Want to buy a house in Sydney? Be prepared to pay nearly $120k over the advertised price
By Cait Kelly Inequality reporter
Underquoting is rife across the country with Melbourne the only capital where more properties sell below the guide than above
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/18/want-to-buy-a-house-in-sydney-be-prepared-to-pay-nearly-120k-over-the-advertised-price
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Want to buy a house in Sydney? Be prepared to pay nearly $120k over the advertised price
Underquoting is rife across the country with Melbourne the only capital where more properties sell below the guide than above
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‘It was like a mosh pit’: Swatch closes stores as watch launch causes crowding and scuffles
French police fire teargas and UK shops close for safety reasons as hundreds queue for Royal Pop timepieces that make up Audemars Piguet collaboration
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Rent donations on GoFundMe up 60% since 2022, with 100,000 donors helping people keep a roof over their heads
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British Gas customers to receive up to £112m over prepayment meter scandal
Redress for force-fitting devices in homes of vulnerable includes £20m penalty and £70m of debt write-offs
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Coles has been busted for ‘misleading’ shoppers about their already annoying Down Down prices
All of us (literally) poor suckers who have to pay attention to grocery prices have known this all along
The GuardianLabor’s budget will benefit the young – but does little to woo voters drawn to One Nation
By Patrick Commins Economics editor
Jim Chalmers’ budget tips the scales in favour of younger and less well-off households – but it’s middle-class gen X that are turning to the rightwing party
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/15/australia-2026-budget-labor-one-nation-voters-ntwnfb
#Australianbudget2026 #Australianpolitics #Economics #Consumeraffairs #Australianews #Business #Money #Laborparty #JimChalmers #AnthonyAlbanese #PatrickComminsEconomicseditor

Labor’s budget will benefit the young – but does little to woo voters drawn to One Nation
Jim Chalmers’ budget tips the scales in favour of younger and less well-off households – but it’s middle-class gen X that are turning to the rightwing party
The GuardianLabor’s budget will benefit the young – but does little to woo voters drawn to One Nation
By Patrick Commins Economics editor
Jim Chalmers’ budget tips the scales in favour of younger and less well-off households – but it’s middle-class gen X that are turning to the rightwing party
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/15/australia-2026-budget-labor-one-nation-voters-ntwnfb
#Australianbudget2026 #Australianpolitics #Economics #Consumeraffairs #Australianews #Business #Money #Laborparty #JimChalmers #AnthonyAlbanese #PatrickComminsEconomicseditor

Labor’s budget will benefit the young – but does little to woo voters drawn to One Nation
Jim Chalmers’ budget tips the scales in favour of younger and less well-off households – but it’s middle-class gen X that are turning to the rightwing party
The Guardian
Labor’s budget will benefit the young – but does little to woo voters drawn to One Nation
Jim Chalmers’ budget tips the scales in favour of younger and less well-off households – but it’s middle-class gen X that are turning to the rightwing party
The Guardian
Reeves says ‘if economy ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ - as fight to keep her job goes on
Whoever wins the Labour leadership tussle, the chancellor’s prospects for staying inpost have risen given the surprise GDP boost
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Reeves says ‘if economy ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ - as fight to keep her job goes on
Whoever wins the Labour leadership tussle, the chancellor’s prospects for staying inpost have risen given the surprise GDP boost
The Guardian