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Independent schools are bastions of equality and tolerance
Sydney :: Australia | 2 days ago
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Those opposed to government funding to non-government schools argue the second. Over the past year or two a number of critics have argued that whereas government schools promote the common good, tolerance and respect for difference, non-government schools...
Tags: government schools, Foundation for Young Australians, Catholic, catholic schools, independence schools, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Education Union, average cost, social cohesion, Australia, Sydney, Public school, School choice, Parochial school, Catholic school, Alternative education, Education economics, Education in the United Kingdom, Independent school, Education, Social Issues, Religion Belief, Politics
Consumers prefer cash as wages grow
Shanghai :: China | 5 days ago
Credibility New data released on Thursday showed the annual average wage now stands at $62,431, having risen 5.2 per cent in the 12 months to August. While such growth stands well above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) perceived "line in the sand" of 4.5 per...
Tags: Western Australia, credit cards, Australian Bureau of Statistics, RBA, China, Shanghai, Wage, Minimum wage, Inflation, Reserve Bank of Australia, Economist, Business Finance
National Census for 2011
Melbourne :: Australia | 5 days ago
Credibility The Prime Minister and the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, today announced that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has been approved to conduct the 16th national Census on 9 August 2011. Census 2011 will be the largest data collection...
Tags: census form, Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABS, 2011 Media Statement, States, Australia, Melbourne, Genealogy, Population, New England town, United States Census, Demographics of Australia, Demography, Censuses, Social Issues, Politics
Perish the thought that we can handle a bigger population
Sydney :: Australia | 6 days ago
Credibility In the sprawling Austrian classic The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil, famed for its unreadability, the anti-hero, Ulrich, reads in a newspaper about "the racehorse of genius". That a "racehorse" can be a "genius" triggers a flash of alienation.
Tags: Australian Bureau of Statistics, population growth, North Sydney, desal plant, Australia, Sydney, Human geography, Overpopulation, Drought, Immigration, Environment, Demography, Population, Demographic economics
Resource projects dig us out of a hole
Sydney :: Australia | 7 days ago
Credibility S economic growth is expected to track well above long-term trends, buoyed by record capital expenditure in resources projects. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index, which measures the pace of economic activity three to nine months into the future,...
Tags: unpaid overtime, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute, Australia Institute, aussies clock, Australia, Sydney, Business Finance, Employment law, Labour relations, Unemployment, Employment, Economist, Working time, Labor economics, Employment compensation, Labor, Business law, Overtime, Labour economics, Labor rights, Eight-hour day, Karￅﾍshi, Labor history, Auckland, Work-life balance, Extra time
Labour Force figures for October
Berlin :: Germany | 11 days ago
Credibility The result is in line with market expectations which had been at 5.8 per cent. Seasonally adjusted employment rose 24,500, with the majority of those jobs being part-time. Full time jobs rose by 2,900, while part time employment rose by 21,500. Unemployment...
Tags: force figures, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force, Germany, Berlin, Unemployment, Employment, Rudd Government, Late-2000s recession, Celtic Tiger, Labor economics, Macroeconomics, Recessions, Labor, Business Finance
Surprise rise in Australian jobs
Sydney :: Australia | 13 days ago
Credibility It is the second monthly gain in a row and has led analysts to speculate that interest rates will be increased in December to 3.75% from 3.5%. In October, Australia became the first G20 country to raise rates since the global recession began, and it raised...
Tags: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Reserve Bank of Australia
Trade gap widens less than expected
Sydney :: Australia | 20 days ago
Credibility The country's trade deficit totaled $1.85 billion for the month, more than a revised gap of $1.65 billion for August. Analysts had predicted the gap would rise to $2.15 billion for September, according to a survey by Bloomberg News. Imports and exports...
Surprise retail fall cuts December rate rise chances
Sydney :: Australia | 21 days ago
Credibility The official seasonally adjusted figures show September sales fell 0.2 per cent compared with those in August. Not only that, but the preliminary sales figures for August have been downwardly revised from an increase of 0.9 per cent to a 0.7 per cent...
Tags: reserve banks, sales fell, rate rises, retail sales, Reserve Bank of Australia, seasonally adjusted, Australian Bureau of Statistics, THE Reserve Bank
Banks pounce on RBA rate rise
Sydney :: Australia | 21 days ago
Credibility S four major banks have all swiftly raised their mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank increased the official interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.5 per cent today. The RBA today raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.5 per cent, which met the...
Tags: Reserve Bank of Australia, Australian Bureau of Statistics, retailers sales, RBA, seasonally adjusted, ANZ Banking Group, reserve banks, rate rise
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