What we learned: Sunday 6 July
That is all for today, folks. Thank you for joining us on the blog. Here is a wrap-up:
A court has agreed to allow the government to seize the house of an online child sex abuser;
A Townsville man has allegedly been fatally shot by police after he approached a police station with a knife;
Queensland’s opposition leader has promised to give adult sentences to children for certain crimes if election;
Police are treating the deaths of three children in a Sydney house fire overnight as a domestic-related multiple homicide;
Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi has rejected claims the party is exploiting the situation in Gaza for political gain, describing the suggestion as “deeply offensive”;
Indigenous excellence has been celebrated at the NAIDOC awards in Adelaide on Saturday night;
Government Services Minister Bill Shorten has defended the prime minister, saying he “didn’t overreact” on Fatima Payman exit;
Alex de Minaur ‘relieved’ over easy Wimbledon ride after his opponent pulled out with an injury;
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has congratulated his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, on his election win and discussed Aukus, Gaza and Ukraine in their first call.
We will be back tomorrow morning with all the latest.
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Auction activity remains stable this weekend
There were 1,747 auctions held this weekend. This is a drop compared to the 2,030 held last week but still a gain on the 1,428 auctions that occurred at the same time last year.
Based on results collected so far, CoreLogic’s summary found that the preliminary clearance rate was 74.7% across the country, which is lower than the 70% preliminary rate recorded last week but well above the 63% actual rate on final numbers.
Across the capital cities:
Sydney: 545 of 756 auctions with a preliminary clearance rate of 76.7%
Melbourne: 467 of 658 auctions with a preliminary clearance rate of 70.2%
Brisbane: 95 0f 134 auctions with a preliminary clearance rate of 78.9%
Adelaide: 66 of 145 auctions with a preliminary clearance rate of 84.8%
Canberra: 28 of 43 auctions with a preliminary clearance rate of 64.3%
Tasmania: No auctions held.
Perth: Seven of 11 auctions held.
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