10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (773+ words) August 31, 2026 — 5:00am Australia’s financial watchdog says insurance companies are increasingly settling claims on home damage with cash payouts that are sometimes so low they won’t fund the repairs disaster-stricken customers need. A review of home insurance by the Australian Securities and…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (38+ words) Roads remain closed after a giant fire at a warehouse in south-western Sydney. Updated June 25, 2026 — 6:15am,first published 6:13am...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (832+ words) May 17, 2026 — 5:00am Property owners would face an annual levy of up to $623 to fund the state’s emergency services agencies under reforms being considered by the NSW government. The existing insurance-based levy was “unfair, inefficient and unsustainable”, a spokesman for Treasurer Daniel…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (747+ words) May 11, 2026 — 5:00am When Sydney homeowner Andrea McGann received the renewal letter for her building and contents insurance in the mail last week, she was flabbergasted to be quoted $19,311 to insure her modest brick home. “I just couldn’t believe what I was…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago   (20+ words) There is a new warning that failing to future-proof homes could cost billions of dollars. The Sydney Morning Herald...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago   (845+ words) Carol Marra and Ken Yeh have years of experience designing climate-resilient houses for others, but their 150-square-metre new home – their first for themselves – on a steep Blue Mountains block in a bushfire zone, with a hanging swamp underneath, tested their…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (820+ words) The rise of “disaster chasers” and “carnappers” offering repairs and insurance claims handling after natural disasters and car accidents are leaving many Australians out of pocket, with insurers and experts describing the trend as opportunistic scamming. Despite the risk to…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (667+ words) The growing risk of bushfires is driving up the cost of residential building insurance across Perth, with home owners in some suburbs billed more than twice what others pay to manage the risk. Industry figures from Finity suggest home owners…...

11+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (36+ words) The Treasurer has been confronted by a distressed community member at a press conference in Logan, Queensland, claiming public housing tenants on her street had been involved in attacks on her home. The Sydney Morning Herald...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (517+ words) The corporate watchdog has accused insurance giant RACQ of lying to half a million customers about savings by providing false information on insurance premiums, potentially fooling them into overspending. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission revealed on Tuesday it had…...