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Aussies drink and pop pills to get through recession »
APPARENTLY Australians got through last year’s recession by binging on drinks, popping a few pills and eating a few burgers. That is according to CommSec’s economics team who broke down percentages of what Australians spent their money on last year. They spent less on newspapers and books to compensate but more on going out for [...]
Women should stay virgins until married? »
OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has backed up his comments that women should stay virgins or no sex before marriage. But surely he is speaking from a generation or two ago when saying this. The majority of the current generation like to experiment and that appears the overall view of Generation Y. There is still the minority [...]
Ticket inspectors flock on fines »
CITY Councils need to back off with car parking tickets for the sake of the economy. It is getting ridiculous with loads of stories telling the same old problem – getting booked with the car parking metre expiring just minutes before they get back to the car. These people discover a car parking ticket to [...]
Out with the old, in with the new »
TEXT messaging has been a craze for more than a decade now but it is set to boom even more this Christmas after Australia Post went on strike at a critical time. Mobile phones have never been more important to Australians given that Christmas cards that were sent to loved ones in the past week [...]
First home owners battle with interest rate hike »
THE Australian Government has got it wrong. Firstly, the first home buyers grant was supposed to be worth something. Giving away as much as $32,000 for a first home buyer appears an attractive offer. But that was until this week when the interest rate hike continued. ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and St George have increased interest [...]
Woolworths Enter Mobile Phone Market »
Supermarket giant Woolworths will become the newest player in the highly competitive mobile phone market, announcing plans to introduce a new, no-frills pre-paid service.
Australian Solar Industry »
THE FACTS Solar power currently accounts for less than 2% of total power sourced in Australia. It is widely accepted that the dry, hot and sunny climate of Australia makes it an ideal candidate for greater utilisation of solar power. However, the cost of solar power is presently higher per kilowatt than other energy sources [...]
CSR Demerger »
THE FACTS: CSR Limited is a heavyweight Australian company that produces aluminium, sugar products and construction products. On June 16, 2009, the company announced its plan to demerge its energy and sugar businesses to make two distinct companies. Investors responded by sending up the share value of CSR by almost nine per cent to $1.63 [...]
First-Home Owners Scheme »
THE FACTS In May 2009, 4946 Victorian applications to the Federal Government’s first-home buyer’s scheme were submitted, making it the biggest month in the history of the scheme. The second biggest month for Victorian applications was in October 2001, when 4569 applications were submitted. Since July 2000, people buying a house for the first time [...]