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They are financially vulnerable because they are more likely to have worked in low-wage jobs, are more likely to have worked part-time or casually, and are more likely to have taken long breaks from paid employment to care for others.

Older women often rent in poverty – shared home equity could help some escape

Many older Australian women face insecure futures. Those who are single, divorced or widowed are much more likely to suf...

The lesson for Australia out of Victoria's property tax hikes: two out of three ain't bad

The lesson for Australia out of Victoria's property tax hikes: two out of three ain't bad

Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas’s three-pronged strategy to raise an extra A$2.7 billion in property taxes over the next ...

There�s no doubt the coronavirus crisis has hit construction hard: in the past three months almost 7% of the industry�s workforce have lost their jobs.

Scott Morrison’s HomeBuilder scheme is classic retail politics but lousy economics

Scott Morrison’s new housing stimulus package is straight-out retail politics.

The federal government has signalled it will offer cash grants of at least A$20,000 to buyers of newly built homes. Unlike past schemes that have targeted first home buyers, it seems these new grants will be available to everyone including upsizers and in

Money for social housing, not home buyers grants, is the key to construction stimulus

There’s no doubt Australia’s construction industry is facing tough times. COVID-19 has caused migration to slow to a tri...

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