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Students ‘not to blame’ for rental crisis

International students have minimal impact on Australia’s rental market, according to a new report. Countering commentary that the influx of overseas students is a

Job scams impacting most vulnerable

More Australians are falling victim to job scams as people look for part-time work to ease cost-of living pressures. A report from the National Anti-Scam Centre showed

Migration Points Test set for overhaul

A points system which attracts younger, better skilled and more gender-diverse migrants is the focus of a new Federal Government discussion paper. The Review of the

Inflation rises but continuing to stabilise

Australia’s inflation rate is continuing to stabilise at lower rates, but remains outside the Reserve Bank’s two to three percent target range. Figures released by

Consumer confidence low, with little optimism

Consumer confidence is at its lowest level of the year and Australians are becoming increasingly pessimistic about the economy over the next few years. The latest

Queensland middle of economic pack, but surging

Queensland’s economy continues to gather momentum, based on the latest CommSec State of the States report. The quarterly report, which tracks eight economic

Sheep farmers have ridden a rocky rollercoaster

Much of Australia’s early economic success came from the wool industry – a nation “riding on the sheep’s back”. That was then. New longitudinal research just

10,000 business predicted to fail before June 30

More than 10,000 Australian business are expected to go into administration this financial year, if the current rate of insolvencies continue. Releasing third quarter

Unemployment and hours worked on the rise

Australia’s unemployment ranks grew by 21,000 in March but the underlying labour market trends remain stable. Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics

Chocolate eating rises, fresh food declines

Australians have turned to chocolate over the past five years as vegetable, fruit and milk consumption drops. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics food consumption

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