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Expectations for rising house prices have soared to a fresh 15-year high amid concerns the Federal Government’s expanded first-homebuyer scheme will lift property values.

ASX Ltd is facing tougher competition for listings after the corporate regulator opened the field up to a rival operator, adding to the pressure on Australia’s dominant share trading platform.

Japan’s immigration debate is intensifying as labour shortages deepen and far-right rhetoric gains ground.

Lovers of KFC are scrambling to guess the secret Aussie location of a world first first for the takeaway giant  — a fried chicken vending machine.

More than one-in-five aspiring homebuyers in one State expect to make their purchase during the next 12 months as incentives spark a national property scramble.

A couple could have their deposit for an $850,000 loan in less than two years, with big tax concessions up for grabs.

Gold and Bitcoin have reset their record highs and Australia's share market could do the same this week as investors position for a bullish fourth quarter.

Unless there are exceptional circumstances, we can’t generally access our super until we turn 60. Here are the conditions under which you might be able to get your hands on your savings earlier.

Introducing the 25/25/25/25 portfolio.

Anthony Albanese is going to offer Donald Trump priority access for America to buy Australia’s critical minerals and rare earths when they meet this month, so the US Defence industry isn’t reliant on China.

The telecommunication sector is in the Government’s cross hairs after shocking revelations of triple-zero outages in September that were linked to the deaths of three people.

Embattled Woolworths could claw back about $100 million in costs if it starts slugging customers for standard click-and-collect, a major analyst has found.

Sydney brothers Dan and Will Roberts couldn’t get the ASX interested in their computer business, Iren. Then they moved it to the US and everything changed.

Telcos will be forced to provide real-time updates of triple-0 outages from next month as the Government moves to restore confidence in the emergency call network.

THE ECONOMIST: You might call it ouija-board management: messages are being received even if none have actually been sent.