• Reuters

    Australia home prices continue to climb, Sydney back at record high

    Australian home prices climbed at a brisk pace in May, posting the largest monthly gain since October, as a sustained squeeze on supply of affordable homes in most major capital cities continued to push prices up nationwide, data showed on Monday. Figures from property consultant CoreLogic showed national home prices rose 0.8% in May, the sixteenth straight month of growth, from April when it gained 0.6%. CoreLogic Research Director Tim Lawless said low supply had kept Australian housing prices largely insulated from the combined effect of high interest rates, cost of living pressures and deeply pessimistic consumer sentiment.

  • The Conversation

    Back in the day, being woke meant being smart

    Conservative politicians have launched attacks against the use of the word “woke.” If they knew the history of the word, they might stop wasting their time.

  • The Canadian Press

    Mexico votes in an election likely to choose the country’s first female president

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans will likely choose the first female president in the country’s history Sunday between a former academic who promises to further the current leader’s populist policies and an ex-senator and tech entrepreneur who pledges to up the fight against deadly drug cartels.