Australia’s mining boom isn’t over yet and the slowdown in China’s economy is likely to be “cyclical rather than structural,” according to HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham. In an interview with CNBC Bloxham said Australia’s economy was in “good shape” and the mining industry would continue to drive growth over the coming months. “Mining investments are in Read the full article…
Making fly-in, fly-out a women’s game
Sep 14, 2012 Articles
In Western Australia, the phrase ‘fly-in, fly-out worker’ tends to conjure up the image of a cashed-up bloke with a penchant for living hard, leaving a trail of fast cars and real estate in his wake. But this stereotype could not be further from Karla Dickson. “I was seriously having dreams I was abandoning my Read the full article…
Perth rents continue to climb
Sep 14, 2012 Articles
Median rents across metropolitan Perth continue to increase. The latest REIWA data for the three months to August indicates that median house rents rose by $10 to $450 per week, while units, apartments and villas rose by $20 to $430 per week. The latest rise follows a $10 increase in the March quarter and a Read the full article…
Landlords urged to ensure they lodge bond money correctly
Jul 28, 2012 Articles
Fair Trading Minister Doug Shave has urged the State’s landlords to make sure they lodge bond money correctly. “When bond money is lodged in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act, the interests of both owners and tenants are protected, and disputes between parties are minimised,” Mr Shave said. Speaking in Broome, Mr Shave said the Read the full article…
Today Tonight – Rio Jobs
May 1, 2012 Articles
Rio Jobs Reporter: Graeme Butler The Rio-Tinto Juggernaut is rolling into town and it wants four thousand workers NOW for its W.A mining operations. It’s a job campaign like no other targeting 6000 new employees across Australia. It’s a campaign of Olympic proportions and has enlisted some famous Olympians to lead the charge Rio has 15 Read the full article…
Property killings to be made in the Pilbara boom!
May 1, 2012 Articles | Pilbara property
WHEN governments spend big in an area, private money usually follows. For that reason, government decisions can be a major creator of real estate hotspots. The regional centres of Western Australia’s Pilbara region were real estate outperformers long before the state government decided to tip serious money into their infrastructure. But the expenditure, followed by Read the full article…
Western Australia outperforms the rest
Apr 30, 2012 Articles | Government & Policy
SO strongly is Western Australia performing, the national economy is now being viewed in terms of Australia as a whole and Australia excluding WA. The latest report card by Commonwealth Securities (CommSec) on Australia’s states suggests WA’s influence, courtesy of the mining boom, has become so powerful it warrants its own special consideration. Every three Read the full article…
Pilbara Property Prospects Piping Hot!
Apr 30, 2012 Articles | Pilbara property
IN DEMAND: Ongoing resources developments have made Port Hedland a property investment hotspot, according to a new report. Ten Western Australian suburbs have been ranked in the nation’s top 50 for potential capital growth, as the state’s resources boom intensifies demand for residential property. Regional towns in WA featured strongly in the Fast 50 report, Read the full article…
WA Leads the way for Australian growth
Apr 30, 2012 Articles
THE mining boom state of Western Australia continues to lead the nation’s economic growth and is set to maintain its course for most of this year. WA’s economic output is now 28 per cent higher than its 10-year average, the latest quarterly State of the States report compiled by CommSec shows. “Western Australia has consolidated Read the full article…