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Interesting article by Alan Kohler on this very subject: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-18/kohler-housing/4964916

So they hold down the property market with LVR caps and stamp duty, which proves my point that this is possible. In order to prove my claim is not true, you would have to demonstrate that the Hang Seng index is not in or heading into bubble territory, just like the Dow. We could argue about...

Banks have existing overall prudential controls in place regulated by APRA, rather than being regulated on the individual loans they can write. I prefer this arrangement - it served us well through the GFC. If anything, APRA could ask them to bump up their reserves a bit and tinker with the...