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The Australian unemployment rate has crept up for the second month in a row and it’s pushing the Reserve Bank closer to an official interest rate cut.

The Coalition has a plan to help first-home buyers who are struggling to save a deposit by guaranteeing a large portion of their deposit and saving them from having to pay lenders’ mortgage insurance.

This month’s eagerly awaited RBA meeting has ended with the official cash rate remaining unchanged for a record 34^thconsecutive month.

If you’re using builders to help renovate your property or put in extensions, it can be daunting to open quality communication with them.

Property sales in Australia have fallen further than the level during the Global Financial Crisis, putting downward pressure on prices across the country, led mainly by Melbourne and Sydney.