The Reserve Bank of Australia [RBA] has raised the official interest rate by 0.25%, to 6% citing strong economic activity and the need to contain inflation.......
More than 10,000 competitors will converge on the Gold Coast for the 2006 Pan Pacific Masters Games in three months' time, strengthening the city's bid to become Australia's events capital.......
Australia remains the most transparent country in the world in terms of real estate investment, while Japan and India have improved transparency considerably over the last two years, according to Jones Lang LaSalle's 2006 Real Estate Transparency Index.......