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A practical guide to NSW's best independent conveyancers: boutique firms, local specialists, and family-owned practices from Sydney to the South Coast.

A practical guide to SA's best independent conveyancers: boutique firms, local specialists, and family-owned practices from Adelaide to regional SA.

Labor has signalled it may reform the capital gains tax discount in the May budget after a parliamentary inquiry found the 27-year-old policy helps fuel housing inequality. Treasury is modelling a reduction from 50% to 33% for property investors while keeping the full discount for shares.

Biosecurity zones now expand monthly as the invasive super-pest breaches Lamington National Park, threatening a 2032 deadline that experts say is slipping away.

Woodside Energy has appointed Liz Westcott as chief executive, promoting her from the acting CEO role she assumed when Meg O'Neill was poached by BP late last year.

BHP has appointed Brandon Craig, its Americas president, as chief executive effective July 2026. Craig replaces Mike Henry after six years at the helm. The appointment came from behind, with Minerals Australia president Geraldine Slattery considered the frontrunner.

VIQ Solutions Australia, the company responsible for court transcripts across the federal and state justice systems, has entered voluntary administration four weeks after the ABC revealed sensitive files were being accessed offshore in India.

America wagered half a trillion dollars on sports since 2018. Australia loses $25 billion annually. A journalist's confession shows how easily anyone can fall.