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Australian housing crisis escalates as affordability worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... weak disposable income growth have caused housing affordability to drop to its lowest point in decades, according to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) senior economists. The economists pointed out that Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
Calls for a paid reproductive leave scheme are mounting, as Queensland Unions launches a campaign pushing for new entitlements including preventative health leave. It comes as the Senate investigates issues related to menopause and perimenopause. The ...

Centuria REIT valuation dives $124m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
... valuation was cut by $102 million or 4.4%. Since, the REIT has agreed to several divestments, including in Robina, Queensland and Canberra. Commenting on today's valuations, COF fund manager and Centuria head of office Grant Nichols said: "COF is a portfolio ...

Local housing market to reach inflection point: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... growth of housing values is expected to become more diverse - both in terms of geography and housing types. "WA and Queensland look well placed to outperform the rest of the country given solid interstate migration rates, low supply and less affordability ...

QIC opens new international office

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has expanded its international footprint, opening a new office in Singapore, aiming to strengthen local partnerships and capital opportunities with Asian-based institutional investors. QIC chief executive Kylie ...

AMP adds to board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... executives across various sectors, including financial services. Bailey-Lord previously served on the boards of the Bank of Queensland, Monash College, QBE Insurance (Australia Pacific Operations), Australian Government Solicitor, Trinity College, and ...

Allianz Retire+ heavyweight jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... phase of the Quality of Advice reforms. Separately, Ryan Harbin has joined Allianz Retire+ as the state manager of Queensland. He arrived from Dexus, where he held a similar role. Before that, he was a regional manager with Russell Investments, Challenger ...

Australian farmland values in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... saw the strongest year-on-year growth in the first half of the year. While Victoria experienced modest growth, both Queensland and Tasmania saw a collective 27.8% decline in median price. Positively, median price growth in cropping regions generally ...

First Super appoints to board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... Australian Government in research and policy including with the CSIRO and ABARES. Currently, Stephens serves as Timber Queensland chief executive and Forestry Australia director. In 2012, Stephens received a Gottstein Fellowship to investigate active ...

Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... the law to protect survivors of domestic and family violence", led to changes to domestic and family violence laws in Queensland and South Australia, improving the responsiveness and efficiency of the legal system. EY chief sustainability officer Mat ...
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