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Hiring Plans Stepped up Among Australian(9 Mar 2010) Job advertisements posted their biggest increase in 11 years last month as employers stepped up hiring plans. The total number of jobs advertised rose by 19.1 per cent in Feb... READMORE |
RBA raises interest rates(2 Mar 2010)Today, the Reserve Bank has lifted its key interest rate for the first time this year in a move likely to inflict another round of mortgage pain on borrowers ... READMORE |
Australia's mortgage debt blow-out(24 Feb 2010) Debt doom prophet Professor Steve Keen has criticised the government's decision to open the door for more foreign investment in local real estate, accusing the government with ... READMORE |
Sharp rise in underemployment![]() February 23, 2010 The faltering economy did not just increase the number unemployed - the number employed but working fewer hours than they preferred also rose sharply. The number officially unemployed - ou... READMORE |
Housing affordability tanked in December(22 Feb. 2010) Soaring house prices, rising interest rates and a winding back of the first homeowners grant all contributed to housing affordability taking a nose-dive at the end of ... READMORE |
Australian dollar rebounds as risk appet![]() February 20, 2010 THE Australian dollar and euro rebounded today in the New York session as investors saw the Federal Reserve's surprising discount rate hike as a sign the economy was on... READMORE |
Full-time worries for part-time workersFebruary 12, 2010 Geoff Surtees lost his job in digital marketing fifteen months ago and has been unable to land a permanent position since. Instead, Mr Surtees has had to rely on ... READMORE |
Jobs surge stuns forecasters![]() February 11, 2010 The Australian labour market has stunned economists for a third straight month, with more than 50,000 new jobs created in January. The official ABS survey showed a seasonally adjusted unem... READMORE |
Rates set to jump, regardless of RBA: exBanks will probably raise interest rates above and beyond any official increases announced by the Reserve Bank over the next few months as they move to shore up margins after ... READMORE |
Crackdown on skilled migrantsABOUT 20,000 people will have their visa applications cancelled as the Rudd government launches a crackdown in the skilled migration program. In a move likely to inflame political sensitivities over the ... READMORE |
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