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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... temporary work s457 visas scheme after the government department responsible for system checks, the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA), recorded that only 65 per cent of sponsor employers were being monitored and only 18 per cent ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... and Queensland about 15,000. The report says that encouraging women into the mining workforce is required and that immigration should not be used ahead of using the national workforce to solve labour problems.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
... of an asian equivalent of the OECD that would coordinate and monitor economic practices in the area. Minister for Immigration Amanda Vanstone has released figures for the last financial year showing that 2,530 visas were granted for nurses, 2,270 for ...

Australian equities stronger for longer: Ausbil Dexia

... too, should begin to recover into the near future, according to Xiradis, because of stable demographics, positive immigration and the shortage in skills being overcome. "We're running at about 20 per cent below our long-term average, and we expect that ...

NZ interest rates rise

... some time as housing construction has dropped, house prices have levelled off, consumer demand has slowed along with immigration, factors indicating an economic deceleration. Dr Bollard agreed with this outlook and said "the recent monetary policy tightenings ...

Commonwealth Bank chief calls for raised labour productivity

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
... investors because they will be comparing that with Asia, not necessarily the OECD," he said. Increasing the birth rate or immigration levels were possible solutions, but inappropriate, according to Mr Murray. "The solution to the problem comes down to ...

RBA gov says could be generational conflict over tax burden

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... Australia's population was ageing less quickly than virtually any other developed country, thanks to our high level of immigration, Mr Macfarlane said. In broad terms Australia's future economic success would be defined by our relationship with the emerging ...

APEC will seek to exorcise the failures of WTO Cancun

... enhance and accomplish greater standards and conformance, customs procedures, rules of origin, dispute mediation, immigration rules for business travellers, government procurement and rules covering investment and services. "APEC is also working to strengthen ...

Australia wins OECD praise for fiscal, immigration policy

... socio-economic relations with regional neighbours. The report also reversed a recent trend by praising Australia's immigration policy, with higher numbers of current immigrants being better educated and possessing good work skills in comparison to other ...