The government has conceded its budget is unlikely to win immediate support from voters as Labor and Liberals taking aim at each others' policies.
Tax changes in the federal budget will likely shift property investors to new houses in the outer suburbs and inner-city apartments, economists say.
An extra $2 billion will be pledged in the budget to build sewerage and roads for new homes as the treasurer frames housing policy as a remedy to populism.
Australia is on track to become a world leader for data centres powering the AI revolution but experts say their approvals need greater scrutiny.
Higher rates and affordability pressures are threatening to push the housing market into a decline, with prices in the two biggest cities already on the slide.
The upcoming federal budget is widely tipped to pare back incentives for property investors as the prime minister promises to tackle intergenerational inequity.
Artificial intelligence companies should promise they have not broken the law before building a data centre in Australia, an inquiry has been told.
Sydney's home price premium over Brisbane and Perth continues to narrow as values retreat in Australia's two largest cities.
Flexible workspaces are no longer a peripheral solution and are becoming firmly embedded within Australia's evolving office ecosystem, a report has found.
The man charged with cleaning up the troubled CFMEU has made the surprise announcement that he's stepping down from his role as union administrator.
House prices for homes under thresholds for a five per cent deposit scheme are outstripping increases for all other homes.
The final two contenders to build a landmark $1 billion stadium have been revealed, including one involving a subsidiary of a Chinese government-owned firm.
Australia's housing market is diverging as the biggest capitals go backwards while growth accelerates in mid-tier cities.
City-dwellers are increasingly moving to smaller communities rather than regional cities to escape housing and transport costs, a report has found.
After a life-changing experience seeing Verdi's Messa da Requiem, a Queenslander has found herself on stage for the first big production at Glasshouse Theatre.
Rising interest rates and living cost pressures mean it will be a tough year for the housing market, and even more so for renters.
Witnesses to construction-sector criminality continue to be scared into silence as a state government blocks expanded powers for the corruption watchdog.
Record home sales profits are lining the pockets of people in the housing market, while pushing the price of admission beyond the means of ordinary Australians.
An inquiry has heard Workpace Health and Safety inspectors were "bullied, and abused" by a state's militant and brazen CFMEU.
A company with alleged ties to underworld figure Mick Gatto can continue operating on major state project sites despite an impending ban.
An inquiry into corruption in a state's construction industry has publicly targeted a company it claims is linked to underworld figure Mick Gatto.
Delayed notification of a doomed request to probe construction sector corruption has been slammed as a government moves to block "follow the dollar" changes.
Home prices are flat-lining in Australia's biggest cities and surging elsewhere as new national data tells a tale of two housing markets.
Capital expenditure has been rising fast in Australia as the treasurer warns stubborn inflation will mean savings are needed in the budget.
Young people, particularly women, are turning their backs on home ownership as up-front and ongoing costs combined with other pressures put it out of reach.
Pent-up demand has property group Mirvac optimistic about the outlook for residential housing despite the prospect of higher interest rates.
Buyers are turning to regional Australia for housing affordability, but little relief can be found in some of the fastest-growing areas outside the cities.
Home price growth picked up in January, but results were mixed across the capital cities, with one jurisdiction leading the way on rental affordability.
Other states are "very keen to sign up" to a federal plan for 100,000 new first homes after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the opening deal.
Property professionals are confident that housing prices will continue to grow in 2026, despite worries about higher interest rates and affordability.
A worsening outlook for interest rates will put a dampener on Australia's property market in 2026 but records are still expected to tumble across the country.
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