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State handouts turned first-home owners into “sacrificial lambs”: Steve Keen

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Economist Steve Keen has delivered a damning verdict on the impact of first-home owner grants, saying they only serve to drive up property prices and ... Read More

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An interest rate path would provide greater independence for the RBA

Tuesday, 01 May 2012

Today, all eyes will be on the Reserve Bank amid speculation that the cash rate will be eased by at least 25 basis points. The RBA has often faced pr... Read More

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Rocky on the rise as Gladstone stumbles: Terry Ryder

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New data confirms two things we’ve been tipping: the decline of Gladstone and the rise of Rockhampton.

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State handouts turned first-home owners into “sacrificial lambs”: Steve Keen

An interest rate path would provide greater independence for the RBA