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Chief economist update: The UK's new plan... after two plans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... infections forced the UK government to impose strict lockdown measures, giving "bobbies" power to fine people leaving their homes for "non-essential" reasons on March 23. These restrictions were then gradually eased in stages as cases fell: May 13 - ...

Retirees value home over super: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... balance. For retirees living in metropolitan areas, the value of property is even higher with Sydney retirees living in their homes worth 6.2 times their superannuation balance. Over 80% of the average respondent's wealth is held in the value of their ...

Women focus in Labor budget reply

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... "There's 100,000 social housing dwellings around the country that are in urgent need of repair," he said. "These are people's homes - and they're a job creation plan ready and waiting in every city and town. Tradies could be ordering from suppliers today ...

Several black holes in budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... disappointing to see that the essential social infrastructure of social housing was ignored. "Investing in 30,000 social homes within the next four years is an obvious solution that will not only help to end homelessness in Australia but will also create ...

Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... announced today, divided equally across these workers, comes in at $30.54 per person, she said. And with around 3000 nursing homes across the country, Duckett said the funding didn't go far enough. "They need to fundamentally reform the aged care ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... world. On March 23, the government imposed strict lockdown measures, giving "bobbies" power to fine people leaving their homes for "non-essential" reasons. These restrictions were then gradually eases in stages: May 13 - some restrictions on who could ...

Chief economist update: It's about human life, not human rights

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... further limited the freedom of Victorians all - among which is a daily curfew that prohibits Melburnians from leaving their homes between 8pm and 5am unless for "work, medical care and caregiving". They have forced the temporary closure of all non-essential ...

Chief economist update: UK plans for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... world. On March 23, the government imposed strict lockdown measures, giving "bobbies" power to fine people leaving their homes for "non-essential" reasons. These restrictions were then gradually eased in stages: 13 May - some restrictions on who could ...

FPA Congress moves online

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... The event has been designed to follow the program offered at Congress, but viewers will be able to participate from their homes and access on-demand to fit different schedules. "From July through to October 2020, the FPA Virtual Congress will bring together ...

Amazon launches climate VC fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... products around the world, set to deliver more than 7.6 million MWh of renewable energy annually; enough to power 680,000 homes in the US. It has also made two investments from its $100 million Right Now Climate Fund in reforestation projects around ...