Tag Archives: house prices

Monetary policy is broken

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Geoff O'Reilly

There’s been a lot in the media recently about ballooning housing prices and debt – and not just in Australia. The IMF has recently warned that Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the UK and others, face the possibility of major economic … Continue reading →

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House prices … Going up or down?

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Geoff O'Reilly

House prices remain very topical right around Australia. Here in my country town, extra activity is certainly generating greater stability in prices, and even in some sub-areas prices have risen just a bit. This is regional Australia. How different to the … Continue reading →

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Are the adults in charge yet?

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Geoff O'Reilly

Tony Abbott promised that the adults would take charge again in Canberra. But it’s hard to find anyone who thinks that’s happened. Yesterday the ABC published a piece from the usually even handed commentator David Llewellyn-Smith that sums things up … Continue reading →

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