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Home loan affordability falls to a seven year low: AMP/REIA

The affordability of home loans across Australia has fallen to a seven year low according to the AMP Banking/REIA Home Loan Affordability Indicator released today. The national Home Loan Affordability Indicator (HLAI), the ratio of median family income ...

Job advertisements rise 1.5% in August: ANZ job advertisement series

The number of job advertisements in major metropolitan newspapers rose by 1.5 per cent in August, to an average of 21,081 per week, the highest level since February and 0.3% higher than in August last year. "The modest upward trend in job advertising ...

Building approvals rise 2.1% for July: ABS

Building approvals across Australia during the month of July was 15,029, a rise of 2.1 per cent from June's figure and a rise of 3.7% for the year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The Bureau also said that the approvals for private ...

Federal court approves schemes of arrangement for BankWest

The federal court has approved the schemes of arrangement by which HBOS plc takes over the shares it does not already own in Bank of Western Australia. Justice Robert French today approved schemes of arrangement for BankWest, which proposed by 57 per ...

Standard & Poor's announces additions to the S&P/ASX Indices

Equity indices provider Standard & Poor's has announced that, effective after the close of business on 26 August 2003 two constituent additions will take place in the S&P/ASX 100 and S&P/ASX 200 indices. These additions will be reflected in the starting ...

Sales of new motor vehicles rise 1.3% to 78,316 in July

The number of new motor vehicle sales for July rose 1.3 per cent to 78,316 compared with 77,300 in June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. Of the total, passenger vehicle sales during July was 49,687 whilst other vehicles were 28,629. ...

Former CBA manager appears in court over $19 million stealing charge

A former manager of a Commonwealth Bank branch in Western Australia appeared in court today on a charge of stealing $19 million from the bank. Kim David Faithfull of Karratha, made a brief appearance in Perth Magistrates Court after being charged by ...

BankWest posts $82.8 million 6-month profit

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2003
Bank of Western Australia Ltd said today the banking industry continues to face a challenging environment ahead, despite posting a 4.7 per cent increase in interim profit. BankWest reported a net profit of $82.8 million for the six months to 30 June ...

New motor vehicle sales in Australia marginally lower for June: ABS

The number of new motor vehicle sales across Australia during June 2003 was 77,330, marginally lower than the figure for May (77,349), the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The number of new passenger car sales during June was 50,132 ...

Unemployment rises 0.1% in June 2003: ABS

The national unemployment rate increased by 0.1 per cent during June, compared with May's figures, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The total number of people employed as at June 2003 was 9,507,500, a decrease of 54,000 full-time ...