Latest research suggests the price of houses in Sydney and Melbourne will fall over the course of 2018. Expectations from SQM Research are that Sydney prices will decline by an average of as mu…

Housing approvals in Australia’s most populous state – New South Wales – have softened over the last year, but the detailed state data suggests that is almost entirely because of falling 4+ St…

Approvals for the construction of new dwellings rose 1.2% in March, compared with February, underscoring the fact the housing market continues its long running period of stability, after t…

Latest data shows that the number of people in employment is rising, the unemployment rate is falling and the participation rate has climbed to near record levels. That is good news. However,…

Budget night each year is usually something of a night out for economists. It is really the only day in the year when the nation listens closely to the exponents of the dismal science. While Budg…

Australia’s imports of plywood appear to be rising strongly, with imports up 25.5% for the year-ended February 2018. Reported imports totalled 493,120 m3 for the year, but it is known that at…