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The RBA raised rates on Melbourne Cup Day. Will it have to go again?

Economy

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Nov 3, 2026

The RBA raised rates on Melbourne Cup Day. Will it have to go again?

The cash rate is now 4.85% after a split vote, and the bank's own words point to a pause, not a sixth rise in December.

Viraj Meena
Viraj Meena
Would scrapping stamp duty help more Victorians buy their first home?

Politics

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Oct 20, 2026

Would scrapping stamp duty help more Victorians buy their first home?

A $55,000 tax cut sounds like a door opening, but the evidence says most of it lands with people who were already walking through.

Viraj Meena
Viraj Meena
Are Labor's negative gearing changes behind falling house prices?

Politics

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Oct 17, 2026

Are Labor's negative gearing changes behind falling house prices?

House prices started falling before the budget, and the Reserve Bank has now raised rates five times this year. The official models still put most of the blame on rates.

Viraj Meena
Viraj Meena
Will Victoria's new reserve price law stop underquoting?

Law

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Oct 16, 2026

Will Victoria's new reserve price law stop underquoting?

Three weeks in, it has killed the bargain-bait price on auction listings, but underquoting has two exits the law barely guards.

Viraj Meena
Viraj Meena
Is the AI data centre boom slowing the homes Australia needs?

Housing

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Oct 9, 2026

Is the AI data centre boom slowing the homes Australia needs?

Data centres are hungry for electricians, but the numbers say they are not what is holding back your next home. Yet.

Viraj Meena
Viraj Meena

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