£800,000 spent on scrapped sports dome project 17. October 2026 (01:00) Ulster University has also revealed the multi-million pound dome would have cost a further £1m to run each year.(BBC News)
Gone to the dogs: racing fans mourn closure of ‘Wenty’, Sydney’s historic greyhound track 17. October 2026 (01:00) Thousands pack Wentworth Park for the final time before the stadium is demolished and returned to parklandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe end of an era has fallen upon an Australian sporting landmark as the greyhound races at an inner-city track kicked off for the very last time.Thousands packed into Wentworth Park in central Sydney on Friday night, where greyhound races have been held since 1932, for the last race meeting before the track’s planned demolition. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mortgage repayments are now cheaper than rent in some Australian suburbs. Is yours among them? 17. October 2026 (01:00) As house prices plateau, the gap between the cost of buying and renting is narrowing in dozens of suburbsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigh rents and falling property prices have opened a rare window for Australian tenants to become homeowners, with mortgage repayments cheaper than rent in dozens of suburbs.
Guardian Australia’s analysis of Cotality data shows that median rents in inner-city Melbourne, suburban Canberra and Darwin are now nearly matching weekly home loan repayments.In one in 10 suburbs and towns across the country, repayments are less than $200 a week higher than rent, for the typical property. In some suburbs, they are actually cheaper. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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