UNCOVERED: 12 | History Defined

'Quite wrong': minister hits out at GST deal criticism

A federal minister from Western Australia has defended her state's generous GST deal despite productivity watchdog calls to scrap the arrangement.

AAP · Aug 18

Half of homes in Great Britain taking longer to sell than last year amid mortgage volatility

Many buyers wait in hope of better deal, although there are hotspots in Scotland and northern England

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

The Manufacturing Comeback Is Creating a New Kind of Industrial Real Estate Race

Manufacturers looking to expand domestic production are increasingly searching outside major metropolitan areas, where they can find workers, available electric capacity and industrial sites that allow them to begin production quickly.

International Business Times · Aug 18

China's Slowdown Intensifies: Retail Sales Rise Just 0.6% as Investment Tumbles

The figure fell short of the 1.5% growth expected by economists and marks another slowdown from the 1% gain recorded in June.

International Business Times · Aug 17

Mother blames London council after son, 5, died in 'preventable' fall from 15th floor flat

‘You guys could have prevented this tragic thing from happening. If you had done your job, he could have been here’, heartbroken mother tells inquest

Evening Standard · Aug 17

Angela Rayner insists Government sticking to plans to build 1.5 million homes

An overhaul of planning laws that aims to speed up homebuilding comes two years into the five-year Parliament.

Evening Standard · Aug 17

Should You Upsize When College Tuition and Retirement Collide?

With $4 million saved, a couple wants a bigger home for their teens before retiring in eight years. In this week's Wealth Wise advice column, advisers reveal why it’s risky — and smart alternatives.

Kiplinger · Aug 17

Trump’s tough-guy image has been undone by his own actions

The president was forced to hide in a catering truck amid the Iran war, in an encapsulation of the conflict’s failures

The Guardian - US · Aug 17

Drive to build 1.5m homes has slowed because of Iran war, minister claims

The Government has reached just over a quarter of the way to its target to build 1.5 million homes in England, after two years in power.

Evening Standard · Aug 17

Government borrowing costs hit multi-year highs as markets fear inflation, and oil and gas prices rise – as it happened

British house prices expected to fall this year, despite ‘Burnham bounce’, Rightmove reports

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17