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LAWYERS for refugees have praised the Department of Immigration for moving swiftly to assess the protection claims of 26 Afghan and Iranian asylum-seekers on Christmas Island.

ALAN and Judith Howle's children have not removed the couple's clothes from their wardrobe, his glasses from the night stand or her knitting from the lounge in the 16 months since they died.

WITH soaring numbers of separated and divorced parents sharing the care of their children more or less equally, the first major Australian study into the revolution shows it is not causing the big problems its detractors had feared.

CITYRAIL'S ageing trains will not be replaced fast enough to cater to growing demand, even though one in four carriages break down every month, says a scathing report by the NSW Auditor-General.

SURROGATE baby Emily Martin was conceived using the egg and sperm of her intended parents, David and Denise Norman, yet neither appear on her birth certificate and she could not take their surname.

MIRVAC Group has halved its earnings forecasts as it has seen its security price dive more than 75 per cent since May.

CONSTRUCTION giant Brookfield Multiplex and Macquarie Group are the latest firms to make job cuts.

ACCOUNTING giants are looking to take up more than 70,000sqm of office space in Sydney's CBD.

A KEY Mirvac shareholder, the Dubai-based Nakheel, has declined to take up its entitlement in Mirvac's $500 million capital raising, signalling Nakheel itself is facing the effects of the global credit squeeze.

THE financial storm has turned savage in Brisbane, ruining more than $4 billion worth of development plans in recent weeks.

MELBOURNE Hilton on the Park owner Thakral Holdings is licking its wounds after the powerful East Melbourne Group residents association's successful court challenge to a planned $85million hotel apartment development.

AS the Australian economy tilts towards recession next year, it may be instructive for generation Y to see how they are viewed.

ESTATE auctioneers, particularly those of us that regularly handle all facets of the market, are the first to experience changing trends.

WITH the value of the listed property trust market plunging from $120billion to $56billion in a year, you would think there are share bargains out there.

THE Housing Industry Association yesterday called for red tape to be slashed on residential building approval processes.

AUSTRALIAN property is still expensive and this is not the time for big projects, says the Hong Kong company.

RURAL property worth more than $450 million is on the market across northern Australia.

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Relief for First Home Buyers

Housing affordability is already an issue affecting many Australians and this has only been compounded by the concerns of the global financial crisis. While many countries are struggling under the weight of increasing debt and insecurity, Australia remains relatively untouched and governments at all levels continue to take decisive and early action to protect the economy.

Buying a first home is often a challenge with many first home buyers identifying deposits as a major stumbling block. The First Home Owners Grant and First Home Plus Schemes were introduced to ease the burden of first home buyers and hopefully assist them in entering the property market. The changing economic climate and increasing property prices have lessened the benefits of earlier schemes and it was time for a change.  read more »

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