Job Rate, Sydney vs Melbourne, New DIAC Booklets

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Job rate holds up as employers cut hours THE labour market is holding up better than expected, but there has been a sharp increase in the number of workers unhappily accepting fewer hours. Since November, the percentage of the workforce without a job or wanting more work has risen from 11 per cent to 13.4 per cent, the Bureau of Statistics reported yesterday.

 

Best City Sydney loses out to Melbourne .. world's most liveable city Australian cities occupy five of the top 20 places in a British survey ranking the liveability of 140 of the world's major centres. Melbourne ranked third in the world, behind Vancouver in Canada and the Austrian city of Vienna in the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2009 Liveability survey. It assessed 140 cities based on stability, health care, education, infrastructure and culture and environment, giving each one a rating out of 100. Perth was equal fifth with Calgary in Canada, with Sydney sharing ninth place with Zurich in Switzerland and Brisbane in 16th place.

 

The Beginning a Life in Australia booklets welcome newly-arrived migrants and humanitarian entrants to Australia. New from DIAC.