Western Australia is one of the worst performing economies in the country, and the Perth property market has suffered as a consequence, but investors are starting to return to the market, where buyers will find reduced competition and reasonable returns.

Oliver Hartwich, executive director of The New Zealand Initiative, has written in this year's Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey that a lack of affordable housing is creating a social divide that is contributing to the rise of populism around the world.

Ikea has introduced a new kitchen cabinet range that is made completely from recycled materials.

Gladys Berejiklian and Malcolm Turnbull's governments are seeking solutions to the housing affordability problem.