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Rent, Mortgages, Groceries: How Today’s RBA Rate Hike Hits Young Aussies

A new RBA rate hike is set to push up mortgages. We explain what the decision actually means for young Australians.

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The Victorian government is cracking down on underquoting property agents. What is being proposed and will it work?

New guidelines aim to ensure agents use the most comparable properties when estimating a home’s price, but experts say wider reforms are needed

The Guardian - AU

It just got easier to buy your first home after Australia’s first home guarantee expanded

The guarantee slashes the deposit requirements for a loan, reducing the savings wait time for people earning enough to pay off a home loan

The Guardian - AU

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A new year, a new resolve: Aussies' 2025 resolutions

As Australians make new resolutions for 2025, they're being advised to break down larger goals into smaller steps to boost their chances of success.

AAP

Confidence grows in Newcastle property market amid predictions of rate cut

'A lot of buyer and sellers were sitting on their hands'.

Newcastle Herald

Doors open to housing fund as renters fall behind

A landmark government housing fund has opened its doors to developers as new data shows rental prices grew faster than home values for a second year running.

AAP

RBA grants Christmas wish: cash rate held at 4.35 per cent

Mortgage repayments in Newcastle have increased $539 a month since February.

Newcastle Herald

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O’Neil accuses Dutton of politicising national security on visas for Israel-Palestine conflict: as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Shoppers spend big on Black Friday sales

Australians are tipped to spend more than $6 billion on Black Friday bargains, providing a boost to retailers grappling with a slow year of sales.

AAP

How much you need to earn to buy a house in Newcastle

'People are looking at stretching themselves financially'.

Newcastle Herald

Australians resorting to theft amid high cost-of-living

As cost-of-living pressures put household budgets under stress, millions of people are resorting to stealing to get the basic necessities of life.

AAP

'We have budgeted for the worst': RBA lifts cash rate

The increase lifts the cash rate to 3.85 per cent.

Newcastle Herald

Young people hit hardest by cost of living crisis

Younger generations are bearing the brunt of high prices but some say the cost of living crisis may have passed its peak.

The New Daily

No Christmas miracle: RBA lifts cash rate to 3.10 per cent

The cash rate is now the highest it has been in a decade.

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Irish households saving almost €5,000 less per year than in 2020

Ireland is the country with the biggest savings drop out of 28 OECD nations

AAP

Record number of Aussies refinance loans

Australian mortgagors panicked by repeated interest rate rises are refinancing in unprecedented numbers, according to new analysis.

ABC News

Calls for streamlined taxi complaints system as passengers report more drivers refusing to use meter

Passengers say cabs in Sydney are refusing to use the meter more often, but they face a confusing and time consuming process to report it.

The Guardian - AU

‘It made us nervous’: rising interest rates and falling property prices squeeze household budgets

Successive rate hikes to cost average homeowner an extra $610 a month in mortgage repayments compared to what they were paying in April

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Evening Standard

UK hepatitis outbreak in children spreads to Europe and US

An outbreak of hepatitis that was first detected in the UK has now spread to the US and Europe, health officials have said.

Irish Mirror

Mystery hepatitis outbreak spreads from Britain to Ireland, EU and US as more kids affected

The UN health agency said that given the jump in cases and heightened surveillance, it is 'very likely' more cases will be detected before the cause of the outbreak is identified

Wales Online

Mystery liver disease infecting children in Britain spreads to Europe and United States

'Mild hepatitis is very common in children following a range of viral infections, but what is being seen at the moment is quite different'

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