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INNOVATION

Albanese fast-tracks 5% deposit scheme to help first home buyers save years

The 5 per cent deposit scheme is part of Labor’s $43 billion housing agenda, which also includes boosting supply and supporting renters.

OPINION

Retiring with debt? Experts explain downsizing, using super for your mortgage, and pension eligibility

Retirement communities provide vulnerable older Australians a unique opportunity to move into a community under a leasehold or licence agreement.

POLITICS

Albanese promises changes to HELP repayment arrangements to ease cost of living

The minimum threshold for repayments to start would be lifted by more than $10,000 a year, from about $54,000 in 2024-25 to $67.000 in 2025-26.

OPINION

Can you beat bank by paying $1 a day extra on your mortgage? Here’s how compound interest really works

To minimise the amount of compound interest you pay, there is one effective strategy.

INNOVATION

The RBA will almost certainly lift interest rates in February

The rationale is that higher rates will encourage households to spend less and save more.

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NEWS

Victorian government targets underquoting with new property price disclosure rules

The lack of transparency has contributed to underquoting, where initial estimates are set below the likely sale price, leaving buyers competing without accurate information.

NEWS

Armed attacker Ayman Mohamad Ghazali killed, rammed truck into Michigan synagogue packed with little children

Security personnel at the synagogue opened fire on the suspect, who was later found dead inside the burning vehicle.

NEWS

Body found on remote New Zealand island identified as missing Indian man Ferzil Babu

Police said Ferzil Babu had been missing since 1 May 2024 after he went rock fishing at The Gap, a well-known fishing spot at Taiharuru.