By Paul Hemsley The latest quarterly State of the States economic report from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s securities arm, CommSec has found that Western Australia has the strongest state…
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Carbon price calculator revealed
By Julian Bajkowski Independent economic researchers who debunked claims that the majority of Australian households would be financially worse off under a price on carbon have revealed they called upon…
National booze and drug poll widens
By Staff writers Australia’s largest official survey of population drug use is actively considering new ways of gleaning vital health information from people as it tries to grow response rates…
Burwood strengthens street lighting
By Paul Hemsley Municipality of Burwood has upgraded its street lighting to increase community safety and crime prevention. As part of a $40000 lighting project for the council’s ‘Watch Out’…
Low recycling in WA
By Lilia Guan The West Australia Local Government Association (WALGA) believes data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Report into the waste industry, showed WA as having one of the…
WA tops states in population growth
By Rob O’Brien Australia recorded the highest annual population increase in nearly 50 years according to official figures released yesterday with Western Australia topping the states with a 3.1 per…
High rate of growth in Indigenous population
Australia’s Indigenous population is projected to exceed 700,000 by 2021, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is…