Australia

  • Jul 15, 2013
  • 2 min read

Australia carbon pricing set for reform or abolition

Treasurer Chris Bowen said on July 13 that Rudd will seek to bring forward a planned transition...

Australia
  • Jul 11, 2013
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Australia's weak jobs data will put Labor on defensive

The jobless rate rose to 5.7% in June, the statistics bureau revealed today -- the highest since...

Australia
  • Jul 2, 2013
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Australia's Labor to recover lost ground under Rudd

Kevin Rudd, reinstalled as prime minister last week in place of the ousted Julia Gillard,...

Australia
  • Jun 26, 2013
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Rudd set to lead Labor -- to defeat

Rudd became leader of the Labor Party today after defeating Julia Gillard in a leadership ballot...

Australia
  • Jun 11, 2013
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Labor set for instability as Australia election looms

Gillard today denied reports that she had lost the backing of a key party powerbroker, Cabinet...

Australia
  • Jun 5, 2013
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Australia begins transition to non-mining economy

Australia's GDP grew 2.5% year-on-year in the January-March quarter of 2013, the Bureau of...

Australia
  • May 24, 2013
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East Timor-Australia ties to fray over Timor Sea gas

East Timor has initiated arbitration proceedings against Australia aimed at formalising its...

Australia
  • May 23, 2013
  • 6 min read

Renminbi could challenge the dollar -- eventually

A currency which central banks hold in their portfolio is a 'reserve' currency. When the majority...

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