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December |
Young
staying home longer - YOUNG people are better educated
and earn more than ever - but Generation Y is sucking its parents
dry. more...
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Interest
rates, house prices stay stable - HOUSE prices in Australia
are around 20 per cent too high on average, according to the
latest World Economic Outlook report from the International
Monetary Fund. more...
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Special
visas for business - THE majority of all Business Skills
migrants enter Australia initially on a provisional (temporary)
visa for four years and, after satisfactory evidence of a specified
level of business or investment activity, may apply for permanent
residence. more...
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Skills
shortage worse - AUSTRALIA'S economy continues to boom
and this is putting even greater strain on the workforce and,
in some cases, forcing up wages. more...
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Young
making dash to coast - YOUNG city folk are more likely
than retirees to abandon the big smoke for a sea change on the
coast, a snapshot of Australia's population revealed. more...
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Schools
must publish results - QUEENSLAND parents will be able
to compare schools on the basis of Year 12 results from 2006,
but the Government insists it will not create league tables,
or name and shame schools. more...
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November |
Migrants
healthy - MIGRANTS enjoy better
health and are more computer-savvy than the rest of the population.
more...
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Liberals
victory means big changes - MOST
sections of Australian society are in for a major shake-up following
the Liberal Party's massive Federal election victory, last month,
which also gave them control of the Senate. more...
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Get
house checked - IT'S vital to prevent
your dream home in Australia turning into an expensive nightmare.
more...
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Tax
office to check DIY super - SELF-MANAGED
retirement funds are growing in popularity in Australia - but
the Tax Office has its beady eyes on the people who run them,
with the aim of getting the mums and dads to cough up more income
tax, capital gains tax or any other tax the tax man can think
of. more...
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Top
line electrical gadgets boom - THERE
has never been a better tune to get wired for sound. Or photographs.
Or DVDs, LCDs and USBs. more...
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See
West's 'garden' for beauty - THERE
is a huge land mass of Western Australia - some of it developing
at a rapid rate... other parts being left largely as they are...
and even in this day and age, some places still waiting to be
discovered! more...
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October |
Same-sex
marriage gets vote - SAME-SEX marriages have been banned
in Australia after an emotional Senate debate. more...
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Firms
happy with economy - AUSTRALIA'S small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) are experiencing the strongest business conditions for
more than a decade, according to a newa quarterly business index.
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Skilled
needed in all States - THE poor image of blue-collar
trades is fuelling a national skills shortage that threatens
to hold back economic growth. more...
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More
Aussies on top rich list - SURGING real estate values,
a stable share market and a strong trading relationship with
China helped to swell the ranks of Australia's rich by 11 per
cent, or 12,000, to 117,000 last year. More...
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House
prices fall - HOUSE prices have fallen nationally for
the first time in almost four years as the decline of the housing
market bubble gains pace. More...
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You
may get help with child care payments - IF YOU need
help with the costs of approved child care, you may be able
to get a Family Assistance Office payment called Child Care
Benefit. more...
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Find
the joy of steam rail - SIXTY years after the last
Victorian Railways steam train departed Walhalla in 1944, the
Walhalla Goldfields Railway has started regular steam hauled
services between the townships of Thomson and Walhalla. more...
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September |
Loan
rates on way up - THE Reserve Bank has warned that
interest rates will have to rise because housing lending levels
are still too high. more...
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Check
your type of electronic visa - VISITORS to Australia
can easily obtain a short-stay visa over the internet, without
producing their passport. This is called an Electronic Travel
Authority (ETA). However, a person applying for a long validity
business entrant ETA cannot obtain it over the internet. more...
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How
the rich live - AUSTRALIANS are spending up big on
luxury cars. yachts, designer jewellery and caravans like they
never have before. more...
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Tax
clamp on claims - THE Australian Tax Office has hired
600 new people to keep claims honest and accurate this year.
more...
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Sydney
set for huge growth - SYDNEY will be home to five million
people by 2022 and could hit six million by mid-century as its
population swells at a faster pace than in similar cities overseas,
latest projections show. more..
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Health
care over the phone planned - AUSTRALIANS will shortly
be able to obtain instant diagnosis for minor sickness complaints
by telephone in a bid to reduce the pressure on GPs and hospital
emergency departments. more...
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Great
ski-ing for the family - AUSTRALIA may be a South Pacific
island (although a huge one) but it has larger ski fields than
those in Switzerland and ski-ing and snow boarding is popular
in New South Wales, Victoria and Termini from early June until
late September, depending on weather. more...
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August |
Big
boost for small business - AUSTRALIA'S small business
sector has won new powers to protect against predatory pricing
by the major retailers and other large corporate players. more...
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Jobs
in regions - SKILLED migrants wanting to escape the
chills and wet of the UK will have little trouble finding suitable
work in regional Australia where there are major shortages of
skilled and semi-skilled workers. more...
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Huge
new database to check migrants - THE Department of
Immigration will build a giant database to store digital photographs,
fingerprints and other biometric identifiers from visa applicants
and immigration detainees as part of a multi-million dollar
upgrade to border security. more...
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Vital
to take those papers with you - YOU SHOULD take with
you all legal papers and correspondence relating to owning and
driving a car in the UK, even if you are not actually shipping
your family luxury saloon to Australia. more...
