What we learned, 13 July 2025
With that, we’re wrapping up the blog. Before we go, here are the major stories from Sunday:
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is in Shanghai for a six-day visit to promote Australian tourism and trade deals
Speaking to the media, the PM reiterated that Australia “supports the status quo” for Taiwan
The federal treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has been in Tasmania for the launch of Labor’s state election campaign, where he called on voters to ditch the “bumbling” Liberals
The Queensland LNP government has declared that it will use a royal commission-like inquiry into the CFMEU to pursue Labor
It is expected that China will send a vessel to monitor the Talisman Sabre war games, with the country having had a presence in the area of the exercises since 2017
New South Wales police have defended two officers who fatally shot a man armed with a machete as he advanced on a group of women allegedly engaged in a brawl in Sydney’s Mount Druitt
We’ll pick things up again tomorrow.
Updated
Auction activity down
Auction activity has fallen this weekend, with 1,458 auctions having been held.
This is a drop from the 1,794 held last week, and a fall from the 1,512 auctions that took place at the same time last year.
Based on results collected so far, CoreLogic’s summary found that the preliminary clearance rate was 72.2% across the country, which is lower than the 73.1% preliminary rate recorded last week, but above the 67.9% actual rate on final numbers and the 63.2% final success rate records at the same time last year.
Across the capital cities:
Sydney: 453 of 578 auctions, with a preliminary clearance rate of 76.2%
Melbourne: 508 of 630 auctions, with a preliminary clearance rate of 70.5%
Brisbane: 80 0f 103 auctions, with a preliminary clearance rate of 61.3%
Adelaide: 41 of 75 auctions, with a preliminary clearance rate of 75%
Canberra: 50 of 61 auctions, with a preliminary clearance rate of 68%
Tasmania: No auctions held
Perth: Seven of nine auctions held
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