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analysis:What's the link between low rental vacancy rates, housing crises, and unoccupied home taxes?
Australia's rental vacancy rate hit a record low recently. But what is the vacancy rate actually signifying? And could an unoccupied home tax help to solve our housing crisis?
Australian injured in Afghanistan shooting in stable condition in hospital
Joe McDowell, an Australian man who was injured in a deadly shooting in central Afghanistan, is now in a stable condition in hospital.
Treasurer claims opposition's budget response would punch multi-billion-dollar hole in budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the opposition's proposals would leave about $40 billion worth of spending unanswered, though those claims appear to include restoring tax cuts for wealthy Australians, which the Coalition is yet to commit to.
WA is set to record its highest ever gas emissions as net zero looks unlikely, secret report finds
WA is expected to hit a new record for greenhouse gas emissions this year, and has no chance of reaching net zero by 2050 unless it changes tack, a government-commissioned report reveals.
Third time's the charm for council bridge repeatedly washed away in floods
The same week a mountain-biking trail bridge across the Mersey River was installed, it washed away. A second, more sturdier version also washed away in another flood. Now it is hoped a third bridge will be the last.
Karin dumped her doctor after they assumed she wouldn’t be 'sexually active'. Here's why that matters
Karin Swift's doctor refused to give her a cervical cancer screening on the grounds people with a disability are not "sexually active". She's now part of a campaign designed to help educate health professionals about how to treat people with a disability.
'Responsible gambling' ad featuring A-League player charged over alleged betting corruption pulled down
Macarthur FC midfielder Kearyn Baccus, along with captain Ulises Dávila and Clayton Lewis, were arrested and charged on Friday following an investigation into alleged yellow card manipulation.
Analysis by Shalailah Medhora
analysis:Younger voters say the budget does nothing to fix generational inequality
Fewer than two out of five voters under 40 voted for Labor at the last election. What does this year's budget say about the party's chances of hanging on to this vital demographic?
Raimond Gaita is 'one of the foremost minds' in the country. At 78 he's still living by his convictions
After a lifetime of talking and thinking about ethics and morality, renowned philosopher and author of Romulus, My Father, Raimond Gaita is still living by his convictions.
What struggling Australians think about the 'cost-of-living' budget
We asked Australians for their thoughts on cost-of-living measures unveiled in the federal budget. Among thousands of submissions, there's an overwhelming sense of despair.
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Analysis by Gareth Hutchens
analysis:What's the link between low rental vacancy rates, housing crises, and unoccupied home taxes?
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