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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 21 MIN

Economists are divided about the housing market

from ABC Business Daily · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

It hasn't even been a week since Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveiled the 2026 federal budget, but the conversation around property doesn't seem to show any sign of slowing soon.Even economists remain divided about what impact the federal budget's tax changes will have on the Australian housing market.So what are the economists saying? And where’s the disagreement?And with the war between the US and Iran having no end in sight, what are the wider economic ramifications, outside of the supply of oil around the world?Daniel Ziffer and ABC News Business Editor Michael Janda break it all down on ABC Business Daily.Listen to today's episode of Fuelcast here. Got a burning business question?Send a short voice recording to the team at [email protected]

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