Tag: Australia

Australia's capital gains tax reform takes effect July 2027 -- a professional property valuation now could mean a materially better tax outcome later.

Five Australian property and construction bodies released industry-commissioned polling on September 21 showing that more than 60% of small and medium developers expect the government's proposed discretionary trust tax changes ...

Australia is proposing closer control over temporary visa continuation while prioritising needed skills. What changes for family and longer-stay planning?

Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke tied a 17 September 2026 migration reform package explicitly to the housing crisis, targeting net overseas migration of about 225,000 within two years, down ...

Regional Australian property markets are drawing investor interest with rental yields as high as 33.9% in Aramac, Queensland, as investors reposition ahead of a capital-gains cost-base tax change taking effect ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has retreated a third time on his 30% family-trust tax with a fixed-distribution election — but it carries a 47% penalty if a locked-in trust ever varies ...

Australian and NSW housing affordability have both hit record lows even as prices fall for six straight months, with an industry column separately blaming property-tax burden for crushing builders.

Australia's Department of Home Affairs sets out nine eligibility conditions foreign parents must meet to qualify for the Parent visa (subclass 103).

Australian property investors are rushing to get formal valuations ahead of the 1 July 2027 capital-gains tax overhaul, to establish a defensible cost base for the new split-treatment rules.

Modelling projects Australia's property tax reforms could cut household wealth by A$1.3 trillion.