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Tasmania leads economic recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... housing market, a new report shows. For the eighth quarter in a row, the Apple Isle has outgunned the other states and territories based on its relative unemployment, retail spending, equipment investment and dwelling, according to the latest CommSec ...

Tight labour market not yet producing wage growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... yet. "Mapping a Phillips curve relationship between unemployment and wages growth across Australia's states and territories suggests that we are likely to need a persistent period of labour market tightness to generate a lift in wages growth to the ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... There is also a shortage of nurses, childcare workers, cooks, bakers, locksmiths, and mechanics across all states and territories. Raising the threshold, ACCI chief executive Andrew McKellar said, will encourage greater participation, bringing more workers ...

WA government seeks to improve WA's ESG outcomes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... information pack the first of its kind for WA, it's also the most comprehensive ESG information pack of the States and Territories. "It will be valuable in showcasing the varied commitments already underway in WA to global investors," McGowan said.

Charter Hall Direct bolsters distribution team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... added: "The state-based distribution team is designed to better service our growing adviser community in all states and territories." "Having our team located close to our clients means we can work collaboratively together to further enhance client outcomes ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... things, closing its borders to people travelling from hotspots. Not including the restrictions in other states and territories and border closures, the lockdown in Sydney alone is estimated to cost the economy around $2 billion. Melbourne's fourth ...

Chief economist update: How do you solve a problem like Australia's housing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... valuation segments". Home values for "all dwellings" in Australia increased in all of the country's six states and two territories in May, ranging from a 3.2% month-over-month surge in Hobart to a 1.1% appreciation in Perth. Guess my sons (three) ...

Putting the local property boom in perspective

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... property markets of Australia's capital cities. There was a 7.3% average change in prices across 56 countries and territories, with Turkey experiencing the highest rate of annual price growth in the year to the first quarter of 2021 at 32%. This was ...

Chief economist update: Home sweet home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... valuation segments". Home values for "all dwellings" in Australia increased in all of the country's six states and two territories in May, ranging from a 3.2% month-over-month surge in Hobart to a 1.1% appreciation in Perth. The Australian Bureau ...

Budget to boost home ownership rates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... newly built home with a deposit of as little as 5%. An additional $124.7 million will also be given to states and territories to bolster public housing stocks. "The government understands the importance of owning your own home and the significant economic ...