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Rents to jump 50 pct, inflation to hit 4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... hardly going to inspire investors into the market to build yet more housing to meet the demand that is growing due to immigration, changing lifestyles and demographic factors.

Brumbie: The only Budget numbers that matter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... But the most amazing thing of all is how much attention the Budget actually gets. In 1950s post-war Australia the Immigration Minister actually had more status than the Treasurer. In those times Budgets used to be delivered and hardly anyone noticed. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... within the Multisector category, about 55 per cent went to NHMRC & health based work. Kevin Andrews the Minister for Immigration yesterday rejected the requests by some employers to lower the minimum pay rates for temporary migrants. Unions have claimed ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
... implications are that more pressure will be put on local interest rates as would rises in housing demand fuelled by immigration increases. The half year to September 2006 saw the highest increase in children born in Australia for 25 years with in excess ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... temporary work s457 visas scheme after the government department responsible for system checks, the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA), recorded that only 65 per cent of sponsor employers were being monitored and only 18 per cent ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... and Queensland about 15,000. The report says that encouraging women into the mining workforce is required and that immigration should not be used ahead of using the national workforce to solve labour problems.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
... of an asian equivalent of the OECD that would coordinate and monitor economic practices in the area. Minister for Immigration Amanda Vanstone has released figures for the last financial year showing that 2,530 visas were granted for nurses, 2,270 for ...

Australian equities stronger for longer: Ausbil Dexia

... too, should begin to recover into the near future, according to Xiradis, because of stable demographics, positive immigration and the shortage in skills being overcome. "We're running at about 20 per cent below our long-term average, and we expect that ...

NZ interest rates rise

... some time as housing construction has dropped, house prices have levelled off, consumer demand has slowed along with immigration, factors indicating an economic deceleration. Dr Bollard agreed with this outlook and said "the recent monetary policy tightenings ...

Commonwealth Bank chief calls for raised labour productivity

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
... investors because they will be comparing that with Asia, not necessarily the OECD," he said. Increasing the birth rate or immigration levels were possible solutions, but inappropriate, according to Mr Murray. "The solution to the problem comes down to ...