THE Australian housing market is heading into the end of the year with “substantial momentum”, but faces a geographical shift in 2015.

For more than a century, power has devolved to Canberra. That now looks to be reversing, with SA Premier Jay Weatherill's unexpected grenade assault on the major banks last week opening the door for a shift back towards state taxes, writes Ian Verrender.

Everything is going Bill Shorten's way, with Tony Abbott rampaging against his colleagues and the Sunday penalty rate cut giving the Opposition Leader a clear policy to sell, Michelle Grattan writes.

BRUCE Solomon’s Solotel Group is believed to have reaped more than $41 million for the sale of the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Sydney.

Macquarie Investment Management executive Brett Lewthwaite will face a long drive to his Martin Place offices.