MON, 19 OCT 2026|▲ S&P 7,703.21 +0.57%▼ FTSE 10,764.7 −1.08%▼ Nikkei 64,917 −0.62%▼ EUR 1.1216 −0.25%▼ Brent $109.37 −0.45%▲ BTC $81,851 +0.94%▲ ETH $2,397.38 +1.36%

LATEST

01LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC abandons plan to name mayoral candidates amid fears of supporter backlash 02LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Ramaphosa signals fuel relief and warns of Agoa losses as elections loom 03Bills' Gardner-Johnson suspended one game for spitting at Raiders players 04Jalen Hurts' blood clot diagnosis explained: What it means for the QB 05Palace manager Sage facing fight to keep his job 06Helen Haines: independent MP in critical condition in Melbourne’s Alfred hospital after being struck by car in Wangaratta – follow updates 07I Am Australian co-writer 'not happy' song used at conservative conference 08$6billion Mambilla Power Contract: Ex-governor Liyel Imoke testifies against former power minister Agunloye01LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC abandons plan to name mayoral candidates amid fears of supporter backlash 02LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Ramaphosa signals fuel relief and warns of Agoa losses as elections loom 03Bills' Gardner-Johnson suspended one game for spitting at Raiders players 04Jalen Hurts' blood clot diagnosis explained: What it means for the QB 05Palace manager Sage facing fight to keep his job 06Helen Haines: independent MP in critical condition in Melbourne’s Alfred hospital after being struck by car in Wangaratta – follow updates 07I Am Australian co-writer 'not happy' song used at conservative conference 08$6billion Mambilla Power Contract: Ex-governor Liyel Imoke testifies against former power minister Agunloye

Updated 08:36 am · 8 items

Feed/Economy · Finance

Economy · Finance

Stamp duty is hundreds of years old and removing it could boost home ownership

Ahmed Yussuf · ABC News (AU)

Published 20 Oct 2026, 5:00 am·1 h ago·1 min read

Listen to this story

Read aloud by your device

Some experts suggests shifting away from the more than 300-year-old tax on property transactions could ease housing affordability.

Read the full story at ABC News (AU)

Related

Economy · Finance

Famous Siberian cave yields remains of yak-like Ice Age mammal

50 min ago·CNA·1 min read

Economy · Finance

India’s Jio lures marquee investors to IPO anchor book, bids top $25 billion

1 h ago·CNA·1 min read

Economy · Finance

Nasdaq opens higher after last week's pullback

2 h ago·CNA·1 min read

Economy · Finance

Apple announces product launch event for Oct. 28. Analysts expect touchscreen laptop

2 h ago·CNBC · World·1 min read

Economy · Finance

REA chief warns against new energy bill, says proposed law could fragment electricity market

2 h ago·Premium Times·1 min read