Victoria has recorded another 392 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours: Reported yesterday: 392 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas. – 36,534 vaccines administered – 48,063 test results received More later: https://t.co/lIUrl1hf3W#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData [1/2] pic.twitter.com/BwAX6H3S6H — VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) September 11, 2021 Most are mystery cases: of the 392 infections, so
NSW Health has recorded a pandemic high 1,599 locally acquired COVID cases: NSW recorded 1,599 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. pic.twitter.com/SbdI3mqHzt — NSW Health (@NSWHealth) September 11, 2021 Another eight people have died with COVID: A man in his 30s A man in his 40s A
Victoria has recorded another 450 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours – a fresh outbreak high: Reported yesterday: 450 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas. – 39,148 vaccines administered – 42,765 test results received More later: https://t.co/lIUrl1hf3W#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData [1/2] pic.twitter.com/AJIyX0DHWZ — VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) September 10, 2021 The overwhelming majority were
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The nation’s final auction clearance rate rebounded last weekend following a big fall in auction listings in Melbourne. CoreLogic recorded a final national clearance rate of 67.7%, up significantly from the prior weekend’s 58.0%. Sydney’s final clearance rate remained strong at 81.2% versus 80.2% the prior weekend, whereas Melbourne’s rebounded to 43.8% from 35.9% the
New data shows the number of lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) policies have risen by 25% in the last year: Data from Digital Finance Analytics shows the number of LMI policies taken out in Australia rose by 25 per cent from 218,593 in 2019 to 273,473 in 2020. More than 150,000 policies were taken out in
From the excellent George Tharenou at UBS Evidence Lab: 2021 UBS EL Mortgage survey implies material deterioration in loan standards UBS Evidence Lab surveyed ~900 Australians who took a mortgage in the last year – conducted from 21 June to 5 July, at the start of lockdowns in NSW and Victoria. The 2021 vintage is
The official daily data from NSW Health says that 1,156 people being treated in hospital for COVID, with 207 being treated in ICU: NSW recorded 1,542 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. No new cases were acquired overseas in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, and
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) estimates that the University of Melbourne’s wage underpayment bill could ultimately top $15 million. More than 1,000 casual academics have received a combined $9.5 million in backpay, and vice-chancellor Duncan Maskell has apologised for the incident. However, Annette Herrera of the NTEU says Maskell’s apology will “ring hollow” unless
Although the cash rate hasn’t budged since October last year, Australian mortgage rates continue to push lower, according to CoreLogic: According to CoreLogic, mortgage rates were 3 basis points lower over the month for existing owner-occupier loans and 1 basis point lower for new owner-occupier loans. However, fixed rates have begun edging higher. These have
For many months, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has argued that Australia’s unemployment rate will need to fall toward 4% or lower to tighten the labour market significantly enough to generate wage growth. Thanks to the heavy fall in migrant workers due to COVID: Australia’s unemployment rate fell to 4.6% in July – the
Just when we hoped that NSW’s daily COVID cases may have peaked, NSW Health has recorded a pandemic high 1542 new locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours: NSW recorded 1,542 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. No new cases were acquired overseas in the
Below is the August SEEK employment report: OVERVIEW OF AUGUST 2021: STATE OF THE NATION: SEEK job ads were down 5.3% month-on-month (m/m). SEEK job ads were up by 55.9% in August 2021 when compared to August 2020 (y/y) and were up 15.2% when compared to August 2019. Applications per job ad declined by 1.3%
By Tim Lawless, Research Director at CoreLogic Credit standards remain prudent, but higher household debt levels or a further rise in high-debt-to-income ratio lending could be a trigger for tighter credit conditions down the track. The focus on housing credit policies is becoming more intense as property values continue to rise and mortgage debt levels
Victoria has recorded another 334 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours: Reported yesterday: 334 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas. – 39,027 vaccines administered – 42,998 test results received – Sadly, 1 person with COVID-19 has died More later: https://t.co/lIUrl1hf3W#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData [1/2] pic.twitter.com/73DOLPmdVe — VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) September 9, 2021 More
Below is MB’s submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue’s inquiry into Housing Affordability and Supply, which was uploaded yesterday. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue is conducting an inquiry into Housing Affordability and Supply. In launching this inquiry, committee chair Jason Falinski rallied an “urgent
In the week ended 9 September, the CoreLogic daily dwelling values index increased another 0.28%: All major markets recorded rising values. Note, Perth’s daily index has been suspended while CoreLogic investigates anomalies: Quarterly price growth remains turbo-charged but slowing at 4.94% across the five major capitals. Sydney (6.26%) continues to lead the way, followed by
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COVID19data.com.au contains interesting charts suggesting that Victoria’s virus outbreak is actually much worse than NSW’s was at the same point in the outbreak: Total cases: Daily cases: Wild cases: Unlinked cases: Effective reproduction rates: This is worrying for long suffering Melburnians who are facing a bleak October.
