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Employment growth slowed in October after a strong run, but the jobless rate stayed low and underlying trends remained relatively healthy.
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Australia's major banks are increasingly using artificial intelligence, with AI involved in the home loan approvals process.
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With the government aiming to build 1.2 million homes, could fast-tracking skilled migrant visas help fix our housing crisis?
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The Australian Government must stop acting in the interests of US shareholders (Pearls and Irritations)
Why are wage earners and homeowners with mortgages bearing the brunt of high interest payments which certainly constrain spending and damage the retail sector,
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Unemployment rate in September was 4.1% – making it unlikely the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates this year.
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New analysis has revealed key Aussie workers are being priced out of homes further and further away from the city, as the rental crisis begins to “sprawl”.
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In the wake of interest rates being kept on hold, there is a warning today that property price growth in the nation's two biggest capital cities will continue t…
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There were hopes of a series of rates cuts coming soon, but hopes have been dashed by shock new figures today.
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For all its negatives, the pandemic was the perfect time to emigrate away from capital cities with the landscape of work undergoing a complete transformation to…
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The Federal Court has put a limping company out of its misery weeks after all staff were brutally sacked.
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Increased flexibility has led to a sharp rise in empty office space across CBDs worldwide, which could affect their retirement savings.
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A property summit has heard a more nuanced story about the correction in property values at the end of the era of ultra-cheap money.
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