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Risk on? Interest rates could stay low for decades

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imageWe can expect low rates for a long time.Image sourced from Shutterstock.com

When a central bank lifts interest rate targets by 0.5% it expects households and firms to respond. In a crisis, the official target may fall by 3% in order to shock the economy into a positive response. These movements of interest rates by the central bank are an important...

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Are we seeing a new dawn for affordable housing?

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imageHousing affordability, especially in Sydney, is now a source of political protests and the NSW government has announced a funding scheme with the potential to ease the pressure.AAP/Teresa Parker

Potentially trailblazing plans for state-assisted financing of affordable housing are emerging in New South Wales. In what looks to be a landmark policy...

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NSW councils shake-up: is the endgame near?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageAlmost four years since the process of restructuring local government began, the Baird government faces many challenges in finalising its plans. AAP/Lukas Coch

The Baird government is pressing on with its agenda for restructuring local government across New South Wales and for the Sydney Metropolitan Region in particular.

Casting ahead to see what...

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