Mortgages under 4% are back but dangers lurk for borrowers
There is greater competition among mortgage firms but no guarantee that rates will keep falling, brokers say.
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Peter Dutton’s team have looted economic policies used to fight past wars – and it’s not working in 2025
As the Australian economy turns, the Coalition finds itself out of step with the electorate
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As the economy turns, the Coalition finds itself out of step with the electorate.
Committed to a strategy of reminding Australians about the past three miserable years, Peter Dutton has overlearned the lessons of 2024, when voters angry at the soaring cost of living toppled a swathe of governments.
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Every summer, Cheryl travels to Iowa, from her home in St Kitts. She rents a three-bedroom house for her and her US-based adult children. She usually rents a car, too, and the family go out for dinners and explore local attractions. Cheryl typically spends $10,000 on the trip.
Not this year.