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Can Australia make housing affordable while avoiding a major market crash? We may soon find out

Politicians’ fever dreams of ‘sustainable price increases’ – where values keep rising but by less than wages – could happenFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has hiked interest rates and the property market is in retreat. So far, so normal.Or is it? Continue reading...

Published Thursday, 6 August 2026 at 15:00
Can Australia make housing affordable while avoiding a major market crash? We may soon find out
Politicians’ fever dreams of ‘sustainable price increases’ – where values keep rising but by less than wages – could happenFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has hiked interest rates and the property market is in retreat. So far, so normal.Or is it? Continue reading...

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