Nassim Khadem

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Nassim Khadem

Fear and confusion have swept Tehran. On the streets, the situation has gone from utter chaos — traffic jams as thousands fled the capital in direct the aftermath of Israel's attacks — to eerie silence amid shuttered shopfronts and abandoned streets. Iranians, who have spoken to the ABC, say they are frightened by the barrage of rockets, by the uncertainty of what comes next, and by the prospect of the Islamic Republic turning on its citizens — again.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Nassim Khadem |Stephanie Chalmers

Australians could see petrol prices rise as high as $2.20 a litre, as analysts warn the spike in oil prices fuelled by the Israel-Iran conflict will flow "directly to the pump". With the price of Brent crude oil hitting three-year peaks as the conflict escalates, there are forecasts it could surge above $US100 a barrel in coming weeks. That could send the average national price of unleaded petrol, which is currently at $178.6 cents a litre, as high as $2.20.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nassim Khadem

REA Group - responsible for realestate.com.au - has established itself as a key selling website and as a result can hike its listing prices every year. Australia's consumer watchdog is probing the digital real estate giant over price gouging concerns - after years of complaints.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nassim Khadem

When consumer Pam Tindill sold her unit in May this year she was staggered by the high marketing costs. It now costs more to advertise a home for sale in Australia than almost anywhere else in the world. And, as Ms Tindill learned, one dominant player — REA group, the $32 billion publicly listed company, which is majority owned by the Murdoch-controlled News Corporation — reaps most of the online advertising fees.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nassim Khadem

House prices have continued rising across the country amid interest rate cuts and expectations are that as more buyers return to the market, property values will keep rising. Property analysts think capital city combined dwelling prices could rise between 6 per cent to 10 per cent by late this year or early next year. Data from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) shows that house prices trended higher in May.