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Australia must focus on 'friend-shoring': UNSW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... election. The research found that navigating United States-China trade relations, reassessing immigration and high population growth, and boosting stagnant productivity are among the key economic obstacles facing the country. The report said regardless ...

Dexus delivers profit, flags 'turning point'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... reaching a turning point for real asset owners. Longer-term trends remain sound with demand underpinned by strong population growth." The turnaround in performance follows a tough year for Dexus. In August 2024, Dexus Funds Management wiped $1.9 billion ...

WA best performing state, but economic growth lags

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... (5.8%), and Tasmania (5.3%). WA was however strongest for retail spending, employment market, home lending, population growth, and dwelling starts (driven in part by population growth and home lending). Looking ahead, the report said WA and Queensland ...

Unemployment edges up despite jobs added

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... slightly higher than the average monthly rise of 0.3% during 2024. It was also higher than the average monthly population growth of 0.2% over the year." The employment-to-population ratio rose 0.1% to a new record of 54.5%. "This was 0.5 percentage points ...

Brighter Super to buy up Queensland real assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... e-commerce, adoption of automation in the industry, and the domestic trend to hold higher levels of stock locally. Population growth is also a factor, he said. "We are excited about the continuation of our successful longstanding relationship targeting ...

GPT Group, Perron enter retail partnership

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... are top performing in their respective trade areas and extremely well positioned, in catchments with strong population growth and favourable demographics," GPT's chief executive Russell Proutt said. "Our investment is consistent with GPT's strategy to ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... 0.2% in November 2024, following an average monthly rise of 0.3% since the middle of 2024, in line with recent population growth. "The participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 67% in November, from the historic high of 67.1% in September," ...

Productivity slump threatens asset returns: Shane Oliver

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... Oliver. Oliver said productivity growth has been constrained by a cocktail of factors, including very strong population growth which has led to housing affordability issues, a slowdown in business investment, increased market concentration which has ...

Nuveen raises over $400m for real estate debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... conservative lending parameters and prime assets or projects in sectors that benefit most from Australia's high population growth and limited supply. "Through continued partnerships with likeminded clients, we are excited to continue taking advantage ...

Resources for the win in 2025: Datt Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... industrial developments. "Natural resources are essential to daily life and underpin global economic progress; global population growth, urbanisation and rising prosperity in developing economies are driving increased demand for minerals and energy," ...