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The Australian government is to use biometrics to strengthen its border security, which could be of interest to people migrating to the country.
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Unemployment in Australia needs to remain low to allow the price of property in the country to grow or at least remain stable, an economist has claimed.
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Retail sales have fallen sharply, underscoring the weakness in the economy and ruling out any RBA rate hikes until mid-2011 at the earliest.
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Less money was spent on renovating properties in Australia in the third quarter of the year than in the second quarter.
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A lot of people are still looking to buy their first property in Australia, but nowhere near as many as last year, figures from the Office of State Revenue have…
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Brisbane's median property prices continue to slide, with latest figures revealing values have dropped for the fifth consecutive month.
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The Gillard government has moved to ease pressure on rising power prices by phasing out support for household rooftop solar panels from July next year, one year…
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Lower-than-expected September quarter GDP figures and the downwards revision of the June quarter numbers mean either the ABS or the RBA has been wrong about the…
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The number of Australian properties approved increased by 9.3 per cent from September to October, new figures have shown.
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Investors could be in for a bargain year in 2011. The latest RP Data dwelling figures show home values were up 0.3 per cent in the October quarter, but declinin…
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Tasmanian property sales have received a spring boost. The Real Estate Institute says the number of sales rose 10 per cent from September to October, though the…
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Perth's property market continued its downward spiral in October, with house prices plummeting 1.8 per cent, cementing its position as the worst performing city…
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