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Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... 28 April 2005 issue of 'The Economist' printed that because of the 'low' unemployment rate, 'Amanda Vanstone, the immigration minister, said that Australia would take in 140,000 immigrants in 2005-06, 20,000 more than last year and the biggest number ...

More bombshells before the recovery

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... credit crisis, the local economy will be buoyed by terms of trade levels better than those in the US and the UK, record immigration fuelling consumer spending and the massive backlog of construction work guaranteeing government spend regardless of the ...

Super funds fight for human rights

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... the UK since May last year. The Ethical Council called attention to systematic human rights abuses at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Center in London last year, which is managed by Sodexo's subsidiary Kalyx. And after just 19 months of discussions ...

Population growth hits 36 year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... recorded in a calendar year. But the number deaths also experienced their biggest increase to reach 137,800. Net overseas immigration at 184,400 is also running at record highs being the highest level in 19 years. Indeed one of the great ironies during ...

FBI sting catches $2.4bn mortgage fraud

The US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) swooped down Wall Street after charging more than 400 individuals for mortgage-related fraud and booked two ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers with conspiracy and securities fraud. ...

House prices 30 pct overvalued

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... shortage. Housing construction is currently running around 30,000 dwellings pa below annual underlying demand driven by immigration and natural population growth. This is more than evident for anyone who wants to rent accommodation. "Secondly, Australia ...

Rents to jump 50 pct, inflation to hit 4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... hardly going to inspire investors into the market to build yet more housing to meet the demand that is growing due to immigration, changing lifestyles and demographic factors.

Brumbie: The only Budget numbers that matter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... But the most amazing thing of all is how much attention the Budget actually gets. In 1950s post-war Australia the Immigration Minister actually had more status than the Treasurer. In those times Budgets used to be delivered and hardly anyone noticed. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... within the Multisector category, about 55 per cent went to NHMRC & health based work. Kevin Andrews the Minister for Immigration yesterday rejected the requests by some employers to lower the minimum pay rates for temporary migrants. Unions have claimed ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
... implications are that more pressure will be put on local interest rates as would rises in housing demand fuelled by immigration increases. The half year to September 2006 saw the highest increase in children born in Australia for 25 years with in excess ...