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MON · 2026-08-31 · 21:45 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0831-107838
News/News live: capital city house prices fall below $1m; Penny W…
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News live: capital city house prices fall below $1m; Penny Wong has ‘grave concerns’ for missing Australians in Nepal

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has expressed grave concerns for 43 Australians still missing following flooding in Nepal, with worries escalating daily. The government's concern for their safety intensifies with each passing hour.

Nick VisserThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-08-31 · 21:45 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
News live: capital city house prices fall below $1m; Penny Wong has ‘grave concerns’ for missing Australians in Nepal
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has expressed grave concerns for 43 Australians still missing following flooding in Nepal, with worries escalating daily. The government's concern for their safety intensifies with each passing hour. Meanwhile, median house prices in Australian capital cities have fallen below $1 million, leaving Sydney and Brisbane as the only capitals with median prices exceeding that threshold. The situation is described as distressing for the families and friends of those missing.

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The concern for the missing Australians grows with each passing day and hour.

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The Australian government holds grave concerns for the safety of the missing Australians.

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There are 43 Australians missing following flooding in Nepal.

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Sydney and Brisbane are the only Australian capital cities with median house prices above $1 million.

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Sydney and Brisbane are back to being the only capitals with median prices above $1m. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast 43 Australians still missing, with concerns growing ‘every day, every hour’ that goes by, Wong says Foreign minister Penny Wong said there are still 43 Australian missing after the Nepal" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="197446" data-entity-type="event">Flooding in Nepal, saying the government holds grave concerns for their safety that only gets worse as the days go by. This is such a distressing time and I know this is so difficult for the family and friends of those 43 Australians. Every day, every hour, only increases our concern for those who have not been found and remain missing, and that is many Australians. … You can imagine how many families and friends are traumatised as a consequence. Continue reading...
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