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Economy
UK Retailers supply Brits living in Australia via mail order!
April 23, 2010 - 4:35pmDid you know that some of the UK's favourite retailers provide a reasonably priced mail order service to customers in Australia. Marks and Spencer, New Look, and Debenhams all accept orders over their respective websites foir delivery to Australia.
Marks and Spencer charge £15 for each order (an order can consist of several items) and delivery takes 10 to 14 days. Check out their web page for more details.
http://www.marksandspencer.com/International-Delivery/b/183243031
At Oz Relocations we have first hand experience of using this service, and it worked very well.
Sunshine Coast more popular
February 10, 2010 - 2:29pmThe popularity of the Sunshine Coast continues to grow. Figures reveal that the number of international visitors to the Sunshine Coast is up by 4%, compared to a 6% decline across Queensland.
Australia in 2nd place
February 10, 2010 - 2:16pm
Australia has been positioned at second place according to the World Economic Forum's annual ranking of financial centres. The UK has top spot, however Australia comes next ahead of US, Singapore and Hong Kong.
The rankings are based on more than 120 criteria including financial stability and strength of capital markets.
Development and Construction Industry
December 17, 2009 - 10:00am
According to the Urban Development Institite of Australia, the development and construction industry contributes $41.79 billion to the Sunshine Coast economy, representing 19.8 per cent of the total.
Road to recovery
December 17, 2009 - 6:56am
In October 2009, the Reserve Bank of Australia was the first major central bank in the world to raise interest rates since the onset of the Global Financial Crisis. This movement signalled a strong recovery in the Australian economy.
Queensland Immigration
December 17, 2009 - 6:49am
The Queensland Government has released figures which show that 46.6 per cent of the state's population growth came from overseas migration in 2008. This compared to 33.5 per cent from births and 19.9 per cent from other Australian states.
Record numbers leave UK
December 14, 2009 - 9:09amBritain's record emigration levels in 2008 came at a time when it's economy began to slide into recession as the credit crunch began to take its toll. Australia escaped a similar fate, with it's economy bucking the international trend and continuing to grow.
Terms - Settlement
December 13, 2009 - 4:02pm
Settlement is not about how far your property has sunk since it was built! The settlement date is the day on which a purchaser finalises payment and takes possession of the property. In the UK, settlement is referred to as completion.
Foreign investment
December 13, 2009 - 3:54pm
Overseas interest in Queensland residential property has been on the increase over the past five years with $620 million spent across the state in 2008
Working hard!
December 13, 2009 - 3:48pm
Australia ranks first in the Asia-Pacific region for labour, agricultural and industrial productivity per person employed, according to the IMD, a world-leading business school.
