Australian house and apartment values bounced back in 2023, increasing by 8.1 per cent nationally over 2023, according to new data. The CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index show a stark contrast to the 4.9 per cent drop in property values seen over 2022. Homes in Perth enjoyed the most significant increases with a 15.2 per cent surge in value. Dwellings in …

A suburb in Perth’s south has recorded the highest jump in property values across the country, with one resident selling his home for more than double what he paid for it five years ago. Tom Kelly purchased the modest three-bedroom Camillo property, located in the City of Armadale, for $210,000 in 2018. The same home recently sold for $510,000. CoreLogic …

Rafael Nadal’s Australian Open preparations are up in the air after he experienced an injury scare in his upset three-set loss to Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane International.Rafael Nadal’s Australian Open preparations are up in the air after he experienced an injury scare in his upset three-set loss to Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane International.Rafael Nadal’s Australian Open preparations are …

World number one Iga Świątek has survived an early scare to clinch Poland’s spot in the United Cup final and a possible showdown with hosts Australia, as her team beat France in Sydney. Świątek was taken to three sets by former world number four Caroline Garcia, before prevailing 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to wrap up the tie. Earlier, Hubert Hurkacz had given …

Women’s world number two Aryna Sabalenka has blasted her way into a blockbuster Brisbane International final against world number four Elena Rybakina. Sabalenka said it would be “a great battle as always” against a woman she had two wins apiece with last year. The final is the same as last year’s Australian Open, which Sabalenka won in three sets, but …

A nursing home resident has been credited for fighting off an intruder during a violent sexual attack on New Year’s Day. The 76-year-old woman was in her room in a Coffs Harbour aged-care facility when an unknown man, wearing a stocking over his head, entered through a courtyard door about 2.20am. The man pinned his screaming victim to the bed …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has brushed off Coalition attacks about a meeting with ex-Qantas boss Alan Joyce, labelling the comments as an “absurdity” and a “conspiracy theory”. Albanese has come under fire from the opposition after a freedom of information request showed he had a half-hour meeting with Joyce at Parliament House in November 2022. The government was criticised in …

Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyers say their client should receive “substantial damages” even if the judge in his defamation trial finds he was dishonest on “occasions”. Lehrmann’s legal team filed a 136-page written submission with the Federal Court of Australia, which was made public on Friday. They accepted that Justice Michael Lee could make adverse findings about the former Liberal staffer’s honesty. …

An 11-year-old girl has died following a horror crash in the Blue Mountains two weeks ago. She is the third person to die after five vehicles crashed on the Great Western Highway at Wallerawang, 15 kilometres north of Lithgow, in December 29. Two people died initially, while more than a dozen others – including at least five children – were injured. …

If your grocery bill seems to be increasing each month, you’re not imagining it. A new analysis from investment bank UBS has found price rises at Australia’s leading supermarkets have hit a new high, outpacing inflation over the last year. It comes as Australians continue to grapple with a cost of living crisis, with rates, phone plans, energy bills and …