Property
Property prices to soar as tsunami of home loans approved
As the RBA looks to cut rates, the home loan market and property prices are set to surge if recent...
Articles by Peter Switzer
Politics
Surprise, surprise! Albanese promises to go pro business!
Ahead of his economic roundtable to boost flagging productivity, Albo has pledged his allegiance to Australia's business sector.
Markets
What do we want? Foreign workers! Now!
Our tight job market and possibly local attitudes to work have pushed employers to look overseas to recruit foreign workers....
Property
Building a home has exploded in costs
Demand for housing is on the rise and with four rate cuts expected, there are two related problems for anyone...
Investing
Stocks tipped to make us richer in 2026: will one of these be CBA?
Despite headwinds, 2024-25 was the best year since COVID-19 for the Australian stock market. Looking ahead, what could be a...
Markets
Hip-pocket hikes: the price rises that kick in starting tomorrow with the new financial year
Here’s a summary of the big hip pocket changes that start tomorrow.
Politics
New assistant treasurer might have more than the Super Tax up his sleeve
Treasurer Jim Chalmer’s new tax buddy, Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino, has said that he wouldn’t “rule out making further changes to...
Markets
July rate cut on the way but by how much?
Let’s pray the RBA has some divine intervention and comes up with a miraculous big rate cut in two weeks...
Investing
Truce talk in the Middle East has put a rocket up stocks
Wall Street spiked higher overnight, all thanks to the human curveball, Donald Trump, announcing a truce in the Middle East.
Markets
How long can Iran play the ‘nice’ enemy?
How long will Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei play the forgive-and-forget recipient of US bombs? Iran’s response will determine what...