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Housing affordability in Australia; population growth vs. housing supply

Immigration and housing affordability – why immigration should be lower Key Points:The key drivers of expensive housing in Australia have been low interest rates and a chronic housing supply shortfall.Thankfully Australian governments are now focusing on boosting supply, but this will face various constraints and more effort needs to be put into decentralisation.The role of […]

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RIU Good Oil & Gas Conference Q&A – Lauren Bennett Omega Oil and Gas (ASX:OMA)

Lauren Bennett – Executive Director – Omega Oil and Gas (ASX:OMA) – Omega Oil and Gas is an early mover in an emerging play within the junior oil and gas space in Australia. The company is focused on unlocking the immense value in Permian Deep Gas assets beneath historical CSG targets. This exploration and appraisal

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Fonterra reports record profits

Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy company, reported a record net profit of $NZ1.6 billion on Thursday, signaling substantial gains in milk, cheese, and other dairy products. Shareholders can anticipate record dividends of $NZ1 per share for the year. The co-operative distributed a 10 NZ cent first-half dividend and a 50 NZ cent special dividend from

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Qantas ordered to mediation talks over illegal sacking of 1700 ground staff

Qantas has been ordered to attend a month of mediation talks with the Transport Workers Union over the illegal sacking of nearly 1700 ground staff in late 2020. Federal Court Justice Michael Lee, on Wednesday, ordered the airline and the union to move into mediation from next week under the guidance of the court’s former

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Qantas board withholds CEO’s bonuses amidst ACCC investigation

The Qantas (ASX:QAN) board paid former CEO Alan Joyce $21.4 million as he exited the company, according to the airline’s annual report released Wednesday afternoon. However, the board said it would withhold short-term bonuses until the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) investigation into the airline’s alleged sale of airfares for flights already canceled concludes.

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