Housing downturn spreads; privacy law overhaul; ski season’s early end

Tuesday 1 September 2026 The house price downturn spreads to almost every capital city, creating a buyers market… with few buyers. * The federal government announces an overhaul of privacy laws * The ski season comes to an early end * Tensions flare in the Middle East * Qantas workers vote to strike   Michael Thompson and Canna Campbell’s new book, Twelve Months to Financial Freedom, is out today [https://www.amazon.com.au/Twelve-Months-Financial-Freedom-control/dp/1761473689/ref=sr_1_2?crid=26J7ME8BBPIVJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SbkZtxR23fV5tCZNUbM6UFTqlDSnoQ8waXVXX58A3lu7Yqqw07irP02uGmj72B3O_NgeTrLRo1EBJkdavgZhw6VVl2vqujaPcuyTBFL9T6AwQ55YmQjkUlixlyYh7GCCQsUbh9fjL-HIeusAsdMOzj6mB0TgLuwXoDx5bEexjTfqDg0bE-VU8h0TbK-qgWc-8sT5Jl-7g9AY2JKJHW0H3yK4A_Fg1JfwBhT2iAplUpw.STGvO5Petet9H3_LCUgAPrObMlCWpwGtcVMOZ4s0Uj0&dib_tag=se&keywords=twelve+months+to+financial+freedom&qid=1784934635&s=books&sprefix=twelve+months+to+financial+freedom%2Cstripbooks%2C223&sr=1-2].   Hit follow on the podcast so you don’t miss the latest news, and join our free daily newsletter here [https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup].    And don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? [https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/] - are you taking the right amount of risk? Get the episode from Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14] or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ [https://fearandgreed.com.au/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.