Northern Territory News

1 week ago | ntnews.com.au | Adam Sherry

Trainer Adam Duggan had a nice opinion of Divine Bene in his early trackwork and trials but a couple of unflattering runs to start his career put that into question. It wasn’t until Divine Bene got onto a wet track that he started to perform to a higher level and placed in three consecutive runs as he built into his first campaign. “He is a horse I had a bit of time for early days but didn’t show a lot in his first couple of runs,” said Duggan.

2 weeks ago | ntnews.com.au | Lydia Kellner |Matt Bell

Is your house earning more than you? Ultimately it depends on where you live. But on a macro-level, the answer has been “no” over the past 12 months with the exception of one lone ranger capital where properties earn $16,454 more annually than their owners. Latest Ray White Group property data shows Perth is currently the only place where houses earn more than people, despite house prices jumping from $871,671 to $918,296, between April 2024 and April 2025.

2 weeks ago | ntnews.com.au | Lydia Kellner |Matt Bell

With quality established housing stock dwindling across the country, homebuyers and investors are turning to vacant in-fill land to construct new properties to take advantage of the many benefits that come with building from scratch. National buyers’ agency Adviseable has revealed six locations where new homes can still be built for under $850,000, offering buyers an alternative to the often competitive market for established properties.

2 weeks ago | ntnews.com.au | Tim McIntyre |Matt Bell

ANALYSISOne bank played the role of villain in February, when it refused to pass on much-needed rate relief to customers. But on Tuesday, Virgin Money changed its tune, announcing it would pass on the RBA’s May rate cut in full.

2 weeks ago | ntnews.com.au | Lydia Kellner |Matt Bell

NewsFifteen Aussie lenders have cut variable rates since the start of April, in addition to the February cash rate cut, as mortgage competition ramps up ahead of next week’s RBA meeting. While it is hard to know exactly how future rate cuts will impact price increases, a model of the Australian housing market, drawn up by Centre for independent Studies chief economist Peter Tulip, forecasts that, for every 1 per cent cut, there will be a 6 per cent jump in prices in the first year.