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Building approvals increase 1.6% to 16,264 units in October: ABS

The number of building approvals in Australia during October had risen 1.6 per cent to 16,264 units, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. Building approvals for private sector houses during October was 10,521, which is a rise of 9.2% ...

Mark Latham is new ALP leader

Mark Latham has been elected as the new leader of the Australian Labor Party, narrowly tipping former leader Kim Beazly by 47 votes to 45. The 42-year old MP from western Sydney now takes over the reins from Simon Crean, who intends to continue as a ...

Superannuation, a key nation-building goal: Coonan at ASFA Conference

The enhancement of superannuation and retirement savings in Australia is a key nation-building process and a major priority of the Government policy-making process, according to the Federal Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan. ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker today but was remaining buoyant within close proximity of six-year highs after jumping one US cent yesterday in response to a surprise interest rate hike. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at ...

October retail index positive

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
Australian consumers are gearing up for a big spending Christmas with retail confidence high, according to the October Retail Activity index. The Index results indicate that Australian consumers are heading into what the traditional busiest period of ...

Building activity worth $11.21 billion during the June quarter: ABS

Building activity across Australia during the June quarter reached $11.216 billion, driven primarily by construction activity in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, although the highest increase during the quarter was recorded in the Northern ...

August retail sales up 1.0%, dwelling approvals down 2.4%: ABS

Australian consumer spending growth remains buoyant, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today reporting retail turnover rose a further 1.0% in August. The gain follows revised increases of 0.9% in July and 1.1% in June, while the level of ...

Australian population grows 1.3% to 19,875,000: ABS

The population of Australia increase by 1.3 per cent for the past year to 19,875,000 people at end of the March quarter 2003, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The increase was 262,000 over the previous year, with the highest growth ...

S&P maintains BankWest credit rating

Standard & Poor's said today that it affirmed it's A long-term counterparty credit rating on the Bank of Western Australia Ltd and removed it from CreditWatch with positive implications. The A-1 short-term rating, which was affirmed on May 12, is unchanged. ...

Unemployment rate dips 0.4% to 5.8%: ABS

The latest labour figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the nation's unemployment rate dipped 0.4 per cent from 6.2% in July 2003 to 5.8% in August 2003. The labour force participation rate has risen in that period ...