Rudd flips on ‘big Australia’
From The Age JOSH GORDON April 4, 2010 THE federal government will consider slashing Australia's annual migration intake to help tackle concerns about traffic congestion, housing, hospitals, water and the environment. Just months after declaring himself in favour of a ''big Australia'', Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday...
Taiwan’s sinking birth rate threatens productivity
Reuters, 2 April 2010 Taiwan is scrambling to raise its birthrate, among the world’s lowest, before the sinking number of newborns threatens productivity for its export-driven US$390 billion (RM1,287 billion) economy. Taiwan fears it will lack the manpower or brainpower in 10 to 15 years to keep up with industrialised Asian...
Dark side of the boom
From The Age Peter Martin April 2, 2010 VICTORIA has become one of the toughest places in Australia to find a job, despite creating full-time jobs at a blistering pace of more than 200 a day. The paradox is revealed in the latest job vacancy survey from the Bureau of Statistics, which found there were 33,000 positions...
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