Australia economy

1 May 2013

Australian housing investment is unlikely to fill the void left in the nation's economic growth by a slowdown in the mining industry, says JPMorgan Chase.

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Chinese police say missing tycoon helped fugitive

23 Mar 2013

Police disclosed on Friday that a Chinese tycoon whose disappearance threatened to disrupt deals with mining companies in the United States and Australia is being held on suspicion he helped hide...

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Virgin Australia feels pinch from competition and tax

27 Feb 2013

Virgin Australia, the country's second-largest carrier, posted first-half profit that missed analyst estimates amid a fight with Qantas Airways for passengers and the impact of a carbon tax.

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Building approvals in surprise decline

6 Feb 2013

The number of permits granted to build or renovate houses and apartments fell 4.4 per cent from November, when they rose a revised 3.4 per cent, the Bureau of Statistics said in Sydney on Monday....

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More Chinese say g'day to Australia

28 Dec 2012

Yin Qiang, a technology manager from Beijing, travelled from Australia's Gold Coast to Melbourne before climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge with his wife. Next time, they might see a show at the...

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Slowing China drags on Australia

6 Dec 2012

Slowing momentum in China curbed Australia's economic growth to 0.5 per cent in the three months to September and 3.1 per cent from a year earlier, official data showed yesterday.

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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Business Digest, December 3, 2012

Cooling moves take edge off home prices

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IMF says Australia has room to lower interest rates

Australia has scope to lower its benchmark interest rate further and delay a return to budget surpluses this year should the global outlook deteriorate, the International Monetary Fund's executive...

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Australia home-loan approvals gain in September after rate cuts

Australian home-loan approvals rose in September for a second month as buyers responded to the central bank's interest-rate cuts.

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LEADER

Australia needs to heed advice on engaging China

Australia's economy has been doing so well out of mining for China it may come as a surprise to hear the good times won't last forever without fuller engagement with Asia. That's the message of a...

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AUSTRALIA

Asia will power Australian economy into top 10, says Gillard

An ambitious plan aimed at maximising links with booming China and other soaring Asian economies will push Australia into the world's top 10 wealthiest nations by 2025, the government says.

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