Bus patronage hits record high with top 20 routes revealed

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1. Bus patronage hits record high, with the top 20 busiest routes revealed

   Bus patronage has hit a record high, with cheap fares and a timetable shake-up spurring a record 13.5 million bus trips. The state government insists there is still plenty of capacity on the network.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

2. ‘Situational selling’: The home owners who are selling in a downturn

   With some economists expecting double-digit property price falls, some home owners have little choice but to sell in the downturn in what's being called 'situational selling'.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

3. Should I sell my $1m investment property and put it into my super?

   A reader asks whether to sell a $1m investment property and put it into super. Experts say money in a good super fund should outperform a 20-year-old investment property, once property costs are considered.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

4. ASX set to rise, Wall Street boosted by falling oil prices; Canada hits back at US with tariffs

   The ASX is set to rise as oil prices fall again, easing worries in the bond market and supporting stock prices. Canada has hit back at the US with tariffs.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

5. The alarming reason one in three seniors are giving up aged care

   One in three seniors are giving up aged care, with experts warning that if people are refusing nursing or allied health because they believe they can't afford it, there is both a communication problem and a care problem.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

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