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Economic woes keep US growth in check

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... cent. US hedge fund trader John Thomas has said the US needs 27 million new jobs to soak up natural population and immigration growth, to set the nation back to 5 per cent unemployment. But since last June, private sector jobs have reportedly only risen ...

Clash of the titans on housing bubble

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... doubled in value in 8 years and quadrupled in 21, are in a bubble," Grantham said, conceding that the government's immigration policies, the first homeowners grant and economic conditions had all been supportive of prices. "Does anyone think bubbles ...

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... Hongkongers made arrangements to exit the country before China takes over. Many, if not most, Hongkongers applied for immigration into other countries - mainly to the United States, Canada and Australia. Given China's rapid growth since then, those who ...

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... director, has been appointed minister for superannuation while former superannuation minister Chris Bowen takes on the immigration portfolio. Shorten is a former Australian Workers' Union national secretary widely regarded for his business savvy negotiation ...

Seniors warn Coalition on super policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... Moreover, with both political parties making claims they will stall population growth even though without maintained immigration levels and population growth the size of the labour force will stagnate, it will be imperative to encourage Australians to ...

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... government policies? How will the Gillard government act on the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), health, education, immigration, and the myriad other issues facing the government - any government - especially in a world of continued uncertainty. Is Julia ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... 28 April 2005 issue of 'The Economist' printed that because of the 'low' unemployment rate, 'Amanda Vanstone, the immigration minister, said that Australia would take in 140,000 immigrants in 2005-06, 20,000 more than last year and the biggest number ...

Signs of a residential property recovery

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... will help maintain the momentum. Because of a shortage of housing (a result of reduced building activity and high immigration numbers) the rental market has tightened. According to ANZ, real rents rose by four per cent in 2008. Lower interest costs and ...

Green sprouts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... PM Howard won the election with then Treasurer Costello claiming bragging rights. Heck, Australia was even easing immigration rules because we were running out of workers and had to resort to human importation. That was at 5.6 per cent unemployment! ...

Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... 28 April 2005 issue of 'The Economist' printed that because of the 'low' unemployment rate, 'Amanda Vanstone, the immigration minister, said that Australia would take in 140,000 immigrants in 2005-06, 20,000 more than last year and the biggest number ...