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What tenants can do if their landlord hikes the rent

What tenants can do if their landlord hikes the rent

Tenants are being hit with rising costs, with more pain expected to come. But there are steps renters can take when facing a rent increase.

  • by Kate Burke

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Twelve million reasons for the Prime Minister to live at The Lodge

Twelve million reasons for the Prime Minister to live at The Lodge

No prime minister has made The Lodge their permanent home since the Abbott government spent $12 million renovating the place. Now Anthony Albanese moves in.

  • by Tony Wright
Attorney-General says ‘levers’ available in Collaery case

Attorney-General says ‘levers’ available in Collaery case

Mark Dreyfus was critical of the Morrison government’s approach to the former ACT attorney-general’s case, but wouldn’t reveal the steps the Commonwealth may now take.

  • by Lisa Visentin
‘A very clear jolt’: Why house prices are tipped to fall even further

‘A very clear jolt’: Why house prices are tipped to fall even further

May’s auction clearance rates dropped below 60 per cent in Sydney and Melbourne, and below 70 per cent in other capitals, showing the property market is weakening.

  • by Melissa Heagney
National Gallery of Australia faces $67 million black hole
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National Gallery of Australia faces $67 million black hole

Home to more than 166,000 works of art, the National Gallery of Australia needs to find more than $67 million to upgrade its Canberra home.

  • by Linda Morris
Anthony Albanese to live at The Lodge full-time as he governs from Canberra

Anthony Albanese to live at The Lodge full-time as he governs from Canberra

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will primarily reside in Canberra, unlike his Sydney-based predecessor.

  • by Cameron Gooley
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Boxed in: Sydneysiders hit with fastest-growing house rents in 13 years

Boxed in: Sydneysiders hit with fastest-growing house rents in 13 years

Despite holding steady at a record median $600 for the March quarter, Domain’s latest Rent Report shows house rents in Greater Sydney were up 9.1 per cent for the year.

  • by Kate Burke and Melissa Heagney
What will happen to house prices after the election?

What will happen to house prices after the election?

After the 2019 federal election, house prices lifted. This time, a downturn is far more likely, with interest rate rises predicted to hit mortgage holders.

  • by Melissa Heagney
From knitting to code breaking: The life and career of Australia’s first female intelligence agency boss

From knitting to code breaking: The life and career of Australia’s first female intelligence agency boss

As a child Rachel Noble always thought her father was an engineer – the nation’s top cyber spy had no idea he was actually a spy.

  • by Anthony Galloway
As Russian agents spread lies, Australians could learn from the Irish

As Russian agents spread lies, Australians could learn from the Irish

As Russian diplomats tweet vicious lies from their embassy in Canberra, the Irish remind us of a word they gave to the world in 1880: boycott.

  • by Tony Wright
The women voters Morrison needs to woo are not the ones you might think

The women voters Morrison needs to woo are not the ones you might think

The Liberals need to capture the votes of non-university-educated women who juggle jobs and children and who, if they have an idle moment, are more likely to scroll Facebook or Instagram than read the news.

  • by Jacqueline Maley