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The average mortgage finance for Australian First home buyers in Feb 2011, as compared to February 2010, has again dropped slightly, down to $277,000 or about 2.7 times the average annual income for 2 full time adults workers ....
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Greater London Average Detached house prices = £807,526 (A$1.29m) while Greater Sydney Median Detached House price = $550,000...

Australian Average Commute to work time is 27 minutes...

In the twelve months to November 2010, full-time adult total earnings rose by 3.8% for males and 4.8% for females.
The Changes per State for full-time adult male total earnings are:

• 2.48% NSW
  
• 4.04% SA
  
• 4.09% VIC
  
• 4.16% QLD
  
• 4.26% TAS
  
• 5.57% ACT
  
• 7.12% NT
  
• 7.38% WA

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29th January 2011

Average Adult Earnings. May 2010
$73,028 Male Full Time
$60,720 Female Full Time

Average Adult full-time non-managerial Earnings. May 2010
$70,382 Male Full Time (40.3 hours per week)
$62,993 Female Full Time (38.0 hours per week)

The state by state figures can be seen... here .

An opportunity arises when a person flies one direction by one airline, and then the return trip by the other, to evaluate the two airlines. Well, this just happened, and the difference can be incredible and expensive.

(7 Dec) Watch this space... I am waiting for the airline response before publishing what actually happened...
I am still waiting (22 Dec). Looks like Virgin Blue will be getting our future flights...

23rd January 2011. Still no reply, other than the automatic "Your Message has been received" one. Jetstar is off my list of flight options. If it hadn't cost us money it may not be too bad, but at an extra $200 charge at check-in, on the way home ... never again. Purely because they are not prepared to reply.

18th February 2011 - I got a reply, but a waste of time reply, and an insulting "we hope you will travel with us again" comment !!

At its meeting today, 7th December 2010, the RBA decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent. This was the expected result for this month.

The next rate announcement will be on the 1st February 2011.

US owner of Baskin Robbins and Cookie Man loses licence to run 92 Aussie ice cream stores after ...

Applications for Victorian Government state sponsorship will open under the State Migration Plan on 3 November 2010.

The Australian National Education Curriculum will be available for implementation from the 2011 school year by those schools that are in the position to commence it in time....more ...

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IKEA has plans to open another six new Australian outlets, three in Melbourne, two in Sydney and one in Brisbane....more ...

THE inner Perth suburb of Northbridge has been confirmed as the city's most violent area after dark......more ...

The latest ABS average wages show that Full-time Male adult total earnings have increased to $1,406.70 pw from $1,336.40 12 months before, an increase of 5.26%...more ...

According to a newspaper report, anyone that has not completed both secondary education and nursing/midwifery education programs in Australia, will be required to demonstrate English language competence. more ...

Australians have lifted the lid on what stresses them out while driving, with almost all the drivers surveyed across the nation (99%) saying they have experienced unsafe and potentially life-threatening behaviour on our roads. more ...

The ABS Consumer Price Index rose 3.1% through the year to the June quarter 2010 more ...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics produces a report each year showing the Average Earnings and hours worked by Specific Occupations. Medical practitioners are at the top of this list, and Hairdressers are at the bottom...
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The Labor party has announced that the Education Tax Refund (ETR) scheme may be expanded to cover school uniforms from July 2011. ....
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The average mortgage finance for First home buyers in May 2010, as compared to April 2010, has dropped slightly in most States. ....
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More good news released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics show that the unemployment rate for Male full time workers has dropped again to 4.78% ....
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Figures from an ABS report, issued 6th July 2010, shows the number of UK settlers arriving in Australia has dropped by almost 40% compared to the previous 12 months ....
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Teachers, Mechanics and Engineers have been warned ....
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Quorn the Meat and Soya free food is now in Australia...
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The Major banks are beginning to cut interest rates on some fixed term home loans.
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Australian retail sales increased by 0.59% in April 2010, following a similar increase of 0.75% in March 2010.
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The 2010 Mercer Quality of Living Survey covered 221 cities and
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A recent survey by the Finance Sector Union has shown that not everyone is dissatisfied with their bank in Australia. In fact, only 28% are dissatisfied.
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Average Annual Income for All Australian Male Full Time workers based on Total Income, from the ABS Feb 2010 report, has risen from $68,468 in Feb 2009 by 6.06% to $72,618 in Feb 2010
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219 occupations have been removed from the SOL and they include: Cooks, Hairdressers and Pharmacists.
These changes will come into effect on July 1st 2010.
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The Unemployment rate for Australians looking for full-time work in April 2010, on a seasonally adjusted basis was:
5.13% Males (5.08% March 2010)
6.21% Females (6.11% March 2010)
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Winner of the 2010 CHOICE Award for Best Low-Fee Bank Account.
The National Australia Bank is currently the best option for many people, due to it's NO MONTHLY FEES...
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The low income earners in Australia, as well as paying no tax on the first $6,000 of income, receive what is called a "Low Income Tax Offset" (LITO) rebate, normally at the end of the year, once...
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