THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Vivente by Richard Noble is the most recent development in Western Australia to achieve a prestigious EnviroDevelopment certifi cation from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA), with its certification announced in front of hundreds of property industry representatives at a UDIA WA luncheon yesterday. EnviroDevelopment is a rigorous, scientifically-based assessment […]
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SBS Opposition leader Peter Dutton says he intends to restore the Australian dream of home ownership, promising $5 billion to fast-track building projects if the Coalition wins the next election. Dutton unveiled the Coalition’s Housing Infrastructure Program on Saturday, designed to expedite the construction of up to half a million homes through a mixture of […]
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NEGATIVE GEARING HAS AGAIN LEAPT INTO THE PUBLIC DEBATE AND ECHOES MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION IN THE MID-1980S WHEN THE ABOLITION OF THE TAX DEDUCTION WAS CONSIDERED BY THE HAWKE GOVERNMENT, ONLY MONTHS AFTER IT WAS INTRODUCED. The Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 was varied in 1985 to quarantine all property losses from deduction against […]
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