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Build-to-Rent market jumps 40 percent in 12 months

The lines between traditional commercial and residential investment are blurring, with Build-to-Rent (BtR) projects gaining in popularity. A new report from audit, tax

Netflix and chow eating into households budgets

Almost a third of Aussies admit to spending hundreds of dollars a year on duplicated or unused subscriptions, while clocking up thousands on takeaway bills. New research

Growing capital interest in Queensland economy

A new report has underlined Queensland’s potential as an economic powerhouse in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Commercial real estate

ACTU negative gearing plan would impact 300,000 Aussies

By Martin Duck The Australian Council of Trade Unions is pushing to limit negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts to just one investment property. So who stands

Rate cuts reflected in latest cost of living numbers

Cuts to the official interest rate have helped slow cost-of-living increases for some Australian households. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows

Queensland spenders come back to the pack

Household spending in Queensland has slowed from the nation-leading highs of earlier this year. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows a lift of 0.5

Retail turnover surges in dataset swansong

Australian retail trade surged in June, as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its final set of data in this form after more than seven decades. ABS Head

Retail Trade: A journey through 75 years of retail statistics

By the Australian Bureau of Statistics Today marks the end of the Retail Trade publication with the ABS publishing its 771st and final monthly retail trade

Annual inflation rate drops to 2.1 percent

Australia’s annual inflation rate is at its lowest level in more than four years. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, released today, shows the

What’s in store for the global economy for the rest of 2025

By Drew Klease Through the daily news cycle and the headlines streaming out of Washington, it can be easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. With the first half of the

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