Australia
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Swifties boost spending but overall consumer pulse in Australia weak
The Australian economy got a leg up from Taylor Swift concerts but the much-anticipated visit was not enough to counter penny pinching elsewhere. Spending as tracked by Commonwealth Bank has …
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Greek speaking builders in Australia on the fall, calls for improved immigration system
Greek speaking construction workers in Australia are on the decline according to The Australian, with warnings of labour shortages and construction cost blowouts under current migration settings. There has been …
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House prices may surge if buyers use super for deposits
House prices could surge by as much as $86,000 in some Australian capitals if aspiring homebuyers use their superannuation to put down a deposit. Under the federal opposition’s housing proposal, …
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Wealthy Australians called on to pay more for aged care
Wealthier Australians are being urged to pay more for aged care so the government can help older people with lesser means access residential and in-home services. The overall wealth of …
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NAPLAN results to arrive within weeks of testing
For more than one million Australian students, the anxious wait for their NAPLAN test results will be cut in half. On Wednesday, 1.3 million school students from nearly 10,000 schools …
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Man who held Nick Kyrgios’ mother at gunpoint and stole car pleads guilty
The man accused of holding Nick Kyrgios’ mother at gunpoint and stealing the tennis star’s car has pleaded guilty to the crime in the ACT Supreme Court. According to the …
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Voters set date to elect Scott Morrison’s replacement
Voters in the Sydney seat of Cook will head to the polls on April 13 in a by-election to choose a replacement in parliament for Scott Morrison. The by-election was …
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Australia swelters as temp records tumble
Records have been smashed as people in southeastern Australia swelter through an autumn heatwave over the long weekend. Melbourne and Hobart sizzled overnight, with the Bureau of Meteorology recording unprecedented temperatures for …
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Professor Arthur Christopoulos receives ASPET Goodman and Gilman Award in Receptor Pharmacology
Professor Arthur Christopoulos FAA FAHMS, the Dean of Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has become the first Australian to receive the prestigious American Society for Pharmacology and …
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‘No silver bullet’ for housing crisis, experts warn
Australians are searching desperately for a cure-all to the housing crisis. Low vacancy rates and high demand are driving rents through the roof, climbing interest rates are draining mortgage holders’ …