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Tax & Legal • 26 MAR 2026
NSW construction company, director fined $18k over alleged wage theft
A Sydney housing construction company and its director have been fined $18,950 after allegedly underpaying a migrant worker.
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Investor Strategy • 26 MAR 2026
Investors flock to Melbourne for growth and yields
Melbourne continues to recover, attracting more investors driven by high levels of value growth and rental yields across the city’s house and unit markets, according...
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Hotspots • 26 MAR 2026
Nothing to ‘see-GT’ here: Investors dig in as CGT fight heats up
A crushing majority of Australian property investors have shrugged off looming changes to the capital gains tax discount, with exclusive new polling for Smart Property...
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Investor Strategy • 26 MAR 2026
Top areas where investors are winning big as values surge
As dwelling values have surged, investors have reaped the benefits across multiple states. Here are the most profitable suburbs.
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Tax & Legal • 26 MAR 2026
Victorian home builder faces $480k fines for alleged insurance error
A Victorian home builder faces 15 charges, with penalties up to $480,000, after allegedly taking deposits without having a mandatory insurance policy.
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Tax & Legal • 25 MAR 2026
Fake brokers target borrowers in new loan scam alert
Consumers have been warned that scammers are posing as brokers and financial service providers in a new wave of personal loan scams.
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Tax & Legal • 25 MAR 2026
Faulty work at 4 WA homes lands former building director in hot water
The former director of an insolvent Western Australian building company has been fined $33,000 for defective work at four homes.
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Hotspots • 25 MAR 2026
REVEALED: The suburbs experts say are about to surge over the next 12 months
Want to stay ahead of the curve? Smart Property Investment has just dropped its FAST 50 2027 report, revealing the suburbs experts tip to deliver Australia’s biggest...
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Investor Strategy • 25 MAR 2026
Surge in profitability as 97% of regional resales record gains
The regions have led in dwelling profit-making in the December quarter, outdoing the combined capitals, as nationwide profitably surges to a 20-year high.
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Investor Strategy • 24 MAR 2026
Investors tipped to ride regional migration wave
Property investors in regional towns are poised for strong returns in 2026, capitalising on increased demand driven by high migration, according to John McGrath.
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