The Australian Daily Times

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A popular Sydney cinema has closed the curtain on its final screening, marking the “end of the road” for the Paddington institution after 27 “cherished” years. Palace Cinema’s Verona Cinema on Oxford St has officially shut its doors and thanked the community for its support over the years. Verona held its last screening, Aki Kaurismäki’s tragicomic romance Fallen Leaves, at the weekend. “And it’s the end of the road for the Verona,” independent Australian and New Zealand film distribution company Palace Films wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Doors are closed and glasses have come out to raise a toast to the old gal. “Thanks Paddington, and thanks Sydney. xox” The Oxford St building Verona called home for more than two decades sold in 2021, with the space to be transformed into a multi-storey office development featuring new retail and rooftop dining. To know more :  https://7news.com.au/news/sydneys-palace-verona-cinema-in-paddington-shuts-doors-as-palace-moore-park-opens-in-enterta...

The average household income of home buyers has increased to $220,000, a nearly 40 per cent jump from just four years ago. Almost a third of all home loan applicants now make more than $200,000, at the expense of those less than $150,000, Jarden analysis of Commonwealth Bank data shows. The average full-time annual income in Australia is $98,098 as of November 2023, based on Australian Bureau of Statistics' weekly earnings figures. The average buyer in 2019 had a household income of $160,000. Jarden chief economist Carlos Cacho said the analysis raised troubling questions about who can afford to buy a home in Australia, despite recent price falls. "What we've seen over the last four years or so is that the share of buyers who make median or below income has decreased from 30 per cent to 18 per cent," he said. "It's really been hollowed out. Part of the increase has been due to income growth being relatively strong but even when you adjust for that the shift i...