Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveiled a property tax shake-up in this week’s budget.

Labor’s property taxes are worth the pain

The latest tax changes will hurt people,including some of the people they’re meant to help. But they’re the right move to make.

  • Millie Muroi

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Jim Chalmers during question time.

A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future

Long-awaited action on taxes producing perverse outcomes is to be welcomed but there is still much to be done to boost the economy and repair the budget.

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Jim Chalmers,on his way into Federal Parliament this morning,said the current tax system was “out of whack” with the interests of young people.

Tax changes will help 75,000 young people get a home:Chalmers

Changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax will be announced in the budget tonight. The government says 75,000 young people will benefit with a new home.

  • Shane Wright
The front of 16 Northumberland Street,Clovelly,which sold for $6.77 million on Saturday.

Beachside Clovelly family home in ‘amazing’ position sells for $6.77m

The five-bedroom house features four bedrooms in the main home and a self-contained apartment on a separate level.

  • Carmen Forward
A heartfelt letter and a final $10,000 bid helped a young Brisbane couple secure one of Mount Crosby’s last privately held parcels within a council-controlled pocket.

A heartfelt letter and a final bid helped a young couple secure their dream home

The couple were up against a big organisation for one of Mount Crosby’s last privately held parcels within a council-controlled pocket.

  • Sarah Webb
The facade of 20 Luxton Road,South Yarra

No bids for stylish South Yarra period home as agent calls ‘shift in the market’

The three-bedroom house with off-street parking and heritage features was offered for the first time in nearly 50 years but passed in on a vendor bid of $1.5 million.

  • Shona Hendley
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The cast of Birthright.

‘Shafted’:The Baby Boomers who won’t help their kids buy a home

A new Australian dark comedy film explores the generational tension between Baby Boomers and Millennials over homeownership.

  • Caroline Zielinski
The lush communal garden at 116 Stephen Street.

Young couple buys $985,000 Melbourne home in ‘one of the strangest situations’

A couple bought a mixed-use home with space for a small business,but a rival’s large bid meant they nearly missed out.

  • Wes Mountain
The share of houses and units at or below the 2006 Sydney median trickles down to zero by 2026.

The type of Sydney home that disappeared in two decades

Lower interest rates during much of the 2010s – and years of under-building – combined to drive the shift.

  • Dan F Stapleton
The share of homes at or under the 2006 median for houses and units virtually disappeared over the last 20 years

The type of Melbourne home that disappeared within two decades

Years of ideal lending conditions and wages failing to keep up with house price growth have brought seismic change to the market.

  • Wes Mountain