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December trade balance widens to $2.55 billion: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
Australia's trade gap widened in December as consumers took advantage of cheaper imported goods in the lead-up to Christmas. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the trade balance blew out to $2.55 billion, compared with the $1.72 billion ...

GPT expects strong retail, industrial income growth

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2004
Listed property trust General Property Trust said today it expects to experience strong growth in retail and industrial income and an improvement in office and tourism markets in 2004. GPT said net profit for the 12 months to December 31, 2003 was up ...

Pineapple executive pleads guilty to ASIC charges

The executive chairman of Sunshine Coast tourist icon The Big Pineapple has pleaded guilty to three counts of managing a corporation while disqualified, following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation. In 1998, ASIC ...

Economists expect 1.3 per cent GDP growth in September quarter

Strong household consumption is expected to have quickened the pace of economic growth in Australia in the three months to September as the economy rebounds from a soft patch in the June quarter. The AAP economic indicator for December showed gross ...

66,000 new jobs in Australia for February quarter: forecast

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2003
More than 60,000 new jobs will be created across Australia in the 2003/04 February quarter, according to a new report out today. The second quarterly Sydney Morning Herald Employment Forecast said the global economic recovery and a rebound in tourism ...

NT chief minister in campaign to generate investments to the area

The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Clare Martin, has been in a four-state tour as part of an investment campaign aimed at encouraging investors to consider NT as a possible destination for their funds and business. Ms Martin travelled to ...

NAB survey reveals unrelenting business strength in October

The National Australia Bank (NAB) monthly business survey for October's key finding is one of unrelenting economic strength, with two other significant findings being made - namely, large jumps in forward orders and in business confidence. The survey ...

Lure of high yields attracts global fund investments in Australia

... standard, said that Australia as a destination for global investors is becoming increasingly attractive. Returning from a tour of the US, Mr Koukoulas, had said the latest sentiment amongst American investors are driven by the prospect of high yields ...

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 ...

ANZ job ads up 1.4%

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
Australian newspaper job advertisements rose for the sixth consecutive month in October, the longest stretch of gains in four years, a survey found. ANZ job ads rose 1.4 per cent, continuing the upward trend since May and indicating further employment ...