Investor loans fell by 31 per cent in the three months to September, a fact welcomed by Housing Minister Clare O'Neil despite more modest falls for homebuyer loans.
Labor's pledge follows an opposition pledge to introduce a domestic violence disclosure scheme within 100 days if elected on November 28.
Exclusive: Iran war has fuelled energy price rise and clouded outlook, driving up unemployment, says Clare Lombardelli
The former partner of disgraced author Craig Silvey makes her first public statement since he was sentenced on child exploitation charges, describing his actions as a "great betrayal".
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A Russian bomb attack killed at least 33 people in a Ukrainian village close to the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region yesterday. CNN’s Clare Sebastian reports.
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Russia denies it’s preparing for a new mass mobilization as battlefield losses mount, maintaining it only sends volunteers to fight in Ukraine. But CNN’s Clare Sebastian has exchanged messages with a number of Russians who say their relatives were forced or deceived into joining the military, and human rights groups speak of a sharp rise in coercive tactics. Some are calling it a “creeping mobilization”.
A swing from digital to analogue learning is happening overseas, but student performance is yet to improve on at least one international measure.
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“Tomorrow we’re bringing a new Threads layout to the foldable on iOS, with more of the conversation in view,” says Christopher Clare, Threads’ head of design. Sounds like things are getting better for Android foldables, too: “We’ve also been improving the Android experience, refining buttons and other elements so they fit the wider screen rather than simply stretching the experience.” Clare also laid out a few other design tweaks, like links “in a new blue.”
Until the flowers wilt and the candles melt, a space created by artist Clare James gives people somewhere to lay down their grief.
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Hislop Hill House by Clare Cousins Architects