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Westpac is accused of irresponsible lending practices; it denies these allegations.
This follows May’s federal election. The coalition will still depend on independents’ support in the Senate.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244277
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The new rules, which include steeper taxes on foreign purchases of existing domestic properties, are part of a Labor strategy intended to free up more housing stock. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284915
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The figure is the 22nd consecutive month of record-setting immigration, and the main opposition party, the New Zealand Labour Party, has called for more active adjustment of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211975
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The legislation would establish the Housing Australia Future Fund, which is intended to mobilise long-time public investment in social and affordable housing as the national…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281131
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Australian GDP grew by 1.9% in 2016, lower than earlier forecasts by the Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The latest OECD Economic Survey, together with other…
This marks the eighth annual budget since Prime Minster John Key's National Party-led government took office in November 2008. New Zealand's fiscal position has strengthened…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211424
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As Australia seeks to manage slower demand from China and depressed commodities prices, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called a 'double dissolution' election for July 2…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211578
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Chalmers is already investing much of the surplus in cost-of-living relief for households struggling with high prices and rising interest rates, as well as funding for community…
This seventh successive monthly increase takes the RBA’s benchmark cash rate to a nine-year high. With inflation now expected to exceed even the more recent RBA forecasts, further…