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Are House Prices Falling Because Interest Rates Are Rising? Alan Kohler’s Last ABC Column Tested

APN 22000 Series Claim Test: Alan Kohler’s last ABC column says house prices are falling, helped by rising interest rates, after the 1999 capital gains tax discount began 25 years of rising prices. Prices have fallen for six months and...

Friday October 16, 2026

Paired Perspectives

Too Much Market Reform, or Too Little? Denniss and Sanchez Set Out Opposing Cases

An APN 23000 Series Paired Perspectives piece: Richard Denniss of The Australia Institute argues that four decades of tax cuts and smaller government have failed; the economist Alex Sanchez, writing for the Centre for Independent Studies, that Australia is retreating...

Sunday October 11, 2026

National Claim Test

Low-Tax Country or Big Government? The Denniss and Sanchez Figures Tested

APN 22000 Series Claim Test: of ten figures from Denniss and Sanchez, neither account survives intact. Australia's tax take is 11th lowest of 38 OECD countries, Commonwealth spending is at its highest share outside the pandemic since the mid-1980s, and...

Sunday October 11, 2026

South Australia Release Review

South Australia, June Quarter 2026: A Record Dwelling Pipeline and Record Public Investment

South Australia began 15,401 dwellings in the year to June 2026 and had 15,880 under construction, both records since 1984. Public investment rose 17.8% in real terms, the most of the eight jurisdictions; June quarter completions fell, but completions over...

Wednesday October 7, 2026

Caine and Pacifici: Energy Performance Is Becoming Part of How Homes Are Valued

Industry & Professional Bodies

Caine and Pacifici: Energy Performance Is Becoming Part of How Homes Are Valued

An APN 23000 Series attributed perspective: REIA president Jacob Caine and Perth buyer's advocate Chiara Pacifici argue that energy performance is becoming part of how homes are marketed, leased and valued, as disclosure and rental standards move from policy into...

Monday October 5, 2026

Sustainability & ESG Claim Test

How Much Is a Star Worth? Home Energy Claims from the Real Estate Institutes Tested

APN 22000 Series Claim Test: six of eight jurisdictions require 7 stars for new homes, electricity prices rose 12.8% from June 2024 against 7.2% for all prices, and only the ACT mandates disclosure. The 2.4% and 9.4% premiums cited come...

Monday October 5, 2026

Cross-State Comparison Release Review

State Final Demand, June Quarter 2026: Eight Jurisdictions, One Measure

Real state final demand rose in seven of eight jurisdictions in the year to June 2026, by between 0.2% and 3.8%. Household spending rose in every jurisdiction; the differences were in investment.

Friday October 2, 2026

Submissions, Inquiries & Testimony

Locked Out: Three Positions from the Senate Inquiry into Intergenerational Housing Inequity

An APN 23000 Series panel: the Senate inquiry into intergenerational housing inequity agreed on its findings but not its remedies. The Chair (Greens), Labor senators and Coalition senators set out three competing positions on causes, tax, social housing and supply.

Friday October 2, 2026

National Claim Test

Prices, Homes, Migration and Rents: The Senate Housing Inquiry’s Figures Tested

APN 22000 Series Claim Test: of eight figures in the Senate housing report, six hold. Prices are up 483% since 1999, completions are about 20,000 a year below their earlier average rather than 30,000, and the rent comparison depends on...

Friday October 2, 2026

Van Onselen: A 2027 Recession Risk, and Why Spending Restraint Cuts Both Ways

Economists & Analysts

Van Onselen: A 2027 Recession Risk, and Why Spending Restraint Cuts Both Ways

An APN 23000 Series attributed perspective: MacroBusiness chief economist Leith van Onselen sets out the risk of a technical recession in 2027 from diesel costs and further rate rises, and acknowledges that spending restraint would ease inflation while removing support...

Friday October 2, 2026

Flat Per Person Since 2022: Van Onselen’s Recession Claims Tested

National Claim Test

Flat Per Person Since 2022: Van Onselen’s Recession Claims Tested

APN 22000 Series Claim Test: real GDP per person is 0.25% below mid-2022, the cash rate arithmetic to 5.1% holds, and labour productivity rose 1.0% in the decade to June 2026, the weakest ten years in the ABS series.

Friday October 2, 2026

Hanan: Taxes and Levies, Not Planning, Now Hold Back New Housing

Market Practitioners

Hanan: Taxes and Levies, Not Planning, Now Hold Back New Housing

An APN 23000 Series attributed perspective: Mirvac chief executive Campbell Hanan argues that construction costs, taxes and levies, rather than planning, now constrain new housing, and that private rental supply will shrink as investors sell.

Thursday October 1, 2026

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Author: APN National Insight

Are House Prices Falling Because Interest Rates Are Rising? Alan Kohler’s Last ABC Column Tested

Too Much Market Reform, or Too Little? Denniss and Sanchez Set Out Opposing Cases

Low-Tax Country or Big Government? The Denniss and Sanchez Figures Tested

South Australia, June Quarter 2026: A Record Dwelling Pipeline and Record Public Investment

Caine and Pacifici: Energy Performance Is Becoming Part of How Homes Are Valued

How Much Is a Star Worth? Home Energy Claims from the Real Estate Institutes Tested

State Final Demand, June Quarter 2026: Eight Jurisdictions, One Measure

Van Onselen: A 2027 Recession Risk, and Why Spending Restraint Cuts Both Ways

Flat Per Person Since 2022: Van Onselen’s Recession Claims Tested

Hanan: Taxes and Levies, Not Planning, Now Hold Back New Housing

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