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Archives for September 2018
A scary warning for the Australian dollar — By Robert Gottliebsen for The Australian Business Spectator
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One. Pic: AFP Just before noon on Friday in New York we saw a symptom of emerging nation contagion hit the Australian dollar. The currency traders, fresh from trashing currencies like the South African rand and ... Read more
Conference Update-Andrew Rae
Godfrey Pembroke, our licensee, recently held their biennial Conference on the Gold Coast and I thought I would share some of the highlights. The conference was three full days of content and the agenda was jam packed! The sessions ranged from Technical and Legislation updates; updates from ... Read more
Budget Breakdown: Implications for Property Buyers and Sellers
How will 2018’s Budget affect the national property market? For buyers and sellers alike, we take a look at what you need to know. The 2017 Budget had a strong focus on housing supply and affordability. This year, housing took a back seat with no new, direct measures for first homebuyers or ... Read more
Top 4 Flower Festivals in Australia
Nothing says spring more than bright, eye-catching flowers coloring in the vast Australian landscape. Various destinations around the country embrace the floral theme by hosting vibrant flower festivals each spring. Find out more about Australia's flower festivals that take place in the southern ... Read more
Five Things You Need to Know about The Australian Economy—By Dr Shane Oliver, Chief Economist for AMP Capital
Introduction For years now, many have told us that Australia is heading for an imminent recession. By contrast official forecasts have long been looking for several years of above trend growth. In the event neither has happened and we don’t see them happening anytime soon. Against this backdrop ... Read more
Innovation in trouble as Silicon Valley plateaus — by The Economist (Printed in the Australian Business Review)
Impression of new Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. “Like Florence in the Renaissance.” That is a common description of what it is like to live in Silicon Valley. America’s technology capital has an outsize influence on the world’s economy, stockmarkets and culture. This ... Read more