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The 10 most important things in the world right now Hello! Here's what's happening on Thursday.

It looks like Australia's housing market slowdown is getting even slower House price growth is stalling, growing by just 0.2% across the nation in the three months to November.

Australia's stock exchange is moving to a blockchain style system for trade settlements It's going to replace its CHESS system.

Australia needs a better system to monitor how many homes are being sold to foreign investors Foreign investors could own as much as 4%, or 450,000 dwellings, of Australia's total housing stock.

What will it mean for Australia if central bankers are wrong about inflation It's a question many economists and investors have been grappling with recently.

This vital growth pillar for the Australian economy looks like it's getting even stronger Of the few highlights in Australia's September quarter GDP report, none stood out more than the strength in non-residential construction.

Same-sex marriage is coming to Australia - soonish The moment everyone is waiting for will arrive later than many hoped.

Living in Japan for a year, I saw reasons for its 'demographic time bomb' everywhere — and now I'm seeing the same troubling signs at home The population is getting older, but fewer children are being born.

The biggest game of 2017 is getting its first major update You parachute to an abandoned island with 100 real players. You're unarmed, and so is everyone else, but the island is rife with weaponry to be scavenged and used.

San Francisco rent is so expensive that a law firm bought a $3 million plane to fly its people in from Texas instead of having them live there It's cheaper than hiring local lawyers, and even less expensive than relocating the Texas lawyers with business in Silicon Valley to the area.

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