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India emerges as Asia-Pacific’s top office real estate market on robust leasing sentiment: Report
The Economic Times
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June 23, 2025
India has emerged as the most resilient commercial real estate market in the Asia-Pacific region, with sustained growth across the office, retail, and industrial & logistics sectors, even as sentiment softens in traditionally strong markets like...
India's real estate shines amidst slowdown in APAC markets: CBRE Survey
Times of Oman
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New Delhi: India's resilience and sustained positive trajectory across key real estate segments, particularly the office sector, at a time when several markets in Greater China and Australia are experiencing a softening in sentiment and more...
Construction cost pressures persist amid economic shifts
Real Estate Business
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June 23, 2025
The forecast for construction cost escalation remains elevated across most of Australia’s capital cities, despite signs of softening momentum in activity, according to findings from project advisory firm WT. WT’s latest Australian Construction...
Rental inflation cools but remains elevated in capital cities: ABS
Australian Broker
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June 24, 2025
Since 2021, median rents have climbed in every state and territory, peaking in late 2024 before easing slightly in early 2025. Western Australia recorded the largest growth over six years – rising 75% from $350 to $613 per week. New South Wales...
O’Brien accepts invite to Chalmers roundtable – as it happened
The Guardian
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June 24, 2025
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature What we learned today, Tuesday 24 JuneAs our live news coverage for the day – another huge one for the Middle East – comes to a close, here’s a quick look at what kept us...
Queensland Budget 2025: First-home buyers get a leg up with Australia’s most generous shared equity scheme
realestate.com.au
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June 24, 2025
Investments into home ownership, housing infrastructure and new social and community housing are among the measures in the Queensland 2025-26 budget announced today, aimed at providing more Queenslanders a place to call home. Premier David...
Could this slow Australia’s rising rents or is it a risky move?
realestate.com.au
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June 24, 2025
Rents continue to rise across Australia, prompting some to call for rent control to give tenants some relief, but experts say it’s a complex idea that could cause more problems than it solves. Rents have continued to march higher across the...
Australia to enact sweeping overhaul of anti-money laundering law
Asia Gaming Brief
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June 23, 2025
Australia is set to implement the most comprehensive reform of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework in a generation, with changes that will significantly expand regulatory oversight and shift the country’s...
Dexus (ASX:DXS) Boosts Property Valuations, Declares H2 Distribution Ahead of FY25 Results
Kalkine Media
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June 24, 2025
Highlights Portfolio valuation rises by $55 million across office and industrial assets Distribution of 18.0 cents per security set for H2 FY25 Legal update on APAC court hearing scheduled for November Dexus (ASX:DXS), a major player in the...
AFL team Hawthorn makes an INSANE profit as it sells famous Waverley Park property it bought for just $1
Daily Mail
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June 24, 2025
Hawthorn Hawks have had a massive financial windfall Team is moving to new $100million headquarters By SHAYNE BUGDEN FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and OLIVER CAFFREY FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 02:13 EDT, 24 June 2025 | Updated: 02:13...
How TikTok’s demographic shift could reshape Australian retail spaces
Inside Retail Asia
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June 23, 2025
demographic evolution is striking when compared to US trends. While Australia’s TikTok user base remains dominated by 18-24 year-olds, American data reveals a dramatic shift with users aged 45-54 surged from 8 per cent to 13 per cent between 2022...
Katy Perry struck down with ‘fever’ in Australia amid split reports
Sky News Australia
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June 24, 2025
Katy Perry has been struck down with a "fever" in Australia amid reports the pop star and Orlando Bloom have split after nine years together. Perry, 40, first sparked concerns when she stopped to interact with fans at Kingscote Airport ahead of...
Australian science makes astronomical leap thanks to new global telescope
Scimex Newsfeed
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June 23, 2025
Funder: The project's Australian collaboration is funded by the Australian Research Council and the Australian government’s Department of Education. From: The University of Melbourne A powerful new telescope in Chile, expected to unlock deep...
ACT Budget reaction: ‘This is the Budget we had to have’
RiotACT
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June 25, 2025
Property Council ACT & Capital Region executive director Ashlee Berry says the Budget could have been worse. Photo: Ian Bushnell. The Property Council of Australia said the Budget offered stability in uncertain times, balancing fiscal discipline...
Fremantle and Other Western Australia Ports to Receive State Investments
The Maritime Executive
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The government of the Australian state of Western Australia announced plans for major investments in the state’s ports as part of its 2025-2026 State Budget. According to the officials, the critical infrastructure improvements will enhance the...
Golden Cross Resources (TSX-V:AUX): Tapping into Australia’s Next Great Gold Story
myMotherLode - California
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If you’ve been following the gold exploration game in Canada, you’ll know the TSX-V is reaching some absurd highs after the recent rebound. TSX-V: 12 months If you’ve been following the gold exploration game in Australia, you’ll know that...
AGL Energy bill problem that has angered Australians
Daily Mail
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June 24, 2025
TV star Reggie Bird has exposed the abject failure of Australia's energy policy, with her electricity bill almost tripling in just three months. The 51-year-old mother-of-two slammed her energy provider AGL after she received a quarterly...
May Ipsos Iris Data Released: News Corp Australia Is The Nation’s Leading News & Information Publisher
B&T
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June 24, 2025
Australians love their entertainment, with 21.8 million, or 98 per cent of the population aged 14+ using an entertainment website or app in May, and Gen Z is leading the charge, according to the latest Ipsos iris data. Online consumption of...
Investors and government housing dominate Broome real estate
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 22, 2025
Locals in Western Australia's north are finding themselves priced out of Broome's property market, as east coast investors snap up homes without even seeing them and government-owned employee housing floods the market. Investors make up around 50...
O’Hara Hotels sells Parkhurst Tavern
Australian Hotelier
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June 24, 2025
New South Wales based O’Hara Hotel Group has sold Parkhurst Tavern on the outskirts of Rockhampton, Queensland, just 24 months after acquiring the asset from long term owner Terry Morrow. Purchasing the venue in 2023, the inter-state group set...