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Is the loan market on the mend?

Mr Smith said the national results for the March quarter 2012 were 10% up on the corresponding quarter in 2011 with all states and territories on the mainland on the rise. Only Tasmania bucked the trend.

THE first quarter of 2012 has seen a welcome improvement in the number of home loan approvals nationwide and should boost the sector, says mortgage broker.
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Shorten returns fire on BHP

The Workplace Relations Minister, Bill Shorten, said claims that killing Labor's Fair Work Act, which replaced WorkChoices, would boost productivity and economic growth was ''a conservative fantasy''.

THE government has turned on the BHP Billiton chairman, Jac Nasser, suggesting he clean up his own backyard before blaming workplace relations laws.
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Service level key to management

Agencies often reduce their fees to gain business, however this can result in lower levels of service for both the property owner and the tenant.

THERE are many other more important things property owners should be considering than management fees when choosing an agency to manage their property.
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55 Telstra jobs face the chop

Communication Workers Union Queensland branch president Geoff Taylor said several workers were being kept on the payroll to train their successors - a claim Telstra refutes.

TOOWOOMBA Telstra workers have found themselves on the chopping block with 55 jobs to be cut by the end of the year.
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$70b worth of work

WITH so many major projects going on in the Gladstone region, it can be hard to keep track of them all.
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Agforce wary of CSG report

Dalby farmer Ian Hayllor (left) and Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio check the details at the release of the Queensland Water Commission’s Underground Water Impact Report.

THE release of a major report into the effects of coal seam gas mining on the Surat Basin has met with mixed reactions.
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Money 

Cost of living hurting needy

Cost of living hurting needy

THE two-speed economy is exacerbating cost-of-living pressures on those most in need, a Salvation Army report reveals.

 

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Technology  

Solar man sheds light on business

Solar man sheds light on business

HAVING being associated with the building industry for the past 30 years, Greg Sproule saw an opportunity and decided to embrace it with both hands.

 

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Opinion 

Super still a wealth builder

Super still a wealth builder

THE continual movement of the goal posts may put you off contributing to super, but superannuation remains a major tool for anybody trying to build wealth.

 

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Guides 

How to save on tax with Super

How to save on tax with Super

JUNE 30th is fast approaching which means the focus will be on saving tax by making contributions to super.

 

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