Auctions are bombing, and it’s worse than the pandemic

Lifestyle

Gold Coast gets its first Westin, with La Vie Hotels & Resorts at the helm

It’s another move for La Vie, whose Asia-Pacific portfolio keeps growing.

Maureen Jordan 20 Jul 2026

Feature Daily

Auctions are bombing, and it’s worse than the pandemic

If you want to see real pain in the property market, look at what’s happening at auctions right now.

Peter Switzer 20 Jul 2026

Politics

Burnham’s Britain: what kind of country has the UK’s new prime minister inherited?

What is it about the UK that makes governing it so difficult at this point in time?

Ben Wellings 20 Jul 2026

Markets

Your investor calendar: what to watch on the markets this week

The local highlight this week is Thursday's June jobs report, the read that matters most for the RBA. Here's what else to watch.

Luke Hopewell 20 Jul 2026

Politics

What the Ancient Greeks can teach us about the current Strait of Hormuz situation

Controlling and tolling the Dardanelles was crucial to the rise of the Athenian Empire. That has parallels with – and lessons for – today.

David M. Pritchard 20 Jul 2026

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Switzer on Saturday

Will reporting season trump this tech tug-of-war?

Markets have been fighting two wars this week: one in the Middle East and the other between AI bulls and bears on Wall Street. Reporting…

Peter Switzer 18 Jul

Markets

Workers are changing jobs less often: here’s why that matters for the economy

Why is this, and does it matter?

Peter Siminski 17 Jul 2026

Markets

What the datacentre boom means for power prices

If done poorly, Australia’s data centre boom could risk the ongoing shift to renewables and storage – and potentially drive up power prices.

Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian 17 Jul 2026

Markets

What our stock pickers are buying and avoiding right now on the ASX

What are our experts in and out on for the market?

Luke Hopewell 17 Jul 2026

Feature Daily

Housing in crisis and Sydney’s the worst affected

Home loan demand is in freefall, and nowhere is the pain sharper than Sydney, where a new KPMG report reveals ownership rates have crashed to...

Peter Switzer 17 Jul 2026

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Investing

Questions of the Week

How do you rate the Australian Quality ETF (AQLT) from Betashares? Why have some of the international share ETFs such as IHVV and VGAD just…

Paul Rickard 16 Jul

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Investing

“HOT” stock: Rio Tinto (RIO)

Michael Gable, Managing Director of Fairmont Equities, says Rio Tinto (RIO) has formed an “island reversal” on the charts and there’s a good chance the…

Maureen Jordan 16 Jul