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Forest Lake Most Popular Brisbane Suburb

Brisbane’s Forest Lake was again the most popular suburb in Queensland last year. A 1000-hectare master-planned community 22km southwest of Brisbane, Forest Lake is particularly popular with first homebuyers and young families.

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Mixed House Price Data for Australian Cities

The latest Australian house price figures show that the Government’s first home buyers boost scheme has done little, thus far, to stem falling property prices.

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Sharp Decline in Australian Job Ads

Australian job advertisements plunged in February. The fall of 10.4% was the largest monthly decline since the combined internet and newspaper series commenced in 1999.

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Australia’s General Skilled Immigration Cut

Immigration levels are to be cut by fourteen percent with building workers to face the greatest cuts. It will be the first cut to the skilled migration program for more than 10 years and will reduce numbers from 133,500 to 115,000.

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Sending Australian Jobs To India – Or Not?

Last week, India’s Economic times had good news for its readers. 500 ANZ Bank jobs were going to be shifted from Melbourne to Bangalore. Today, however, Melbourne may have cause to celebrate.

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