INVESTORS and developers dominated sales at Ray White Surfers Paradise’s mega-auction on the Gold Coast yesterday.

A large Chinese developer will ­become the first of its kind to launch an unlisted Australian real estate investment trust.

BAD property loans that brought Europe’s banking sector to its knees are a key source of growth for European loan firms.

Reporting on the disaster in the self-declared state of Somaliland is heart-breaking and infuriating. In a time of science and plenty, children are needlessly dying of disease and malnutrition, writes Africa correspondent Sally Sara.

The label "Aboriginal activist" is often applied to Aboriginal Australians in the public eye, but it's not a very meaningful descriptor, writes Luke Pearson.