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Business profits soar amid slump

9 December 2009

IN THE middle of the worst global slump since the Great Depression, the profits of Australian business soared to record highs in 2008-09 — while wages fell to near-record lows... read full story

Five figures released yesterday

20 November 2009

Five figures released yesterday:.. read full story

Skill shortages add to the pressure on wages

21 July 2009

VICTORIAN employers expect more pressure from rising wages in the latest sign that salaries are defying the downturn... read full story

Wages to rise above inflation

20 July 2009

WAGES are defying the economic gloom, with employers agreeing to hundreds of deals that are well in excess of inflation - even in distressed parts of the economy such as manufacturing... read full story

Government's Wages Of Spin Jump 400%

7 December 2008

THE State Government has almost tripled the size of its main spin machine in the past eight years, with taxpayers funding a four-fold increase in wages for the Premier's strategic communications branch... read full story

Union Fury Over Wages Explosion

17 August 2008

THE cost of minding Morris has blown out by more than $1.5million in less than 10 months, with the Premier's staff now earning an average of more than $155,000 each... read full story

The Life And Times Of Mr And Ms Average

6 July 2008

MEN in their 20s are more likely than women to take home bigger wages and be better educated... read full story

The Great Australian Dream Is Fading

1 March 2008

OWNING a place of your own has been an entrenched part of Australian culture since Federation but the "Australian dream" now seems unattainable for many. The latest in a long line of depressing statistics about the difficulties of buying a home are figures from the Real Estate Institute of Australia showing that in major cities such as Melbourne, a household on average wages cannot afford a median-priced house... read full story

State To Investigate Stolen Wages

28 December 2007

AN OFFICER has been appointed by the State Government to investigate whether it owes the state's Aborigines "stolen wages"... read full story

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