Friday 2nd July 2021 

House prices defy sceptics and record their best annual rise in 17 years. But is it all about to come crashing down?

Also today:

• China’s leader Xi Jinping celebrates 100 years of the Communist Party with a warning for the west. 
• NSW remains the hotspot in the fight against COVID as other states record few cases.
• And a new tool from the government that allows easy comparison of superannuation funds.