church of…

5 April, 2019

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Prime Minister congratulates Federation of Cyprus Communities of AUS and NZ for their annual conference

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21 February, 2019

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Coles will not follow Woolworths in increasing milk prices to support dairy farmers

Coles will not follow Woolworths in increasing the price of milk to support Australian dairy farmers, but have insisted they are supporting the industry in other ways. On Monday , Woolworths announced they would be dumping their $1-a-litre product, and from today…

21 February, 2019

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