Permanent Arrivals and Departures Australia

According to ABS statistics, the numbers of Migrants arriving in Australia, and the numbers permanently leaving Australia, are as follows:

Between January 1976 and July 2009 (34 years and 1 month)

  • 3,417,690 Permanent Settler Arrivals
  • 1,207,840 Permanent Departures

This appears to show that 35.3% left at some point during their … Read the rest

Property Values July 2009 Australian Capital City

Australian Capital City Residential Property Values July 2009

  • $537,396 Sydney
  • $481,493 Perth
  • $477,627 Canberra
  • $466,903 Darwin
  • $454,524 Melbourne
  • $437,175 Brisbane
  • $402,681 Adelaide

Change from January 2009 to July 2009

  • + 6.6% Sydney
  • + 2.5% Perth
  • + 5.5% Canberra
  • + 10.8% Darwin
  • + 8.5% Melbourne
  • + 3.8% Brisbane
  • + 1.9% Adelaide
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Australian Radio and Inappropriate Language

In Australia we often read about comments concerning “Inappropriate Language” on the radio, especially adverts for Nasal Delivery techniques etc during the morning drive taking children to school.

That can be quite an experience when your child asks what erectile dysfunction is. Or worse….

Some people complain about it all … Read the rest