Australia’s mortgage market opened 2026 with solid growth in demand and improving arrears, suggesting borrowers are adapting ...

Nearby, the Sunshine Coast’s affluent 4551 postcode, which includes Caloundra and Pelican Waters, recorded a similar ...

Business confidence has now dropped 28.5 points since December 2025. The April result was driven by sharp falls in ...

Australian Finance Group has deepened its push into equity participation with a minority investment in Perth-based Capita ...

Even so, annual first-home buyer lending remains about 30% below its 2021 peak of 180,945 loans. On current trends, the ...

The results come amid what CBA says is a temporary “stagflationary impulse”, with growth slowing even as inflation and ...

For property markets, the impact will be mixed. Higher rates will reduce borrowing capacity and weigh on buyer demand. But ...

Under the overhaul, eligible first-home buyers will pay no stamp duty on new or established homes valued up to $600,000, an ...

Westpac still expects the Reserve Bank to deliver two more cash rate increases but now sees them coming in August and ...

The current $20,000 instant tax write-off for small businesses is set to expire 30 June. If the legislation is made permanent ...

In fact, the average loan size across the country jumped nearly 11%, in the March quarter, or up by almost $68,000, year-over ...

The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia ( MFAA) and the Commercial and Asset Finance Brokers Association of ...