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 Home ownership will soon be in closer reach for millions more Australians as the federal government expands eligibility for its Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS), in a bid to tackle the housing crisis. Under one of the changes friends and family will be allowed to team up to buy a first home as the definition of the […]

Economists expect taxes to rise in next month’s Victorian state budget, despite residents in the state already paying the most tax in the country. Per capita, Victorians pay more tax than anyone else in the country, with the state and local councils slugging taxpayers an average of $5638 – including in land tax, stamp duty