ABC The annual rate of headline inflation fell to 2.7 per cent in August, down from 3.5 per cent in July. That huge slowdown in the pace of headline inflation was expected, but economists say it needs to be interpreted cautiously. They say it partly reflects the recent introduction of Commonwealth and state government electricity […]
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THE STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT PROCESS SHOULD DELIVER GREATER SURETY FOR BOTH URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OUTCOMES THAN THE CURRENT PROJECT BY PROJECT ASSESSMENT PROCESS. Last week I spoke at a national Biodiversity Conference to highlight some of the challenges of trying to manage Western Australia’s rapid population growth within an ecologically sensitive footprint. The South West […]
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THIS WEEK ABS DATA WAS RELEASED SHOWING THAT THE NUMBER OF HOME LOANS INCREASED 18.9 PER CENT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2009, DRIVEN BY AN INCREASE IN LOANS TO UP-GRADERS (I.E. NON-FIRST HOME BUYERS). The amount borrowed also rose with both first home buyers and non-first home buyers increasing the amount […]
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