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West's
boom time - THE West Australian State Government is
piecing together a $10 billion master-plan for the State's resources
industry that would underpin the single biggest investment splurge
since the development of the North West Shelf gas project three
decades ago. more...
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Business
people get advice - THE South Australian Government
welcomes business migrants and supports them to explore their
possible business activity in the State by providing information
and facilitating an initial visit. more...
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Average
Aussie even richer - AUSTRALIANS are now among the
richest group of people in the world. Over the past six years,
average disposable income in Australia has risen by 12 per cent.
more...
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Rocky
top for work and play - ONLY a 40 minute drive south
from Perth, the city of Rockingham is a popular destination
offering a seaside resort lifestyle with plenty of job opportunities.
more...
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July |
Ageing
is good for migration - AUSTRALIA will probably have
to increase its intake of young, child-baring migrants to overcome
its ageing population and prevent huge increases in taxation.
more...
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Wealthy
- but still can't pay the bills - AUSTRALIANS are more
wealthy than ever but many still have trouble paying their household
bills. more...
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Jobless
new low - UNEMPLOYMENT has fallen to a 23-year low
of 5.5 per cent in Australia, with experts suggesting it could
fall further. more...
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Most
Australians are now happy with migrants - THERE has
been a big turnaround in public support for immigration, with
70 per cent of the Australian population believing that immigrants
are good for the economy, up from 56 per cent in 1998. more...
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Australia
moves up in the world - AUSTRALIA has jumped three
places to become the fourth most competitive economy in the
world according to the latest IMD world competitiveness rankings.
more...
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Mixed
feelings over housing outlook - CONSUMERS are shrugging
off dire predictions from the Reserve Bank about property and
returning to the market to buy new homes for both themselves
and for investment. more...
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June |
Jobless
hits new low - THE lowest jobless rate since 1989 was
welcome news for the Federal Government, with intensifying speculation
of an August federal election. more...
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Regional
migration given a boost - THE Australian Government
is committed to helping regional Australia share the benefits
of Migration Programme through achieving a greater dispersal
of migrant and humanitarian entrants to regional areas. more...
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New-look
health system covers more treatments - THE FEDERAL
Government has been forced to change its current Medicare system,
and it will now provide more services for more people - mainly
for the lower paid, the elderly and children.
more...
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All
winners in big giveaway - FAMILIES and earners in the
top tax brackets were the main winners in last month's Federal
Budget, which put money in the pockets of virtually every Australian.
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South
Australia hunts for more migrants - A SPECIALIST migration
officer will be appointed in Britain in a bid to boost migrant
numbers into South Australia. more...
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Oz
moving up - AUSTRALIA has jumped three places to become
the fourth most competitive economy in the world according to
the latest IMD world competitiveness rankings. more...
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Housing
prices are on the way down - THE housing bubble is
deflating, the Reserve Bank has declared, suggesting interest
rates are on hold for the foreseeable future. more...
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Fab
four back - FORTY years after the legendary Beatles
sent Adelaide into a frenzy during their first and only visit,
Beatle mania is about to hit the State once again. more...
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May |
Adelaide
planning to boost migrants - SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S Premier,
Mike Rann is seeking to lure more business and skilled immigrants
away from Sydney in an attempt to boost the State's slow population
growth. more...
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Australia
needs to take more older migrants - AUSTRALIA should
allow more older, married migrants to settle permanently as
it faces increasing competition from other developed countries
for skilled workers, a parliamentary committee has recommended.
more...
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Half-million
payout needed for happy life - A COUPLE who retire
today will need an annual income of $43,350 or significantly
more in regional areas to live comfortably, according to a report
released yesterday by Westpac Bank and the Association of Superannuation
Funds of Australia. more...
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Strong
jobs growth in all areas - ALL STATES and Territories
in Australia are expecting strong employment growth in the coming
12 months, with Queensland leading the pack at a positive 33.7
per cent. more...
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Aussie
dream still alive - THIRTY years has made no difference
to the great dream of young Australians to own their own home.
more...
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Tough
rules on financial help - CONSUMERS now have a simple
cost-free recourse over the sale of any financial product. more...
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Broome
- pearl of a town - THE sun is setting over the 22km
stretch of white sand that is Broome's Cable Beach. A small
crowd has gathered to watch as the sun, now a disc of deep red,
sinks into the Indian Ocean. more...
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February |
Aussies
have that feel good factor - GOOD jobs prospects and
a rising dollar are overriding fears of another interest rate
increase, according to the latest consumer confidence survey.
more...
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Brisbane
is the happy city - WHILE most new British migrants
flock to Sydney and Perth a new social study has found that
residents of these cities are among the most unhappy in Australia.
more...
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Adelaide
unit, house prices set new record - ADELAIDE homes
are worth an average $33,000 more than they were a year ago.
In the 12 months to December 2003, Adelaide's median house price
rose from $209,000 to $242,000 - the 25.39 per cent rise being
the second biggest yearly increase on record. more...
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Big
demand for workers - THE COMING months are set to be
an excellent time if you are looking for almost any type of
job anywhere in Australia. more...
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Soccer
is now top sport - AUSTRALIANS may think they are the
world champions at cricket and rugby league and almost rugby
union (they lost to England in the World Cup final, remember)
but these sports are quickly being overtaken by soccer. more...
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Women
lead the way in wine - WOMEN are more likely to buy
wine based on the look of the label - but are better at knowing
how to "smell" and taste it. more...
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