In one of Australia's fastest-shrinking regions, towns are fighting to remain

In the Yarriambiack Shire, 350 kilometres from Melbourne in Victoria's rural north-west, virtually all of the towns are shrinking.

Population exodus, shrinking economy in New Zealand spells trouble for Australia

The New Zealand economy is shrinking. Their economic growth has gone backwards sharply, tempting the Reserve Bank of New Zealand into an emergency-style megacut. And unemployment is still soaring.

Infrastructure delays and shrinking block sizes reshape Australia’s land market

Australia’s vacant residential land market continues to show remarkable resilience, underpinned by structural undersupply and ...

Shrinking blocks, growing demand: How buyers are adapting to smaller homes

New PropTrack data shows the median land size of houses sold nationwide has been trending downward since 2015. In that year, the typical house sat on a 670sqm block, falling steadily to 645sqm in the ...