There are no great surprises with the top 10 staying pretty much the same- led once again by San Sebastian in the northern Basque Country.
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Monthly Archives: July 2025
Property Council warns Coalition: Don’t block 80,000 rental homes
The Property Council has urged the federal opposition not to derail the government’s build-to-rent agenda, warning that disallowing key regulations could jeopardise the delivery of 80,000 new rental homes – including 8,000 affordable dwellings – during a critical phase of the housing crisis.
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‘Slaughtered for raw consumption’: Why is Edmonton a horse-meat hub?
Over the past decade, thousands of horses have been placed in crates and shipped out of Edmonton International Airport. Their final destination is Japan, where they are slaughtered. Their meat is mainly used in high-end dishes, the stuff of culinary blogs and Instagram posts.
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Fort McMurray schools get five portables to handle growing enrolment
Fort McMurray’s public and Catholic schools are getting a total of five portables to cope with increasingly crowded classrooms in both divisions.
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Market reacts to CPI with renewed optimism for interest rate cuts
The market reacts to falling inflation with growing optimism for rate cuts.
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Westpac calls for reforms to unlock housing, energy, regional growth
Westpac has called for sweeping economic reforms to improve housing affordability, drive growth in regional Australia, and speed up the clean energy rollout, outlining nine key recommendations in a submission to the federal government’s Economic Reform Roundtable.
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6.63% tax hike projected for 2026
The upcoming 2026 tax increase might be hard for some to swallow.
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Home loan rates dip below 5% as CPI falls
Police Credit Union made a bold move last week, slashing its owner-occupier variable rate to just 4.99% for borrowers with a 20% deposit – the first time since mid-2022 that any advertised variable rate has dipped into the 4s, according to Canstar.com.au data.
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Bank of Canada holds rate at 2.75%, but leaves door open for further rate relief
The Bank of Canada held its interest rate at 2.75 per cent for the third straight time on Wednesday, but left the door open for further rate relief if inflation is contained.
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Is Calgary creating inner-city sacrifice zones with its new housing policy?
With its rapid new housing policy, Calgary may be creating inner-city sacrifice zones.
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