Chief Economist at IFM Investors, Alex Joiner, has dissected the latest quarterly ABS Labour Account, which shows that the loss of migrant workers is unambiguously benefitting Australian workers. As illustrated in the next chart, the labour account data implies there were almost 200,000 less people employed in Australia in Q2 than before the pandemic. This
In the ultimate insult, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has thanked the 40,000-plus Australians stranded overseas for their sacrifice: In a video message to an awards ceremony held by a global network for Australian expats, Advance.org, Mr Morrison said they had carried a “very heavy burden” over the past year and a half. “I know for
NSW Property Council executive director Luke Achterstraat claims that “housing affordability is under pressure” because “low building approval rates” are “affecting the delivery of housing targets in New South Wales”: “Since the unwinding of stimulus measures and the return of lockdowns across parts of NSW and Victoria, approvals for private houses have fallen 24.4 per
According to Deloitte Access Economics, Australian’s vaccine hesitancy continues to grow with only 20% of Australians now unwilling or unsure about getting the jab: At 5 September, 63% of Australians aged 16 and over had received at least one dose of a vaccine, and 38% were fully vaccinated. While this uptake reflects greater supply of
The ABS today released Payroll Jobs and Wages data for the fortnight ended 14 August, which revealed that lockdowns are beginning to bite: Bjorn Jarvis, head of Labour Statistics at the ABS, said: “The largest falls in payroll jobs in the first half of August were in New South Wales (down 1.2 per cent), Queensland
NSW Health has recorded another 1405 locally acquired COVID infections over the past 24 hours: NSW recorded 1,405 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. Two new cases were acquired overseas in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, and 23 previously reported cases have been excluded following
The latest REA Insights Housing Market Indicators Report shows that buyer demand, based on the number of views per listing of properties for sale on realestate.com.au, hit an all-time high in August, ahead of a delayed spring selling season in locked-down markets: This comes at the same time as actual property listings have collapsed to
Preliminary skilled job vacancies in August fell by 5.6% (12,828 job ads) to 216,031, and have fallen 9.1% since peaking at 240,039 in May, according to the National Skills Commission. It was the biggest monthly fall in 16 months. Nevertheless, job vacancies are still way above pre-COVID levels: Locked-down NSW has predictably driven the job
The NSW Government’s crisis cabinet has signed off on a tentative plan to re-open the economy on 18 October, when 70% of the eligible population is expected to be fully vaccinated. However, Chief Health Officer (CHO) Kerry Chant had initially advised the crisis cabinet to set a full vaccination target of 80%-85% before ending the
A Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has accused Australia of “bullying” and using China’s economic coercion for “selfish political gain”: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin said… “China has never done anything detrimental to Australia’s sovereignty”… “The label of so-called ‘economic coercion’ can never be pinned onto China. Instead, it is Australia that stands guilty of
Victoria’s COVID outbreak has well and truly grown out of control with locally acquired cases surging by 324 over the past 24 hours: Reported yesterday: 324 new local cases and 1 case acquired overseas (currently in HQ). – 37,604 vaccines administered – 54,242 test results received More later: https://t.co/lIUrl1hf3W#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData [1/2] pic.twitter.com/SIb5uNZaFu — VicGovDH (@VicGovDH)
