House prices to drop 15pc; miners, energy pay most tax; AI cracks 200 year old code

Monday 5 October 2026

Experts predict house prices will fall by up to 15 per cent, as the weekend’s auctions results fall below 50 per cent. 

• Treasurer Jim Chalmers says there will be no hand-outs from the government in the upcoming mid-year budget review
• Miners and energy companies pay most tax
• More details emerge about the Flydubai co-pilot attack last week.
• AI cracks a war code from Napoleonic times

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