Tag: 5% deposit scheme
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Australia housing debate intensifies as Labor expands 5% deposit scheme
Australia housing policy under the spotlight as 5% deposit scheme expands Australia’s housing policy is once again a talking point as the federal government’s expansion of the 5% deposit scheme for first-home buyers came into effect. The move, backed by the Labor government, aims to lower the barriers to homeownership for Australians saving for a…
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Australia News LIVE: Optus outage sparks government scrutiny
Optus outage update: Ericsson fault at NSW cell site under scrutiny Optus has attributed the weekend outage in Dapto, NSW to a fault in Ericsson-supplied equipment. The carrier said the cell site appeared active, but calls were not being routed, and the alarm that would flag a fault did not trigger. Ericsson has been asked…