Life for all Australians would be better had the High Court not allowed itself to be carried away with enthusiasm for the land-rights cause. The matters decided should have been contested by the Commonwealth as a matter of grave public importance, but that didn't happen. Just as it did in the more recent matter concerning the closure of state borders during the great Covid panic, passivity and acceptance were elevated to virues
Lower clearance rates in Sydney and Melbourne over the weekend pointed to a softening in the housing market amid unrealistic vendor expectations as capital city auction listings surged to their highest level since March.