China-Australia relations: tax rebates, entreaties by Australian states fall on deaf ears as Chinese home buyers await a thaw in ties

• Western Australia is offering 75 per cent tax rebate of up to A$50,000 on the duty payable on off-the-plan residences valued at up to A$1.5 million until October 23 this year
• In Victoria state, rebates of up to A$27,500 are available under a land transfer duty waiver scheme for purchases of homes with a dutiable value of up to A$1 million