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Three people, a woman and two children, are in a critical condition after a collision killed four near Sea World. Follow the day’s news live

2022 was quite a big year in real estate - although mostly in a negative way.

It was the first year since 2018 that national prices retreated, with a drop of 5.3% in dwelling values. For Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, though, the calendar year declines were the largest on record, according to CoreLogic, whose data goes back to the 1980s.

We are supporting the family of two British nationals who died in Australia and are in contact with the local authorities.