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Longevity gap exposes retirement divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... 100 based on mortality rates observed in 2016-17. The research combined factors including income, marital status, home ownership and area-level socioeconomic advantage to examine how longevity varies across different population groups. Paper co-author ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... base," the IGR reads. The intergenerational equity problem will also compound thanks to the long-term decline in home ownership and the pressures that an ageing population and structural trends in the tax base are placing on working-age Australians. ...

SMC chair takes on more board duties

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... "Housing Australia has a critical job ahead - delivering tens of thousands of homes and helping more Australians into home ownership - and we are making sure it has the leadership and capability to get that job done." Sherry added: "Delivering more houses ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... speculative asset. Instead, it has become part of a broader reassessment of how wealth is built in an economy where home ownership feels increasingly unattainable, wage growth has remained subdued and traditional investment pathways appear less certain ...

Former ASFA COO joins housing fund manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... now, more homes. Through its scalable, investment-led housing platform C1 is enabling more Australians to attain home ownership while also increasing affordable rental supply," Buskens explained. "Australia needs new system architecture in housing. C1 ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... until mid-2029 as part of a sweeping housing and tax reform package aimed at improving affordability and lifting home ownership. Meanwhile, the new $2 billion Local Infrastructure Fund hopes to accelerate housing delivery and easing development delays ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... until mid 2029 as part of a sweeping housing and tax reform package aimed at improving affordability and lifting home ownership. Announced in tonight's 2026 to 2027 Federal Budget, the measures form part of what the government described as its most ...

Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... Deposit Scheme and Help to Buy. "Together, these initiatives now assist more than half of first home buyers into home ownership," Chalmers said. A major early initiative was the National Housing Accord unveiled in the 2022 Federal Budget, which aimed ...

BUSSQ to roll out personalised investment solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... something to be regularly managed," he said. "This coupled with the increase in housing prices, potentially putting home ownership out of reach, means super is likely to become the biggest asset at retirement for some people, so it's natural that they ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... develop a holistic representation of member circumstances, especially non-financial data such as partnership status, home ownership status etc, limiting ability to segment at a more granular level, or develop specific and personalised retirement income ...
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