The Sydney and Melbourne property markets were supposed to experience a boom in 2018, but a previously optimistic property analysis firm reverses its earlier forecast tipping a 4 per cent drop.

Coffs Harbour and Port Botany are getting federal budget gifts tomorrow but Sydney will be ripped off, the State Opposition says, with Victoria getting the lion's share in federal funding.

Coffs Harbour and Port Botany are getting federal budget gifts tomorrow but Sydney will be ripped off, the State Opposition says, with Victoria getting the lion's share in federal funding.

Up to 100 jobs are set to go at Vodafone's Hobart call centre after what the company calls a "dramatic reduction" in call volumes and complaints.

Up to 100 jobs are set to go at Vodafone's Hobart call centre after what the company calls a "dramatic reduction" in call volumes and complaints.

Hopes of reaching a consensus on a new quad bike safety regime are dashed after the resignation of the manufacturer's representatives from a Federal Government advisory committee.

Hopes of reaching a consensus on a new quad bike safety regime are dashed after the resignation of the manufacturer's representatives from a Federal Government advisory committee.

Incoming AMP chairman David Murray is urging angry investors to trust him to restore the wealth manager's battered reputation but warns the challenge will take "a long time".

Incoming AMP chairman David Murray is urging angry investors to trust him to restore the wealth manager's battered reputation but warns the challenge will take "a long time".

More details emerge about what will be in tomorrow's federal budget, with billions of dollars earmarked for roads and rail over the next decade and a small tax cut hinted from July this year.

More details emerge about what will be in tomorrow's federal budget, with billions of dollars earmarked for roads and rail over the next decade and a small tax cut hinted from July this year.

In south east Queensland, the cost of accessing mains water is more than double the amount paid by people connected to Sydney Water.

In south east Queensland, the cost of accessing mains water is more than double the amount paid by people connected to Sydney Water.

Westpac has lifted its half year after-tax profit to $4.2 billion, as it increased its number of home loans and defended the quality of its mortgages.

Westpac has lifted its half year after-tax profit to $4.2 billion, as it increased its number of home loans and defended the quality of its mortgages.